title: Maskerade
author:  Terry Pratchett 
description: There are strange goings-on at the Opera House in Ankh-Morpork. A ghost in a white mask is murdering, well, quite a lot of people, and two witches (it really isn't wise to call them "meddling, interfering old baggages"), or perhaps three, take a hand in unraveling the mystery. Fans of the popular Discworld will be happy to see some old friends again in <i>Maskerade</i>, the 18th novel in the series. <i>--Blaise Selby</i>
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  # Discworld 18 - Maskerade
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  # Discworld 18 - Maskerade
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Discworld 18 - Maskerade
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Discworld 18 - Maskerade
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## by Pratchett, Terry
  
  
  Discworld 18 - Maskerade
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Maskerade
  
  
  by
  
  
  Terry Pratchett
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  DEDICATION
  
  
  
  
  
  My thanks to the people who showed me that opera was stranger than I
  
  
  could imagine. I can best repay their kindness by not mentioning their
  
  
  names here.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The wind howled. The storm crackled on the mountains. Lightning prodded
  
  
  the crags like an old man trying to get an elusive blackberry pip out of
  
  
  his false teeth.
  
  
  Among the hissing furze bushes a fire blazed, the flames driven this way
  
  
  and that by the gusts.
  
  
  An eldritch voice shrieked: 'When shall we. . . two. . . meet again?'
  
  
  Thunder rolled.
  
  
  A rather more ordinary voice said: 'What'd you go and shout that for? You
  
  
  made me drop my toast in the fire.'
  
  
  Nanny Ogg sat down again.
  
  
  'Sorry, Esme. I w