History FanficRecs / ThePhantomOfTheOpera

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2238245/1/Fraternit%C3%A9 Fraternit%C3%A9]] by ''Gondolier''

''[[https://web.archive.org/web/20120416210629/http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2428303/1/The_Six_Months_of_Winter The Six Months of Winter'' by Celestel

* Notes: Vanished from the internet. Please post a link if found.

''The Six Months of Winter'' by Celestel

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2364528/1/A_Solo_For_The_Living A Solo For The Living]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/166995/Tango1 Tango1]] (Based on the 2004 movie)
* Recommended by somebody else
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Pairings'': Erik/Christine, Raoul/Christine
* ''Synopsis'': It's 1870, and the Opera Populaire is gone. Those who survived that strange affair are left to struggle with its aftermath while war with Prussia approaches.
* ''Comments'': The summary above doesn't even begin to do this story justice. Dark, psychological, moving, and realistic. While researched extensively it never lectures. Everyone is not only in-character but fleshed out in such a way that makes them feel even more human. Easily the best ''Phantom of the Opera'' sequel this troper has ever read. Hasn't updated in a few years though, so be warned.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2391034/1/Cosi_Fan_Tutte Cosi Fan Tutte]]'' by Ione
* Recommended by Elenor
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairing'': Erik/Christine
* ''Synopsis'': A small-town girl who hopes to one day write operas, Christine's life at the time involves daydreaming of her French teacher M. De Chagny and spending time with her best friend Meg. When she has a chance encounter in the library while looking for a opera book she doesn't know that she's caught the attention of a retired Phantom. Nor does she know that he's quite willing to kill to have her. After all, it's nothing he hasn't done before.
* ''Comments'': Very good in keeping in character in a modern setting.

* Recommended by Elenor
* Vanished from the internet. Please post a link if found.
* ''Pairing'': Erik/Christine
* ''Synopsis'': Six months, that's how long Erik has left to live. And Christine agrees to be his wife for just six months. But is that amount of time too long, or too short.
* ''Comments'': A haunting story that doesn't end sugar coated, by may yet be happily ever after.
** Sadly seems to have been pulled from Fanfiction.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4221258/1/Mingled-Tears-Tales-of-a-Living-Wife Mingled Tears: Tales of a Living Wife]]'' by bwayphantomrose
* Recommended by Elenor
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairing'': Erik/Christine
* ''Synopsis'': Christine chooses to stay with Erik. A rich complex look at the characters and how they grow and change.
* ''Comments'': It was a true masterpiece! I followed - cheering, laughing, screaming, crying. It was, in the end, perfect.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2272025/1/Unseen-Genius Unseen Genius]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/760290/Kay-Blue-Eyes Kay Blue Eyes]] (Based on the 2004 movie)
* Recommended by JayieTheHufflepuff
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairings'': Erik/OC, Meg/OC
* ''Synopsis'': A woman appears at the Opera determined to save the theater from the fiery fate she has seen in her dreams. But will her visions leave her at the mercy of the Opera Ghost or will she find an unexpected connection with an injured, masked man she finds deep
* ''Comments'': I have to admit it's been a while since I read this fic, but I do remember it being completely and utterly amazing. The OC's perhaps even more fleshed out than the canon characters, and I found myself, a previously hard-core Erik/Christine shipper, preferring this OC ship. The character development and the journey these two characters take is amazing. This is seriously worth a read.

[[WMG: Crossovers]]

''[[https://www.wattpad.com/story/12012194-phantom-of-the-labyrinth Phantom of the Labyrinth]]'' by Celecia Leigh
* Recommended by Alyssa Macki
* ''Status'': Complete
* Notes: Crossover with Jim Henson's Labyrinth.
* ''Pairings'': Erik/Christine, Jareth/Sarah
* ''Synopsis'': A retelling of Phantom of The Opera that reveals more about the Phantom than any other work. The story of how The Goblin King and the Phantom are closer than you would think.
* ''Comments'' This is a really good story, with good reasoning as to why the characters do what they do and has a very good plot setup.

