Maskerade Terry Pratchett

A master storyteller A S ByattThe nineteenth installment in Sir Terry Pratchetts beloved Discworld series which has sold more than 23 million copies worldwideTheres 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 bonewhite mask who haunts the AnkhMorpork Opera House was always considered a benign presencesome would even say luckyuntil 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 voicePerditas expected to hide in the chorus and sing arias out loud while a more petitely presentable soprano mouths the notes But at least its 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, its difficultand often hazardousto dissuade her And no operaprowling phantom fiend is g