Oh YES! You should! :-D It sure shows the events of that book from a whole other perspecitve... Not to mention it is really damn interesting to read about Eric and his upbring... where he learns all his skills and all that... It is one HELL of a book with lots of angst (well, it IS the Phantom after all...) and so much adventure! :-D You gotta tell me how you liked it when you have. :-)