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The Phantom Sonata

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  • Ch. 1–2 free

The Phantom Sonata is a novel in English. Chapters 1 and 2 can be read on this site as a free preview.

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From the back cover

Harper practices piano twelve hours a day, and no landlord can stand the noise. So she moves into a dirt-cheap unit at The Spire, a high-end high-rise where wealthy families store their ancestors' ashes. The building is dead silent — she is the only living resident, free to play as loud as she likes.

One night a furious male voice erupts from the empty air: the fourth measure is wrong. The keys then dance on their own, and the invisible pianist plays Opus of Dreams with a power and sorrow no recording ever captured. Harper is convinced he is Elias Thorne, the Sterling Symphony's former prodigy who died six months ago, and she begs him to teach her before her audition.

Her teacher is a grump who speaks through notes slipped under the door of unit 502. He tells her to stop imitating Elias and be herself — yet his playing burns with rage, not majesty.

Inside the book Opening excerpt

It’s a dirt-cheap unit in a high-end building on the outskirts of town where wealthy families stash their ancestors' ashes to avoid buying expensive cemetery plots.

The whole building is dead silent. Literally. I’m the only living resident. I can bang on the keys however I want.

One night, I was deep in the zone, shredding through a piece, when a roar exploded from the empty air behind…

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Contents

Chapters 1 and 2 are on this page. Chapters marked with a lock continue in the official app.

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Which chapters of The Phantom Sonata are free?

Chapters 1 and 2 are free to read on this page, in English. From chapter 3 the book continues in the official app.

Where do I keep reading The Phantom Sonata after chapter 2?

In the official app. Install it, enter code 597436, and the book opens where this preview stops — chapter 3.

What is The Phantom Sonata about?

Harper practices piano twelve hours a day, and no landlord can stand the noise. So she moves into a dirt-cheap unit at The Spire, a high-end high-rise where wealthy families store their ancestors' ashes. The building is dead silent — she is the only living resident, free to play as loud as she likes.

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