Phantom of the opera kay6/9/2023 ![]() ![]() Yet Phantom is a messy and poorly executed novel, one which fails to make improvements upon its source work. ![]() Both prequel and retelling, the novel follows Erik’s life as he steadily sinks into psychological instability and moral darkness, ending with the story that is so familiar to those who enjoyed Leroux’s Gothic classic. (Synopsis source: )įor fans of The Phantom of the Opera, Kay’s Phantom should, theoretically, be a compelling read. Obsessed, he will bring her into his eerie subterranean world, driven to posses her heart and soul. Cloaked in secrets, his power complete, he will see the exquisite Christine and for the first time know what it means to love. Filled with bitter rage, he will kill to escape, becoming a stonemason’s apprentice in Rome… a dark magician at the treacherous Persian court… and finally, the genius behind the construction of the Paris Opera House and the labyrinthine world below. A brilliant outcast… the world is his home. taunted and abused, he will flee, only to find himself caged again – as a freak in a Gypsy carnival. Precocious and gifted, he will live friendless and alone. A child is born… His mother’s only gift is a mask. ![]()
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