Carpe Jugulum
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| Author | Terry Pratchett |
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| Cover artist | Josh Kirby |
| Language | English |
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| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Doubleday, London |
Publication date | 1998 |
| ISBN | 0-385-40992-3 |
| Preceded by | The Last Continent |
| Followed by | The Fifth Elephant |
Carpe Jugulum (/ˈkɑːrpi ˈdʒʌɡjʊləm/; 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. 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.