''Spare Me These Unending Trials by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1204015/Petit_Parapluie Petit Parapluie]]
* Recommended by Much Ado About Nonny
* Vanished from the internet. Please post a link if found.
* ''Synopsis'': Based primarily on my fascination with The Flying Dutchman the opera and what the suave Erik would make of a certain tragic Scottish organ playing doppelganger...Expect chaos to ensue, of course. POTC and Phantom of the Opera COMPLETE AT LAST!
* ''Pairings'': Eh...well, Madame Giry/Davy Jones is the ''main'' one, but a lot of other CrossoverPairings hook up over the course of the story.
* Dead link

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6979793/1/The-Genetic-Opera-Ghost The Genetic Opera Ghost]] by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1817863/Caelia-di-Mekio Caella di Mekio]]
* Recommended by Theatre_Maven_3695
* ''Status'': Complete
* Notes: Crossover with [[Film/RepoTheGeneticOpera Repo! the Genetic Opera]]
* ''Synopsis'' Basically Repo's storyline with Phantom characters (and some of [[Theatre/LoveNeverDies Love Never Dies]] as well, (mostly the existence of Gustave, who is still ten and still Erik's (here, analogous to Rotti Largo) son. There is also two OCs (Charlotte de Chagny, analogous to Shilo Wallace, who is the daughter of Christine and Raoul, so yeah...AU there; and (well, half OC) Gerard Carriere (everyone's favourite Graverobber, but baptized!) Well worth a look if you are into both Repo and POTO, as I am! The author even retools the lyrics of Repo! to fit the story :-)
* ''Pairings'': Gerard/Charlotte [or Grilo, if you like ;-) ], R/C (posthumous, obviously, as Raoul = Nathan and Christine = Marni, but still!), E/C (in his mind, anyway!) Carlotta (Amber)/Gerard...a lot of them in other words. But absolutely no R/Char (Nathan/Shilo) implied beyond father/daughter...so that's good.

These are recommendations made by {{troper}}s for ''{{The Phantom of the Opera}}'' {{fan fic}}s, all of which have to be signed to stay on the page. Feel free to add a fanfic of your own to the list, but remember to use the template found [[Main/FanficRecommendations here]].

Do warn when a fanfic may head into [[BetterThanCanon non-canon]] territory. Some people just don't like it, and as we all know, {{shipping}} is SeriousBusiness.

[[WMG: Authors, and Websites]]


[[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/139711/The_Scorpion The Scorpion]]
* Recommended by somebody else
* This is one of (if not the) best authors for morbid Phantom fics. Hasn't been active for a while, but what she's got is amazing.

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/743703/Gondolier Gondolier]]
* Recommended by somebody else
* Very poetic, dedicated, and versatile as a writer. Sometimes falls prey to purple prose, but seems to have mastered this in more recent stories.

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/401419/JustBFree Just B Free]]
* Recommended by Elenor
* Always writes phenomenal, complex stories each different than the last. An Erik/Christine shipper.

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/785035/Lucifer_Rosemaunt Lucifer Rosemaunt]]
* Recommended by PheonixReaper
* Writes brilliant, engaging fics, covers a wide range of genres and makes all of them work. An Erik/Raoul shipper (yes, that's slash).

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2788152/1/The_Conjurors_Masque The Conjuror's Masque]]'' by Tytania Strange
* Recommended by Zerbinetta
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': Mayhem enters the PotO book as a Christine Daaé is murdered before she can make her debut, a waifish imposter claims her place and Erik seems to be undergoing a strange transformation... and it's up to Carlotta to solve the mystery.
* ''Comments'': This fic is wonderful, snarkily funny and filled with wonderful details about the life of an opera singer (Tytania Strange herself is a pro). Her interpretation of how Erik would turn out under these circumstances is also spot-on.

''[[http://www.angelfire.com/scary/darkphiccontest/2/koszcey.html Koszcey]]'' by Phoenix Flame6
* Recommended by Elenor
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': Nadir will bring back the Frenchman like he was ordered to. But a dinner out reveals a magician with more than a few tricks up his sleeve.
* ''Comments'': A nice little character piece of Erik's pre-Angel-of-Music days.

* Recommended by SuperTroper, albinotiger

* ''Synopsis'': Phantom, in the Style of a Dick and Jane book.
* ''Comments'': Brilliant - wonderfully acute and it had me in stitches the whole way.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5712517/1/The_Phantom_of_Harrison_High The Phantom of Harrison High]]'' by BleedingHeartConservative
* Recommended by albinotiger

* ''Synopsis'': Someone at Harrison HS has been reading POTO and taking it too seriously. About bullying, peer pressure, isolation, cruelty.
* ''Comments'': A great story with an excellent twist on the usual "POTO in high school" genre. Very touching, with an excellent PSA about bullying following the story.

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2016916/1/Conversations-with-Vacant-Chairs Conversations with Vacant Chairs]]'' by Ballet Rat
* Recommended by TheLuckyCat

* ''Synopsis'': It started with Meg Giry entering the Ghost's box on a dare. Now, all the ballet girls are finding themselves face-to-face with the infamous Opera Ghost at the most inconvenient times.
* ''Comments'' Charming, engaging and very much fits the overall style of the novel and the ballet rats each are given their own personalities and have interesting interactions with a nice, IC Phantom.

