Maskerade (Discworld Novel 18)

Maskerade by Terry Pratchett is one of the most beloved Discworld novels — a warmly affectionate parody of The Phantom of the Opera set at the Ankh-Morpork Opera House, where a young woman named Agnes Nitt has gone to escape her destiny as the third witch in Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg’s coven. The opera house has a ghost with a penchant for dramatic gestures and a mysterious chandelier; the witches have come to investigate; and the whole thing is simultaneously a genuine mystery, a comedy of theatrical egos, and a sharp meditation on the difference between having a voice and being heard. Published by Penguin, Maskerade is Pratchett at the top of his game — funny, clever, and unexpectedly moving.