Maskerade
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 Cover of the Pocket Books French translation with art by Marc Simonetti | |
| Author | Terry Pratchett |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Tony Robinson (Corgi) Nigel Planer (Isis) Indira Varma (Penguin) |
| Cover artist | Josh Kirby |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Series | Discworld |
Release number | 18 |
| Sub-series | Witches |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Gollancz/Corgi |
Publication date | 1995-11-02 |
| Preceded by | Interesting Times |
| Followed by | Feet of Clay |
Maskerade is the eighteenth Discworld book, and the fourth in the witches series. Based in a parody of The Phantom of the Opera, it reintroduces Agnes Nitt (from Lords and Ladies) and sees Granny Weatherwax return to Ankh-Morpork, seemingly for the first time since Equal Rites.
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Podcast episodes
Major appearances
These are episodes primarily devoted to discussing this book.
| Date | Show | Episode | External link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-29 | Radio Morpork | “A Fight at the Opera” | radiomorpork.wordpress.com |
| 2019-09-08 | Pratchat | “The Music of the Nitt” | pratchatpodcast.com |
| 2020-03-15 | The Death of Podcasts | “Maskerade” | aalgar.com |
| 2020-08-09 | Desert Island Discworld | “Andrew Wheeler and Maskerade” | desertislanddiscworld.com |
| 2020-08-28 | Wyrd Sisters | “Maskerade” | wyrdsisters.podbean.com |
| 2021-06-22 | The Compleat Discography | “Maskerade” | compleatdiscography.page |
| 2021-07-09 | Who Watches the Watch | “To Be Honest About Wagner” (1/3) | pinecast.co |
| 2021-07-19 | Who Watches the Watch | “MID!! BOOK!!! MADNESS!!!!!” (2/3) | pinecast.co |
| 2021-07-30 | Who Watches the Watch | “Too Damn Hot” (3/3) | pinecast.co |
| 2021-09-06 | The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret | “Chekhov’s Chandelier” (1/3) | thetruthshallmakeyefret.com |
| 2021-09-13 | The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret | “As the Actress Said to the Bishop” (2/3) | thetruthshallmakeyefret.com |
| 2021-09-20 | The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret | “Climbing Into Box 8” (3/3) | thetruthshallmakeyefret.com |
| 2021-10-09 | Unseen Academicals | “Maskerade” | anchor.fm |
| 2022-06-01 | Nanny Ogg's Book Club | “Maskerade” | fireside.fm |
| 2022-11-17 | Fiction Fans | “Maskerade by Terry Pratchett” | fictionfanspodcast.com |
| 2022-11-25 | Disc Coverers | “Maskerade” | anchor.fm |
Other appearances
These are episodes which feature significant discussion of the book, but where there’s either significant time spent talking about something else, or it’s just not the main topic.
| Date | Show | Episode | External link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-14 | The Turtle Reads | “Maskerade of Stupid” | captivate.fm |
Adaptations
- As well as the abridged Corgi audiobook of Maskerade, read by Tony Robinson, there have been two unabridged readings: one from Isis Books read by Nigel Planer, and the Penguin edition read by Indira Varma with Bill Nighy reading the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz as Death.