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"A brilliant story-teller with a sense of humour... whose infectious fun completely engulfs you..."

-- New York Review of Science Fiction

"The funniest parodist working in the field today, period."

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4.0 out of 5 stars Start at the beginning, Feb 18 2002

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A. C. Seligman (New York City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Carpe Jugulum (Mass Market Paperback)

I picked this up in a European airport, thinking it was going to be a quick silly read, like Tom Sharpe. It's nothing like, but I wasn't disappointed. My only caveat: start earlier in the Discworld series - starting here made for a confusing beginning and the uncomfortable sense that I was missing stuff.

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5.0 out of 5 stars If Witches were horses..., Jun 25 2005

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This review is from: Carpe Jugulum (Paperback)

I honestly enjoyed this book...and considering the large number of books I read, for me to clearly remember what a book was about over a year after reading it means that there had to be something memorable in the first place.

Here, the blend of the witches, the vampires (SMART, for once...I must say, it was a pleasure to meet this breed), the Watch, all together really made for an enjoyable experience. To see threads from other novels is always half the fun of reading Discworld, for me...to see threads from "Masquerade", without it being "Masquerade, 2" absolutely made it, in my books.

Don't get me wrong. "Carpe Jugulum" isn't "Thief of Time". But that doesn't make it shoddy by any means.^^

If you enjoy watching those old horror b-movies...well, the book reminds a touch of the feeling of laughing at the cardboard tombstones in "Plan 9 From Outer Space"...great satire.

But that's Prachett. This man just doesn't WRITE bad books.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not his Best, Mar 24 2002

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James Lail - See all my reviews

This review is from: Carpe Jugulum (Mass Market Paperback)

Terry is probably the funniest author alive but this work is not
his triumphs.

Quite frankly it often came over more like Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
than vintage Pratchett. In the first half of the book I could
not tell any difference between what was written and a standard
fantasy. By the time the comedy overcame the tripe this book
was ruined for me. What a shame.

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3.0 out of 5 stars One of the weaker Discworld books
The villains are a family of vampires, who move in and take over Lancre and its royal family, while Granny Weatherwax and the other witches try to stop them (and eventually... Read more

Published on Feb 1 2002 by Kevin W. Parker

5.0 out of 5 stars wow
This has got to be my favorite prachet book so far. Im so glad i finally read it!

Published on Jan 18 2002 by dead-black_roses