23 Carpe Jugulum The Magpie and the Phoenix A half-moon hangs over Lancre as it balances on the edge of night and day. A King’s folly has sent dark creatures towards the castle and Lancre is not prepared for what is headed its way. Vampires are coming. Modern vampyres who have adapted and overcome the barriers that kept generations of vampires in their dark isolated castles. During the celebrations around the birth of a new princess they try to bring about the demise of a nation. And there is not much Lancre’s mobilised army, Shawn Ogg and a troll called Big Jim Beef, can do about it. Thankfully, Lancre is witch country and home to Granny Weatherwax, the toughest witch this side of the Hub. Aided by an Omnian priest, who goes by the name of Mightily Oats, she overcomes the first signs of her own vulnerability and proves to be quite a challenge for these new creatures of night and day. Elsewhere the other three witches and blue pictsies called the Nac Mac Feegle make it even harder for these vampyres to seize the day in this dark novel that explores the conventions of traditional vampire stories and the tenacity of Lancrastians. | | | |
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