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Our Strange Duet
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Expected 1 Sep 26A 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.
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.
400 pages, Hardcover
Expected publication September 1, 2026
About the author
Erin A. Craig
10 books7,267 followers#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.
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.
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March 5, 2026
Wildly excited to welcome you all to the Opera Populaire… it’s stranger than you remember it……
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March 29, 2026ahh so very excited about this 🥀
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April 8, 2026AN AUTHOR I TRUST AND ADORE DOING PHANTOM OF THE OPERA?????
Oh I am sat.
Oh I am sat.
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January 24, 2026While 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?
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?
preorders
August 19, 2025I have been waiting to add this book to my TBR on here since she announced the book on IG
April 17, 2026
DRC via Edelweiss
If you know me, then you know how much I love Phantom of the Opera (in all its forms—musical, movie, novel), so it should be no surprise that I downloaded this ARC as soon as it was available.
The prose was lush and extravagant, exactly what the story deserves. One of the main focuses of this adaptation was Christine’s agency, which felt successful without being forced or unnatural. I also liked how Raoul and Christine’s love story was given more care.
While I anticipate there will be discourse about the “lack” of deviation from the original story (musical/movie, less so novel), I personally thought it was a good balance of faithful interpretation. I would have found more issue with unnecessary additions than I do with the story following too closely. I could see specific scenes from the movie in my head and hear the songs while reading, which I thought was perfect.
It felt like reading a Phantom fanfiction in the best way possible. Though I don’t subscribe to the Love Never Dies cannon, I would happily read a sequel. Can’t wait to grab my copy of OSD when it comes out!
If you know me, then you know how much I love Phantom of the Opera (in all its forms—musical, movie, novel), so it should be no surprise that I downloaded this ARC as soon as it was available.
The prose was lush and extravagant, exactly what the story deserves. One of the main focuses of this adaptation was Christine’s agency, which felt successful without being forced or unnatural. I also liked how Raoul and Christine’s love story was given more care.
While I anticipate there will be discourse about the “lack” of deviation from the original story (musical/movie, less so novel), I personally thought it was a good balance of faithful interpretation. I would have found more issue with unnecessary additions than I do with the story following too closely. I could see specific scenes from the movie in my head and hear the songs while reading, which I thought was perfect.
It felt like reading a Phantom fanfiction in the best way possible. Though I don’t subscribe to the Love Never Dies cannon, I would happily read a sequel. Can’t wait to grab my copy of OSD when it comes out!
future-releases
December 7, 2025If Erin A Craig writes it, I shall read it
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November 10, 2025Oh 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!
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May 9, 2026Just inject it into my veinsssss
Review of advance copy received from Author
ARC from BookCon (Thank you!)
Reading this felt like a hug from an old friend. Erin A. Craig did such a beautiful job staying true to the original story while also adding a little bit extra. I felt like she brought even more depth to the characters, and helped me notice some connecting parts of the musical I had missed before! I also thoroughly enjoyed how perfectly she included so many memorable quotes throughout!!
If you’re a fan of Phantom, this is an absolute must-read and should move straight to the top of your TBR once it comes out. No second thoughts. You've decided... decided🥀❤️🔥
Reading this felt like a hug from an old friend. Erin A. Craig did such a beautiful job staying true to the original story while also adding a little bit extra. I felt like she brought even more depth to the characters, and helped me notice some connecting parts of the musical I had missed before! I also thoroughly enjoyed how perfectly she included so many memorable quotes throughout!!
If you’re a fan of Phantom, this is an absolute must-read and should move straight to the top of your TBR once it comes out. No second thoughts. You've decided... decided🥀❤️🔥
Review of advance copy received from Edelweiss+
Thank you to Edelweiss for the ARC!
Erin Craig is an author I'll always read, and this was a great return to form for her. She's clearly very familiar with the material, and having not read the original it was a great introduction to the story (having loved the movie). All in all I maybe wished for a little more embellishments or deviations, but it was well told and paced throughout.
Erin Craig is an author I'll always read, and this was a great return to form for her. She's clearly very familiar with the material, and having not read the original it was a great introduction to the story (having loved the movie). All in all I maybe wished for a little more embellishments or deviations, but it was well told and paced throughout.
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March 24, 2026Ordered B&N
September 2026
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April 17, 2026
i devoured this arc, review to come… eventually
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