Angel of Music, or The Private Life of Giselle

Angel of Music, or The Private Life of Giselle (2007) is a fiction novel by Russian author Maria Andrianova. It is a sequel to original Gaston Leroux's novel The Phantom Of the Opera (1910). This book is the first officially published Russian fanfiction work on the Phantom of the Opera theme and it is illustrated by professional artist - and, at the same time, the author of the book - Maria Andrianova.

Plot Summary

Erik hasn't died. But his spirit is dead for world, though his body lives. The Persian, Daroga (in this novel he is called "Aslan") helped Erik out of mere pity, feeling sorry for him. Erik stays in Opera but he lost interest in life. Well, but someone in the Opera hasn't lost interest in him! It is a beautiful and talented young ballerina, Camilla Fonteyn, brave and charming girl, and a ball of fire. She adores mysteries and wants to solve the secret behind Phantom of the Opera and that obscure affair of Christine Daae. She is persistent and quite soon encounters Erik - and in time her caring and love will bring him back to life and recover his spirits.

But not only her charms work on Erik, they even work on poor Daroga, who becomes her admirer, and unfortunately on rich aristocrat, Anri Nerval, who turnes out to be a mysterious "Parisian Vampire" - maniac and sadist who haunts the night streets of Paris! He kills for pleasure - for pleasure to see young women bleeding to death! He patronizes Camilla in her ballet career (as her greatest dream to dance the part of Giselle in the ballet of the same name - she is truly bewildered by the fate of Giselle, the girl who died because of broken heart but remained true to the man she'd loved even after her death! And Nerval helps Camilla to receive that part - but later it turns out that he even may kill Camilla, if she won't fit in his plans or desires!) And he also tracks down Erik, the "Phantom of the Opera" along with Secret Police of France (he needs Erik's inventions and tricks).