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Editorial Review:
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....
Crystal Singer Reviews:
Music of the Spheres 
2008-12-27 - "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
2008-12-08 - 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
2008-07-19 - 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 
2008-05-01 - 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.
Not Free SF Reader 
2007-09-03 - A woman is a talented singer, however she is not good enough to be the best there is, so she gets a bit grumpy.
So, she goes and takes a job as a crystal miner on another planet, where, for some reason, the ability to sing in perfect pitch is a very useful ability.
The book really isn't as dumb as that sounds, though.
The crystal they mine is a valued and important technological resources.
