{"product_id":"maskerade","title":"Maskerade","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eMaskerade\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eTerry Pratchett\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780063385610\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eHarper Paperbacks\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2024\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Terry Pratchett is the most fascinating teacher you ever had.\"--Harlan Ellison\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMasks, magic, and murder take center stage in this Discworld comedy of operatic proportions from internationally bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGranny 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter all, the show \u003cem\u003emust\u003c\/em\u003e go on . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Discworld novels can be read in any order but \u003cem\u003eMaskerade\u003c\/em\u003e is the fifth book in the Witches series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Witches collection in order: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eEqual Rites\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eWyrd Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eWitches Abroad\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eLords and Ladies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaskerade\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarpe Jugulum\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Maskerade | Terry Pratchett | Paperback | 9780063385610 | New | Sci-Fi \u0026 Fantasy 1632966","offer_id":50703407251714,"sku":"1632966","price":89.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/81WC6gi9kCL.jpg?v=1791630518","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/maskerade","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}