{"product_id":"maskerade-discworld-novel-18","title":"Maskerade","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA paperback edition with the original cover art of the classic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the fifth book in the\u003ci\u003e Witches series\u003c\/i\u003e, part of the \u003ci\u003eDiscworld\u003c\/i\u003e novels.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A master storyteller' \u003c\/b\u003eA. S. Byatt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eexcellent mystery\u003c\/b\u003e whodunnit…Terry \u003cb\u003ePratchett at his very best\u003c\/b\u003e - wonderful humour combined with a really good read’ 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'There's a kind of magic in masks. Masks conceal one face, but they reveal another. The one that only comes out in darkness . . .'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Opera House in Ankh-Morpork is home to music, theatrics and a harmless masked Ghost who lurks behind the scenes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut now, a set of mysterious backstage murders may just stop the show.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgnes Nitt has left her rural home of Lancre in the hopes of launching a successful singing career in the big city. The only problem is, she doesn't quite look the part. And there are two witches who would much rather she return home to join their coven.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGranny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg have travelled to Ankh-Morpork to convince Agnes that life as a witch is much better than one on the stage. Only now they're caught up in a murder mystery featuring masks and maniacal laughter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd the show MUST go on . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaskerade \u003ci\u003eis the fifth book in the Witches series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for the \u003ci\u003eDiscworld\u003c\/i\u003e series:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[Pratchett’s] spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series \u003cb\u003eone of the perennial joys of modern fiction'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Pratchett is \u003cb\u003ea master storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of our greatest fantasists, \u003c\/b\u003eand beyond a doubt\u003cb\u003e the funniest' \u003c\/b\u003eGeorge R.R. Martin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of those rare writers who\u003cb\u003e appeals to everyone\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘One of the most consistently funny writers \u003c\/b\u003earound’ Ben Aaronovitch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eMasterful and brilliant\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003ci\u003eFantasy \u0026amp; Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own… he \u003cb\u003eis a satirist of enormous talent\u003c\/b\u003e ... \u003cb\u003eincredibly funny\u003c\/b\u003e ... \u003cb\u003ecompulsively readable'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The \u003cb\u003ebest humorous English author\u003c\/b\u003e since P.G. Wodehouse'\u003ci\u003e The Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Nothing short of \u003cb\u003emagical\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Consistently \u003cb\u003efunny\u003c\/b\u003e, consistently \u003cb\u003eclever\u003c\/b\u003e and consistently \u003cb\u003esurprising\u003c\/b\u003e in its twists and turns' \u003ci\u003eSFX\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘[Discworld is] \u003cb\u003ecompulsively readable, fantastically inventive\u003c\/b\u003e, surprisingly serious exploration in story form of just about any aspect of our world…\u003cb\u003eThere's never been anything quite like it\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Cover may vary**\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Transworld Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32036901748819,"sku":"9780552167567","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780552167567_28eb8c0d-9134-45c2-99ed-e95efb05fcb1.jpg?v=1778820358","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/maskerade-discworld-novel-18","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}