[[WMG:[[{{Shipping}} Shipping Fics]]]]
''Stories focused on the romantic relationships between the cast.''

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2364528/1/A_Solo_For_The_Living A Solo For The Living]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/166995/Tango1 Tango1]] (Based on the 2004 movie)
* Recommended by somebody else
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Pairings'': Erik/Christine, Raoul/Christine
* ''Synopsis'': It's 1870, and the Opera Populaire is gone. Those who survived that strange affair are left to struggle with its aftermath while war with Prussia approaches.
* ''Comments'': The summary above doesn't even begin to do this story justice. Dark, psychological, moving, and realistic. While researched extensively it never lectures. Everyone is not only in-character but fleshed out in such a way that makes them feel even more human. Easily the best ''Phantom of the Opera'' sequel this troper has ever read. Hasn't updated in a few years though, so be warned.
** Updates again as of 2016.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2391034/1/Cosi_Fan_Tutte Cosi Fan Tutte]]'' by Ione
* Recommended by Elenor

* ''Pairing'': Erik/Christine
* ''Synopsis'': A small-town girl who hopes to one day write operas, Christine's life at the time involves daydreaming of her French teacher M. De Chagny and spending time with her best friend Meg. When she has a chance encounter in the library while looking for a opera book she doesn't know that she's caught the attention of a retired Phantom. Nor does she know that he's quite willing to kill to have her. After all, it's nothing he hasn't done before.
* ''Comments'': Very good in keeping in character in a modern setting.
** Read with care. This story is freaking creepy--and not in a good way.

''The Six Months of Winter'' by Celestel
* Recommended by Elenor

* ''Pairing'': Erik/Christine
* ''Synopsis'': Six months, that's how long Erik has left to live. And Christine agrees to be his wife for just six months. But is that amount of time too long, or too short.
* ''Comments'': A haunting story that doesn't end sugar coated, by may yet be happily ever after.
** Sadly seems to have been pulled from Fanfiction.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4221258/1/Mingled-Tears-Tales-of-a-Living-Wife Mingled Tears: Tales of a Living Wife]]'' by bwayphantomrose
* Recommended by Elenor

* ''Pairing'': Erik/Christine
* ''Synopsis'': Christine chooses to stay with Erik. A rich complex look at the characters and how they grow and change.
* ''Comments'': It was a true masterpiece! I followed - cheering, laughing, screaming, crying. It was, in the end, perfect.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2272025/1/Unseen-Genius Unseen Genius]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/760290/Kay-Blue-Eyes Kay Blue Eyes]] (Based on the 2004 movie)
* Recommended by JayieTheHufflepuff
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Pairings'': Erik/OC, Meg/OC
* ''Synopsis'': A woman appears at the Opera determined to save the theater from the fiery fate she has seen in her dreams. But will her visions leave her at the mercy of the Opera Ghost or will she find an unexpected connection with an injured, masked man she finds deep
* ''Comments'': I have to admit it's been a while since I read this fic, but I do remember it being completely and utterly amazing. The OC's perhaps even more fleshed out than the canon characters, and I found myself, a previously hard-core Erik/Christine shipper, preferring this OC ship. The character development and the journey these two characters take is amazing. This is seriously worth a read.

[[WMG: Crossovers]]

''[[https://www.wattpad.com/story/12012194-phantom-of-the-labyrinth Phantom of the Labyrinth]]'' by Celecia Leigh
* Recommended by Alyssa Macki
* ''Status'': Complete
* Notes: Crossover with Jim Henson's Labyrinth.
* ''Pairings'': Erik/Christine, Jareth/Sarah
* ''Synopsis'': A retelling of Phantom of The Opera that reveals more about the Phantom than any other work. The story of how The Goblin King and the Phantom are closer than you would think.
* ''Comments'' This is a really good story, with good reasoning as to why the characters do what they do and has a very good plot setup.
[=[[reviews:PhantomOfTheLabyrinth]]=]

''Spare Me These Unending Trials by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1204015/Petit_Parapluie Petit Parapluie]]
* Recommended by Much Ado About Nonny
* Vanished from the internet. Please post a link if found.
* ''Synopsis'': Based primarily on my fascination with The Flying Dutchman the opera and what the suave Erik would make of a certain tragic Scottish organ playing doppelganger...Expect chaos to ensue, of course. POTC and Phantom of the Opera COMPLETE AT LAST!
* ''Pairings'': Eh...well, Madame Giry/Davy Jones is the ''main'' one, but a lot of other CrossoverPairings hook up over the course of the story.
* Dead link
[=[[reviews:SpareMeTheseUnendingTrials]]=]

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6979793/1/The-Genetic-Opera-Ghost The Genetic Opera Ghost]] by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1817863/Caelia-di-Mekio Caella di Mekio]]
* Recommended by Theatre_Maven_3695
* ''Status'': Complete

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2428303/1/The_Six_Months_of_Winter The Six Months of Winter]]'' by Celestel

* ''Status'': ?

