How do you defeat an adversary who is stronger than you are? After King Verence invites a family of vampires to his daughter's christening, they have the entire kingdom of Lancre in their thrall, including Granny and Magrat. But where is Granny Weatherwax? Has Lancre's most powerful witch run away from a threat too powerful even for her headology? Garlic, crosses, holy water... Nothing seems to faze this modern vampire family. Almost nothing...

Carpe Jugulum was a fitting finale to the original witches series. This is another book I read often enough to damage my paperback copy. The tension in the tea-stirring scene is one of the greatest grande pause moments in fiction.