They munch on garlic, aren't bothered by bright light, cross moving water and are impervious to religious symbols. The Magpyr family have made themselves much more formidable enemies than old fashioned vampires by building up tolerance to the normal methods used to defeat vampires. Once again, the witches, Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Agnes Nitt (with her alter ego Perdita) have to save the mountain realm of Lancre. The Magpyrs are not keen on going home to Überwald and plan on making Lancre their new home with its obvious benefit of a whole new population to snack on - hence the scarves worn by the victims to cover their neck wounds. Plot summary Ĭount Magpyr and family are invited to the naming of Magrat and King Verence's daughter, to be conducted by the Omnian priest, Mightily Oats. The title is a play on the Latin phrase carpe diem ('seize the day') and ' Jugular vein' - in other words ' Go for the throat'. In Carpe Jugulum, Terry Pratchett imitates the traditions of gothic 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.
Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.Carpe Jugulum is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the twenty third in the Discworld series.
The first book in the Discworld series - The Colour of Magic - was published in 1983. compulsively readable' The TimesĬarpe Jugulum is the sixth book in the Witches series, but you can listen to the Discworld novels in any order. 'An enduring, endearing presence in comic literature' Guardian But they haven't met the neighbours yet.īetween them and Lancre stand a coven of four - Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, Magrat and young Agnes - and they don't take kindly to murderous intruders. The Magpyr family are out of the casket and want a bite of the future. Sure, they drink blood and view humans as dinner, but they're modern and sophisticated. Vampires have come to Lancre, but they're not what you'd expect. well, Carpe Diem is Seize the Day, so this means -' Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan. Steven Cree ( Outlander A Discovery of Witches) voices the Nac Mac Feegles. BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy ( Love Actually Pirates of the Caribbean Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz ( Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death.
The audiobook of Carpe Jugulum is narrated by Indira Varma ( Game of Thrones Luther This Way Up).
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