What's even worse is that the invitation to Granny Weatherwax, who is supposed to be godmother, has gone astray. But the King of Lancre nonetheless invited a family of vampires to the naming of his young daughter. "Everybody knows that you don't invite vampires to visit you. They're out of the casket and want a bite of the future.Ĭarpe Jugulum is another instalment of the unstoppable and addictive cycle of Discworld and the first to star vampires. And the vampires are intelligent with fancy waistcoats and lots of style. There are the witches - young Agnes, who is really in two minds about everything, Magrat, who is trying to combine witchcraft and nappies, Nanny Ogg, who is far too knowing.and Granny Weatherwax, who is big trouble. Now he's caught up in a war between vampires and witches, and he's not sure there is a right side. He thought he'd come to the mountain kingdom of Lancre for a simple little religious ceremony. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.Mightily Oats has not picked a good time to be a priest. The first book in the Discworld series – The Colour of Magic – was published in 1983. 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….Ĭarpe Jugulum is the sixth book in the Witches series, but you can listen to the Discworld novels in any order. 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. ‘That’s…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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