

Written by Terry Pratchett and published in 1995, Maskerade is a Discworld novel that parodies the story. It begins with his mother's POV, switches to Erik's when he runs away from home, then to master stonemason Giovanni's, then to the Persian's (here named Nadir Khan), back to Erik, then Christine, and finally to Raoul.įrom this adaptation comes Erik's cat, Ayesha. Written by Susan Kay and published in 1991, Phantom is a re-telling of Erik's life from the points of view of various key people.

His true canonical appearance does not stop fans from finding him Teh hawTt.Īlso overlooked is the character of the Persian, who was replaced by Madame Giry in the ALW musical and film.

Oh, and he's really, really, I mean damn-I've-seen-better-looking- corpses UGLY. Thus, some miss certain important details such as the fact that the Phantom's name is Erik, that his eyes are yellow, and that he wears a full black mask. The original novel is sadly ignored by many in the Phantom of the Opera fandom, because of the relative overpowering visibility of movies, musicals, and other media. It was translated to English in 1911 and has since been adapted into multiple books and films as well as the popular musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The French novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux was first published in serial form between 19.
