The Phantom of Manhattan
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The Phantom of Manhattan is a book by Frederick Forsyth, intended as a sequel to The Phantom of The Opera (the Lloyd Webber musical, not the original book).
Forsyth's literary conceit was that Gaston Leroux had recorded factual events but, in review, had apparently not checked his facts or viewed his sources with a critical eye. Accordingly the novel can be read as both a tribute to the Lloyd-Webber musical and a satire of period novels in the vein of George MacDonald Fraser's Flashman series (both a satire and exploration of Victorian history and stories).
On March 9, 2007, it was confirmed at www.andrewlloydwebber.com that Andrew Lloyd Webber has decided to turn The Phantom of Manhattan into a musical.
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