Vicomte's Voyage

Before Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera, the story of a man you think you know...

Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny, is often dismissed as the spoiled aristocrat who stood between Erik and Christine-but what made him the man who would risk everything for love?

At eighteen, Raoul trades the gilded halls of his family's château for the harsh discipline of the French naval academy aboard the Borda. Stripped of his noble privileges and thrust into a world of rigorous training, brutal hazing, and the unforgiving sea, he must prove himself worthy of the uniform and his family name.

As he navigates the politics of the wardroom, the fatal dangers of the open ocean, and the weight of impossible expectations, Raoul finds brotherhood among his fellow student-officers and discovers a part of himself he never knew existed. But the sea demands sacrifice, and the cost of becoming a man may be higher than he ever imagined.

From the storm-tossed decks of an ironclad warship to the streets of Paris on the eve of graduation, Vicomte's Voyage reveals the untold story of the naval officer whose heart would one day battle a phantom for the woman he loved.

A historical adventure for readers who believe that every love story has a beginning, and every hero, a proving ground.