• Maskerade

  • Discworld, Book 18
  • By: Terry Pratchett
  • Narrated by: Tony Robinson
  • Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (171 ratings)

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Maskerade

By: Terry Pratchett
Narrated by: Tony Robinson
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Publisher's summary

"I thought: opera, how hard can it be? Songs. Pretty girls dancing. Nice scenery. Lots of people handing over cash. Got to be better than the cut-throat world of yoghurt, I thought. Now, everywhere I go, there's...."

Death, to be precise. And plenty of it. In unpleasant variations. This isn't real life. This isn't even cheese mongering. It's opera - where the music matters, and where an opera house is being terrorised by a man in evening dress with a white mask, lurking in the shadows, occasionally killing people, and, most worryingly, sending little notes, writing maniacal laughter with five exclamation marks. Opera can do that to a man. In such circumstances, life has obviously reached that desperate point where the wrong thing to do has to be the right thing to do.

©1996 Terry and Lyn Pratchett (P)1996 Corgi Audio

Critic reviews

"Cracking dialogue, compelling illogic, and unchained whimsy....Pratchett has a subject and a style that is very much his own." (Sunday Times)

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Funny

just loved iy. THough it is hatd to understand Nanny Ogg', its funny and enjoyable book.


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Boppie from San Diego said it best

Not much more to add. Get the Nigel Planer version. Read Boppie’s review. Yep, that’s it.

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A mystery in a mask

An easy listen, and entertaining, but the severe volume changes were distracting and very annoying.

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WARNING - Abridged, NOT Planer or Briggs-boo

Where does Maskerade rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is not in my top 10 Pratchetts but it's still better than every other book, ever.

What other book might you compare Maskerade to and why?

Terry Pratchett is inimitable

How could the performance have been better?

This is an ABRIDGED version of the book, and not narrated by Nigel Planer / Stephen Briggs. Who is Tony Robinson, and why is he ruining this book?

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

NO.

Any additional comments?

Please offer the other version - I know Nigel Planer has done one.

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Yay for Mr. Robinson!!

This reading is the best comedy performance I have heard in audio books. Laughed out loud!

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Love the witches

Nothing like strong characters and humour. Of course all of Mr. Pratchett's books are good.

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it's not over til....

Sir Terry Pratchett in one of his best books. no review will ever do this man justice. just buy this book and listen to it twice, it'll help you get the jokes :) No regerts

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good narrator

first Tony Robinson discworld adventure and I was nervous after enjoying Nigel planer and Stephen Briggs. but happily he was just as good!

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Why are there so few Pratchett books on Audible

Please bring pratchett books back to audible! I can’t believe I can’t listen to colour of magic or wyrd sisters!

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Terry Pratchett is always good for a laugh!

I listened to this just after I listened to phantom of the opera so the parallels were fresh in my mind. Hilarious. Also Tony Robinson is fabulous.

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