Maskerade

a novel of Discworld series

278 pages

English language

Published April 17, 1997 by HarperPrism.

ISBN:
978-0-06-105251-4
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4 stars (98 reviews)

The story begins with Agnes Nitt leaving Lancre to seek a career at the Opera House in Ankh-Morpork. When Granny Weatherwax realizes Nanny Ogg has written an immensely popular cookbook but has not been paid by the publisher, the witches also leave for Ankh-Morpork to collect the money, as well as to attempt to recruit Agnes into their coven, to replace Magrat Garlick who left the coven when she became Queen of Lancre (in Lords and Ladies). This has the side benefit of distracting Granny from becoming obsessive and self-centered, or so Nanny believes to her great relief. Agnes Nitt is chosen as a member of the chorus, where she meets Christine, a more popular but less talented girl. The Opera House Ghost, who has long haunted the opera house without much incident, begins to commit seemingly random murders staged as "accidents", and also requests that Christine be given lead …

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reviewed Maskerade by Terry Pratchett (Discworld (19))

Yes and No

3 stars

Content warning plot/characer spoilers maybe?

Review of 'Maskerade' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Otra más del Mundodisco, serie brujas, mezclado con “Una noche en la Ópera”. Como entretenimiento, maravillosa, disfrutando de cada diálogo y de cada pasaje narrativo. Una pena que en 18 novelas todavía no haya dado con una cuyo argumento sea capaz de levantar un pelín el vuelo...

Review of 'Maskerade' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

This was my first novel starring The Witches back when I started Discworld, and the re-read didn't disappoint. Granny is strong in this one, even though she's just a bit too tough on Nanny. Nanny is jovial and good natured as always and Agnes give the backtalk Magrat never was able to, even if it's just in her head.
I love the Witches series for all the references to theatre, music and even history, and here, too, Maskerade didn't disappoint. "However did he come up with music about cats, I wonder..."

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Subjects

  • Discworld (Imaginary place) -- Fiction.
  • Opera -- Fiction.
  • Witches -- Fiction.