Carpe Jugulum (; Latatian for "seize the throat", cf. Carpe diem) is a comic fantasy novel by English writer Terry Pratchett, the twenty-third in the Discworld series. It was first published in 1998.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.
296 pages
English language
Published Aug. 8, 1999 by HarperPrism.
Hexen gegen Vampire - und da zu noch eine ordentliche Prise Religionskritik. Die meisten der Hexenromane sind nicht wirklich meine Lieblinge - aber der hat mich doch sehr amüsiert.
