Phantom - Softcover

Kay, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1933626003 ISBN 13: 9781933626000

Publisher: Llumina Stars, 2011

Synopsis

"Phantom of the Opera fans no longer need to ponder what was in Erik's past, as Kay has created one for him in this deeply moving, poignant story. . . This sad, but beautiful, novel will be especially popular with [those] who have enjoyed the current musical . . . " – School Library Journal “A MUST READ! Haunting and riveting.”– Rave Reviews “Do we really need another spin-off of Gaston Leroux’s horror tale, The Phantom of the Opera? IF IT’S AS GOOD AS SUSAN KAY’S PHANTOM, YOU BET WE DO! – The Times Picayune “A VICTORY! STAYS WITH YOU AFTER THE LAST PAGE IS TURNED . . .” – Palm Beach Post Phantom From birth, Erik is disfigured, at once blessed and cursed. Inborn genius lifts him to the heights of the mind, but a horrible deformity denies him both his mother’s love and any chance at recognition. He escapes imprisonment to live a life on the run; he kills to be free. Finally, at the Paris Opera House, he encounters beautiful, talented Christine and defies the world and himself in a desperate attempt to love and be loved.

About this title

From the Publisher:

"Absorbing... tantalizing... from the first page, the reader is drawn, spellbound, into [this] poignant story."--The Times-Picayune (New Orleans)

. A child is born... His mother's only gift is a mask. Precocious and gifted, he will live friendless and alone. taunted and abused, he will flee, only to find himself caged again-as a freak in a Gypsy carnival. A brilliant outcast... the world is his home. 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. Lacking one thing only: A woman's love. Cloaked in secrets, his power complete, he will see the exquisite Christine and for the first time know what it means to love. Obsessed, he will bring her into his eerie subterranean world, driven to posses her heart and soul. Phantom--A haunting story of power and darkness, of magic and murder, of sensuality and betrayal, and ultimately, the unforgettable story of a man and a woman and the eternal quality of love.

From the Inside Flap:

"A POWERFUL AND MOVING TOUR DE FORCE . . . ADDS A NEW DEPTH AND PERSPECTIVE, MOVING WELL BEYOND THE FAMILIAR BOUNDARIES OF THE STORY. . . . THIS IS A BOOK TO BE SAVORED, a sensual and often poetic exploration of a man’s internal conflict between good and evil and of a searth for love amidst darkness and despair . . . beginning with the birth of the horribly disfigured Erik and continuing into the years following his doomed romance with Christine, ending in an unexpected and triumphant redemption . . ." – Publisher’s Weekly "Phantom of the Opera fans no longer need to ponder what was in Erik's past, as Kay has created one for him in this deeply moving, poignant story. . . This sad, but beautiful, novel will be especially popular with [those] who have enjoyed the current musical . . . " – School Library Journal “A MOVING RECREATION OF THE BELOVED CLASSIC.” – The Republic COMPELLING . . . Fiendish fans of the Phantom may froth and foam, believing that no additions to Gaston Leroux’s clanky classic, The Phantom of the Opera, need be. But this lively invention . . . should turn foe into friend . . . Even the most unwilling reader will find his defenses pulped and sucked into the flow.” – Kirkus Reviews “A MUST READ! Haunting and riveting.” – Rave Reviews “Do we really need another spin-off of Gaston Leroux’s horror tale, The Phantom of the Opera? IF IT’S AS GOOD AS SUSAN KAY’S PHANTOM, YOU BET WE DO!” – The Times Picayune “A VICTORY! STAYS WITH YOU AFTER THE LAST PAGE IS TURNED . . . Susan Kay’s writing is similar to that of popular novelist Anne Rice. It is at times light and witty . . . gripping . . . haunting.” – Palm Beach Post

About this edition

• Publisher: Llumina Stars
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1933626003
• ISBN 13: 9781933626000
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464