This is an alternate cover edition for B0193DQYGI Join the Phantom, Christine and Raoul in this unabashedly romantic sequel to one of the best loved stories of all time! This sequel to Gaston Leroux's Phantom of the Opera begins just after Christine and Raoul leave the Phantom in his lair in the basement of the Opera House. After faking his own death to escape the Paris authorities, the Phantom sets out to find Christine again, eventually following her and Raoul to London. When a crazed maniac begins his killing spree not far from Christine’s home, the tenacious detective who has followed the Phantom from Paris believes the Phantom is the culprit and that Christine’s life is in danger… In the ultimate test, will the Phantom put his life and his freedom at risk for his love? And will Christine—desperate for song (which her husband, Raoul, has forbidden in his jealousy) — finally open her heart to the Phantom, as he desires?

Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found here Twenty years after the Phantom of the Opera has vacated the Paris Opera House, his past catches up with him, endangering not only his own life, but that of his wife and son. The Sultana of Mazenderan – whom Erik last saw as a ten-year-old girl – wants Erik to commit foul deeds for her (again) and will not take no for an answer. After the Sultana kidnaps Erik’s wife to ensure his performance and Erik is injured, he is forced to seek out help. Erik’s son leaves his true love to come to Erik’s aid. Will Erik be able to rescue his beloved and protect his son without having to perform the wretched deeds, or will he be forced to commit evil acts to save the ones he loves?

He is one of the most unforgettable characters in history - both loved and feared for the chaos he created in the Paris Opera House. Now, the story of his childhood is revealed. He was not always known as the Phantom of the Opera. For the first years of his life he had no name at all. Forced to flee his home and his mother's murderous rage when he removes his mask, he suffers starvation and torture at the hands of strangers before falling in with a troupe of gypsies. Traveling with the gypsies and performing as The Living Corpse, he finds no friendship or safety... and his anger grows. After years of being persecuted for his hideous face across Europe and Asia, he escapes Mazenderan under a death sentence, and returns to his home country of France. Angry, disillusioned and without hope, he makes his home in the cellars of the Paris Opera House, determined to hide from the world forever... until a young girl named Christine captures his attention.