Hmm...I pretty much read all of the book in quick succession, so I'm going to hold off on the more hefty comments until I reread the books.I will say, though, that I first thought Phan was, I dunno, Filipino or Indonesian or something, so it was weird for me trying to wrap my mind around Phan/Phantom=white kid. :D Just a little fun fact...He was probably my favorite character right from the get-go, even before all of the big reveal of all of the psychological stuff (which I enjoy reading about, twisted person that I am :D)