Our Strange Duet

by Erin A. Craig

A reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera, spotlighting Christine Daaé as she rises to fame while torn between love, ambition, and the haunting secrets of the opera house from #1 New York Times bestselling author Erin A. Craig.

Inspired by Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel, Le Fantôme de L’Opéra, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera tells the story of a mysterious masked figure who lurks beneath the Paris Opera House, exercising a reign of terror over all who inhabit it.

He falls madly in love with a young soprano, Christine Daaé, and devotes himself to nurturing her extraordinary talents, employing all of the devious methods at his command.

Our Strange Duet centres Christine’s emotional journey and her agency within this sweeping, atmospheric opera.

Genres: Fantasy, Retellings

403 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 2026

About the author

#1 New York Times bestselling author Erin A. Craig has always loved telling stories.

After getting her B.F.A. from the University of Michigan, in Theatre Design and Production, she stage managed tragic operas with hunchbacks, séances, and murderous clowns, then decided she wanted to write books that were just as spooky.

An avid reader, decent quilter, rabid basketball fan, and collector of typewriters, brass figurines, and sparkly shoes, Erin makes her home in West Michigan with her husband and daughter.

To find out more about Erin and the worlds she creates, follow @penchant4words on Instagram and Threads.

She is represented by Sarah Landis at Sterling Lord Literistic.

Reviews

[Erin Craig · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wildly excited to welcome you all to the Opera Populaire… it’s stranger than you remember it……

[Corinne Bullock · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don’t need to have read this to know it’s going to be a 5 star read. Everyone written by Erin Craig grabs me on the first page and I’m swallowed up into that particular world and get very attached to the characters. Our Beautiful Duet - Phantom of the Opera from a different perspective is just going to be unputdownable!! My 2 great loves, books & musical theatre. Two great talents Erin Craig & Andrew Lloyd Webber…….excited on a whole new level x

[Valerie]

I have been waiting to add this book to my TBR on here since she announced the book on IG

[Alexandra]

Oh my goodness this is so exciting! I loved every book I've read of Erin's so far, and Phantom of the Opera holds a special place in my soul. How lovely of a surprise!

[Genevieve (GenLikesToRead)]

If Erin A Craig writes it, I shall read it

[Andi]

While I am a Phantom of the Opera fan, since the book is made with Webber's influence, you will expect:

Love Never Dies is cannon and Christine / Erik is end-game (ew)

Will return to this, but if I'm wrong then I'm wrong, and if I'm right, dude, Love Never Dies sucks? Why are we justifying it?

[Caitlin Paton · Rating 5 out of 5]

HOW DID I MISS THIS OMG IT'S SO CLOSE I'M GONNA CRY ERIN