Maskerade by Terry Pratchett - Discworld Novel 18, Witches Series - Fantasy Fiction - Paperback

Condition: BRAND NEW. Format: Paperback. ISBN: 9781804990179. Publisher: Transworld Publishers. Overview:. Maskerade is the eighteenth Discworld novel and the fifth entry in the beloved Witches series, a witty blend of theatre, murder mystery and magic set in Ankh-Morpork's Opera House. Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg follow young Agnes Nitt to the big city, where a masked Opera Ghost is arranging fatal "accidents" among the cast. Terry Pratchett parodies opera and Phantom-of-the-Opera tropes with warmth, satire and sharp wit, delivering a character-driven fantasy mystery that rewards new readers and longtime Discworld fans alike.. About the Book:. Agnes Nitt has left Lancre behind, hoping her extraordinary voice will win her fame at the Ankh-Morpork Opera House. She discovers a role backstage instead, secretly providing the singing voice for the prettier but less talented Christine, while a black-cloaked, masked figure known as the Opera Ghost stalks the corridors, leaving notes, demands and a trail of suspicious "accidents". When cast members start turning up dead, Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg travel from Lancre disguised as opera patrons, determined to bring Agnes home and to get to the bottom of the killings. As the pair blunder gloriously through backstage politics, séances and a labyrinth of tunnels beneath the theatre, they uncover a web of theft, blackmail and fraud hiding behind the murders, drawing in the gentle janitor Walter Plinge and the ever-watchful Cable Street Particulars. Pratchett balances brisk, theatrical plotting with his trademark footnotes, wordplay and affectionate mockery of opera conventions, ghost stories and small-town gossip. Granny's fierce practicality and Nanny's earthy humour bounce off each other beautifully, while Agnes's split personality (and her alter-ego, Perdita) gives the story real emotional depth beneath the comedy. The mystery resolves through cunning rather than magic, letting wit and observation triumph, and the nov