Phantominchina Stories

Christine Daae and her famous violinist father are touring the world. Currently, they are in China where he plays violin and she sings. Along the way, her father wastes away from "the wasting sickness" also known as tuberculosis and leaves her orphaned. Her plight leads her to being sold to a thin-horse trader for 3,000 silver taels where she is trained to be a courtesan. A certain reclusive composer, architect, and scholar takes an interest in her....