Maskerade - Terry Pratchett Book Review

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Review Summaries
"Theatre meets Ankh-Morpork. If you entertain the thought of skipping this one as you whip through the Discworld series, don't do it. Maskerade is one of the best written Discworld books. Granny and Nanny in the city, solving a great mystery about an "Opera Ghost". Classic stuff." Tommie Lee, Resident Terry Pratchett Scholar

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Plot
Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Spying & Investigations Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - artist
Age: - a teen
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - none
Profession/status: - killer
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed - emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount

Setting
Terrain - Domed/Underground City
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a primitive/fantasy society
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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