| Crystal Singer |  | Author: Anne Mccaffrey
Creator: Adrienne Barbeau
Publisher: Dove Entertainment Inc
Category: Book
List Price: $15.95
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Rating:  38 reviews
Sales Rank: 1985797
Media: Audio Cassette
Number Of Items: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7 x 4.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 1558003460
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781558003460
ASIN: 1558003460
Publication Date: April 1991
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Product Description
Her name was Killashandra Ree. And after ten grueling years of musical training, she was still without prospects. Until she heard of the mysterious Heptite Guild who could provide careers, security, and wealth beyond imagining. The problem was, few people who landed on Ballybran ever left. But to Killashandra the risks were acceptable....
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 wish I could HEAR it June 17, 2009
Patti Welsh
While McCaffrey is my favorite author and I have read almost ALL of her books, I was totally looking forward to having this book on my Kindle 2 so I could HEAR it again. My husband and I like to listen to books while we travel.
Having already read this book and truly enjoyed the read, we were looking forward to being able to enjoy it while we travel. So, I was very disappointed to find that the "text to speech" was not available for this book.
I know that 'text to speech" is supposed to be experimental, but every other book I've tried on Kindle I was able to hear except this one. If I had known ahead of purchase that I wouldn't be able to use the "text to speech" function, I would not have purchased this book.
It would be helpful if Amazon noted this on the blurb so folk wouldn't buy a book hoping to hear it and not be able to. I had no need to purchase this book for any other reason since I already own the hard copy.
Music of the Spheres December 27, 2008
Amaranth (Northern California)
"Crystal Singer" stands out as one of Anne McCaffrey's best works. It's an intriguing mix of science fiction,fantasy, and even classical music. There's plenty of romance and adventure. Killashandra Ree is a promising musical talent when she learns of the crystal singers on Ballybran,who fashion crystals with their voices. She wants to join the Heptite Guild,despite the dangers.
"Crystal Singer" has plenty of suspense... and romance,as Killashandra encounters the Guildmaster Lanzecki. It's a unique concept. "Crystal Singer" is a science fiction/fantasy delight!
The Crystal Singer - A Repeat read December 8, 2008
Randall Federspill (Fredericksburg, VA)
This is one of the best book series Anne McCaffrey has ever written. It is my favorite and find it a fast read along with the other two books. Even though this was written in 1982, her vision displays awesome imagery that I wish would find its way into movies and/or television.
A must read again and again.
crystal singer July 19, 2008
duchess (Michigan, USA)
This is the first book in the Crystal Singer series.
Killashandra Ree is a music student, who has just failed her vocal finals. For ten years she worked her butt off, learning a galactic repertoire, endlessly practicing her music, and dreaming of being an opera diva - only to learn in her finals that her voice is unsuitable.
Feeling betrayed and emotionally reeling she runs from the music center, wondering what to do with her life, and accidentally meets a Crystal Singer - a highly trained miner of precious communication crystals from the planet Ballybran. He is wealthy, charismatic, and finally - in need of her help. When she escorts him back to Ballybran she decides to sign up herself - for the most dangerous Guild in the entire galaxy.
Mining - singing - crystals is an incredibly dangerous occupation - if you even survive the transition to the planet itself! It can lead to wealth (if you are lucky) and centuries of health and life - but at the cost of always being tied to the planet, and eventually the price of your memory and personality.
Yet to this failed diva, it is a new start in a new life - and as always, she is bound and determined and willing to work her hardest to the best...
 liked it May 1, 2008
nelga (alaska)
I really enjoyed this book and the rest of this short anne maccaffrey series. I am a big fan of her dragon books but this was a very interesting read, with a real girl heroine/character. I enjoyed the story through all three books Anyone who likes a nice sci-fi read that isn't too deep but entertaining would enjoy these books. I did, and I have re-read them a couple of times now.
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