Phantasy
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| Title: | Phantasy |
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| Author(s): | Becky L. Meadows |
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| Date(s): | mid to late 1990s |
| Series?: | yes |
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| Genre: | het |
| Fandom: | Phantom of the Opera |
| Language: | English |
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Phantasy is a explicit het Phantom of the Opera novel by Becky L. Meadows.
Reactions and Reviews
Mikey likes it!Seriously, I was holding my breath when I opened the first pages of Becky Meadows' follow-up to her phanfic novel, Progeny. Progeny was great fun; how many phanfic authors can deliver one such novel, let alone two?
Well, consider Meadows the first to pull it off, then.
What makes Phantasy a success is that it doesn't *try* to be a sequel. It doesn't try to be a typical phanfic, beating its way down the same Leroux story over and again. Phantasy strikes out on its own, creating a new story just as compelling as the foundation story of Progeny. Phantasy begins on a charming premise: did you ever wonder why you, O Phantom Fan, felt so close to Erik...? From there, the story darts out on its own power, following logically but never being easily predicted. This resistance to predictable choices is part of Phantasy's interest and another nice contrast with Progeny. Where Progeny was more romantic and traditional, Phantasy is a very different creation; set in modernity, frank in language and sexual imagery, bold and unconventional in its character portrayals. All-in-all, I enjoyed this fan novel tremendously--my only quibbles with Progeny were minor (a character going by a French title in the US, for example) in comparison to the delight with which I devoured this book. Great job!
(Note: This is an adult novel.) [1]