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How many words is Carpe Jugulum?

Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett has 97,509 words.

97,509words

Pages
378mass market, HarperTorch, 2000
Reading time
6 h 30 minat 250 words a minute
Listening time
10 h 29 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
First published
1998

Book 23 of 41 in Discworld

  1. 1The Colour of Magic65,092
  2. 2The Light Fantastic63,521
  3. 3Equal Rites65,447
  4. 4Mort72,154
  5. 5Sourcery77,958
  6. 6Wyrd Sisters84,244
  7. 7Pyramids86,528
  8. 8Guards! Guards!97,182
  9. 9Eric34,166
  10. 10Moving Pictures95,179
  11. 11Reaper Man78,881
  12. 12Witches Abroad81,665
  13. 13Small Gods89,973
  14. 14Lords and Ladies88,124
  15. 15Men at Arms93,107
  16. 16Soul Music94,043
  17. 17Interesting Times91,947
  18. 18Maskerade85,631
  19. 19Feet of Clay92,827
  20. 20Hogfather93,803
  21. 21Jingo103,743
  22. 22The Last Continent94,713
  23. 23Carpe Jugulum97,509
  24. 24The Fifth Elephant106,677
  25. 25The Truth102,851
  26. 26Thief of Time100,984
  27. 27The Last Hero39,807
  28. 28The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents63,231
  29. 29Night Watch113,096
  30. 30The Wee Free Men72,878
  31. 31Monstrous Regiment114,864
  32. 32A Hat Full of Sky79,291
  33. 33Going Postal116,380
  34. 34Thud!109,085
  35. 35Wintersmith87,523
  36. 36Making Money112,495
  37. 37Unseen Academicals134,939
  38. 38I Shall Wear Midnight106,407
  39. 39Snuff129,632
  40. 40Raising Steam130,000
  41. 41The Shepherd's Crown81,000

All of Discworld: 3,728,577 words

Compared with other books

Longer than 46% of the other 366 books here.

Where the numbers come from

The word count comes from the sources below. Sources give 95,877 to 100,126 words.

Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition.

Questions

How many words is Carpe Jugulum?

Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett has 97,509 words.

How many pages is Carpe Jugulum?

378 pages in the mass market, HarperTorch, 2000 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.

How long does it take to read Carpe Jugulum?

About 6 h 30 min at 250 words a minute, or 10 h 29 min as an audiobook.

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