Everyone in the Opera Populaire knew about the infamous Opera Ghost. They all respected and feared his word. And when he was presumed dead after the chandelier crash, all of Paris rejoiced. But behind the mask that the world was shown, Erik had a life. In a world where appearance is everything, he had been shunned from birth all because of his deformed face. But perhaps there are some out in the world who had not judged him by looks alone. There are many secrets about his life that he never shared, not even with the few who dared to know him closely. The Phantom had a past and now he has a future. And perhaps, in that future, he will have another chance at happiness. Lauren Coker dives into the world of the rejected, lost man named Erik in her companion novel to the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Her story tells of the Phantom's lonely life, his everlasting love, and his broken heart. But above all else, "The Phantom's Lullaby" tells of hope. Hope for the life and for the love that he had been forever denied.