Carpe Jugulum

Carpe Jugulum
First edition
AuthorTerry Pratchett
Cover artistJosh Kirby
LanguageEnglish
Series
Subject
GenreFantasy
PublisherDoubleday, London
Publication date
1998
ISBN0-385-40992-3
Preceded byThe Last Continent 
Followed byThe Fifth Elephant 

Carpe Jugulum (/ˈkɑːrpi ˈʌɡjʊləm/; Latatian for "go for the throat", cf. Carpe diem) is a comic fantasy novel by English writer Terry Pratchett, the twenty-third in the Discworld series.[1] It was first published in 1998.[2]

In Carpe Jugulum, Terry Pratchett pastiches the traditions of vampire literature, playing with the mythic archetypes and featuring a tongue-in-cheek reversal of 'vampyre' subculture with young vampires who wear bright clothes, drink wine, and stay up until noon.

  1. ^ Terry, Pratchett (20 October 2016). Carpe Jugulum. National Geographic Books. ISBN 9780857524157. OCLC 953598790.
  2. ^ "Colin Smythe Ltd". Colin Smythe Ltd. Retrieved 23 May 2017.