"A master storyteller." -- A. S. Byatt The nineteenth installment in Sir Terry Pratchett''s beloved Discworld series -- which has sold more than 23 million copies worldwide. There''s a kind of magic in masks. Masks conceal one face, but they reveal another. The one that only comes out in darkness . . . The Ghost in the bone-white mask who haunts the Ankh-Morpork Opera House was always considered a benign presence--some would even say lucky--until he started killing people. The sudden rash of bizarre backstage deaths now threatens to mar the operatic debut of country girl Perdita X. (nee Agnes) Nitt, she of the ample body and ampler voice. Perdita''s expected to hide in the chorus and sing arias out loud while a more petitely presentable soprano mouths the notes. But at least it''s an escape from scheming Nanny Ogg and old Granny Weatherwax back home, who want her to join their witchy ranks. Once Granny sets her mind on something, however, it''s difficult--and often hazardous--to dissuade her. And no opera-prowling phantom fiend is going to keep a pair of determined hags down on the farm after they''ve seen Ankh-Morpork. The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Maskerade is the fifth book in the Witches series.

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Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) was the acclaimed creator of the globally revered Discworld series. In all, he authored more than fifty bestselling books, which have sold more than one hundred million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any.

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"Terry Pratchett is the most fascinating teacher you ever had."--Harlan Ellison

Masks, magic, and murder take center stage in this Discworld comedy of operatic proportions from internationally bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett.

The Opera House in Ankh-Morpork is home to music, theatrics, and a harmless masked Ghost. But the seemingly benign spirit may be a psychopathic phantom responsible for a series of bizarre backstage deaths. Now, the operatic debut of a country girl from Lancre named Perdita X--the stage name of Agnes Nitt--is in jeopardy.

The problem is, Agnes doesn't quite look the part of an opera star. And there are two witches who want her to return home to join their coven.

Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg are determined to convince Agnes that life as a witch is more rewarding than the stage--especially since she's expected to hide in the chorus and sing arias while a more petitely presentable soprano mouths the notes.

Only now they're caught up in a murder mystery featuring masks and maniacal laughter. Yet no phantasmagoric fiend is going to run off a pair of rural hags after they've seen Ankh-Morpork.

After all, the show must go on . . .

The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Maskerade is the fifth book in the Witches series.

The Witches collection in order:

Equal Rites*Wyrd SistersWitches AbroadLords and LadiesMaskeradeCarpe Jugulum*

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