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With Phantom of the Opera supposedly leaving Broadway successful the coming months (though reports alteration connected when), I’ve felt myself longing to work much Phantom-inspired adaptations.
As a 7th grader, I loved the philharmonic possibly a small excessively much. I kept a tiny printed photograph of Phantom successful my pouch (perhaps 1 of the reasons it was hard for maine to marque friends successful mediate school) and work Gaston Leroux’s gothic fearfulness novel that inspired the philharmonic respective times earlier precocious schoolhouse began. Though I deliberation astir the communicative precise otherwise than my younger aforesaid did, I inactive emotion and find a grade of nostalgia successful it.
Beyond, of course, Leroux’s archetypal caller (which is good worthy the read), what tin readers look for successful presumption of Phantom-inspired novels? Everything from strict retellings and parodies to books that instrumentality inspiration from Phantom but determination the communicative successful its ain direction.
I’ve separated this database of 9 books betwixt YA and big fiction. The genres successful some alteration from humanities fabrication to fantasy, mystery, and adjacent modern romcom. Some are inspired by the archetypal book, others inspired by Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1986 musical, and immoderate instrumentality inspiration from both.
YA Books Inspired by Phantom of the Opera
Where Dreams Descend (Kingdom of Cards, #1) by Janella Angeles
Inspired by Phantom and Moulin Rouge, this archetypal caller successful a duology follows Kallia, a magician determined to beryllium herself successful a contention astatine the Conquering Circus. But successful this tourney that brings unneurotic the brightest magic-wielders of their time, acheronian and information lurks everywhere.
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Ruinsong by Julia Ember
In this LGBTQ phantasy retelling, euphony is simply a conduit for magic. Cadence is simply a Principal singer, a magic idiosyncratic appointed by the evil Queen of Bordea who uses her euphony to torture. But erstwhile she’s reunited with her puerility person Remi, who’s horrified astatine what she has become, Cadence indispensable take betwixt protecting herself nether the queen oregon joining a rising rebellion.
The Phantom’s Apprentice by Heather Webb
What if Christine Daaé was inactive the Phantom’s protege, but successful magic alternatively of music? This humanities fabrication caller blends phantasy and mystery, casting Christine arsenic an illusionist who indispensable take betwixt pursuing her father’s dreams oregon her ain astatine the Paris Opera, wherever she tin spot nary 1 — not adjacent Raoul.
The Kindaichi Case Files: The Opera House Murders by Yosaburoh Kanenari and Fumiya Satoh
This publication is an installment successful the Kindaichi Case Files manga series, which follows the teenage descendant of fictional detective Kosuke Kindaichi arsenic helium solves mysteries and navigates precocious schoolhouse life. In The Opera House Murders, helium indispensable lick a execution linked to the school’s play nine accumulation of Phantom of the Opera.
Emoji Phantom of the Opera: Epic Tales successful Tiny Texts by Katherine Furman and Chuck Gonzales
This tongue-in-cheek Phantom of the Opera retelling brings modern commentary to the classical novel. How could you marque the Phantom adjacent much of a nuisance to the mediocre Paris Opera house? Give him a phone.
Adult Books Inspired By Phantom of the Opera
Phantom of the Idol Volume 1 by Hijiki Isoflavone
Yuya Niyodo is the lazier fractional of the popular idol duo ZINGS. On the brink of losing his contract, helium meets Ashai Mogami, a erstwhile popular prima who agrees to assistance him amended his estimation successful speech for the accidental to execute again.
There’s lone 1 catch: Ashai is simply a ghost.
Midnight Duet by Jenn Comfort
Once a starring Broadway performer, Erika Greene leaves for Paris (…no, not that one, the 1 successful Nevada) to negociate a failing burlesque theatre she inherited from her precocious Grandma Meg aft a tragic on-stage mishap successful New York.
To support the opera location moving (and distant from the hands of casino developer Raoul Decomte), Erika leases abstraction to glam metallic set Nachtmusik. But soon, she finds herself unexpectedly falling for the pb vocalist Christof Daae.
Maskerade by Terry Pratchett
If your literate tastes thin towards parody, you’ll privation to work this caller acceptable successful the Discworld universe. This installment finds the witches Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg unraveling the enigma of the shade haunting (and okay, ceaselessly murdering radical at) the Ankh-Morpork Opera House.
Muppets Meets the Classics: The Phantom of the Opera by Erik Forrest Jackson
Sadly retired of print, this caller is precisely what the rubric and screen promise. Yes, Miss Piggy is Christine. Yes, it’s astir intolerable to find (and judge me, I’ve tried). I americium begging for this to travel back, astatine slightest arsenic an ebook.
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