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3856634/1/Spare_Me_These_Unending_Trials Spare Me These Unending Trials]] by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1204015/Petit_Parapluie Petit Parapluie]]

* ''Status'': ?

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2456703/1/Koszcey Koszcey]]'' by Phoenix Flame6

* ''Synopsis'': Nadir will bring back the frenchman like he was ordered to. But a dinner out reveals a magician with more than a few tricks up his sleeve.

* ''Comments'': The summary above doesn't even begin to do this story justice. Dark, psychological, moving, and realistic. While researched extensively it never lectures. Everyone is not only in-character, but fleshed out in such a way that makes them feel even more human. Easily the best ''Phantom of the Opera'' sequel this troper has ever read. Hasn't updated in a few years though, so be warned.

* ''Synopsis'': A small town girl who hopes to one day write operas, Christine's life at the time involves day dreaming of her French teacher M. De Chagny and spending time with her best friend Meg. When she has a chance encounter in the library while looking for a opera book she doesn't know that she's caught the attention of a retired Phantom. Nor does she know that he's quite willing to kill to have her. After all, it's nothing he hasn't done before.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5452407/1/Phantom-of-The-Labyrinth Phantom of the Labyrinth]]'' by Celecia Leigh

* ''Synopis'': A retelling of Phantom of The Opera that reveals more about the Phantom than any other work. The story of how The Goblin King and the Phantom are closer than you would think.

Do warn when a fanfic may head into [[EveryoneIsGay homosexual]] or [[BetterThanCanon non-canon]] territory. Some people just don't like it, and as we all know, {{shipping}} is SeriousBusiness.

* ''Pairings'': Gerard/Charlotte [or Grilo, if you like ;-) ], RxC (posthumous, obviously, as Raoul = Nathan and Christine = Marni, but still!), ExC (in his mind, anyway!) Carlotta (Amber)xGerard...a lot of them in other words. But absolutely no RxChar (NathanxShilo) implied beyond father/daughter...so that's good.

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3856634/1/Spare_Me_These_Unending_Trials Spare Me These Unending Trials]] by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1204015/Petit_Parapluie Petit Parapluie]]
* Recommended by Much Ado About Nonny
* ''Synopsis'': Based primarily on my fascination with The Flying Dutchman the opera and what the suave Erik would make of a certain tragic Scottish organ playing doppelganger...Expect chaos to ensue, of course. POTC and Phantom of the Opera COMPLETE AT LAST!
* ''Pairings'': Eh...well, Madame Giry/Davy Jones is the ''main'' one, but a lot of other CrossoverPairings hook up over the course of the story.
[=[[reviews:SpareMeTheseUnendingTrials]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5452407/1/Phantom-of-The-Labyrinth Phantom of the Labyrinth]]'' by Celecia Leigh
* Recommended by Alyssa Macki
* Notes: Crossover with Jim Henson's Labyrinth.
* ''Pairings'': Erik/Christine, Jareth/Sarah
* ''Synopis'': A retelling of Phantom of The Opera that reveals more about the Phantom than any other work. The story of how The Goblin King and the Phantom are closer than you would think.
* ''Comments'' This is a really good story, with good reasoning as to why the characters do what they do and has a very good plot setup.

You can also add to the current recommendations if you want. Refrain from posting ConversationInTheMainPage though; that goes in the discussion page.

* Sadly seems to have been pulled.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4221258/2/Mingled_Tears_Tales_of_a_Living_Wife Mingled Tears: Tales of a Living Wife]]'' by bwayphantomrose

''http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2272025/1/Unseen-Genius Unseen Genius]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/760290/Kay-Blue-Eyes Kay Blue Eyes]] (Based on the 2004 movie)

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[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2788152/1/The_Conjurors_Masque The Conjuror's Masque]]
* Recommended by yours truly
* The best Carlotta fic out there, done wonderfully by Tytania Strange. Mayhem enters the PotO book as a Christine Daaé is murdered before she can make her debut, a waifish imposter claims her place and Erik seems to be undergoing a strange transformation... and it's up to Carlotta to solve the mystery. This fic is amazingly good, snarkily funny and filled with wonderful details about the life of an opera singer (Tytania Strange herself is a pro).

* Recommended by SuperTroper