The Crystal Singer: (The Crystal Singer:I): a mesmerising epic fantasy from one of the most influential fantasy and SF novelists of her generation

Anne McCaffrey

Jul 2012 · The Crystal Singer Books Book 1 · Random House

About this ebook

The beginning of a beautifully written, compelling and captivating trilogy that runs the gamut of human experience and emotion from Anne McCaffrey, storyteller extraordinare and New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author. If you like David Eddings, Brandon Sanderson and Douglas Adams, you will love this.

'Anne McCaffrey, one of the queens of science fiction, knows exactly how to give her public what it wants' - THE TIMES
'A simply stunning start to a trio of books' - ***** Reader review
'One of the best books I have ever read' - ***** Reader review
'Engaging and entertaining' - ***** Reader review
'The pages of her books are coated with glue...you just can't put them down!' - ***** Reader review
'What a writer - she is amazing!' - ***** Reader review

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Killashandra thought her world had ended when she was told she would never become a concert singer. And then she met the stranger from off-world...

He said he was a Crystal Singer - one of the unique ones of the Galaxy - and when Killashandra tried to find out what a Crystal Singer was the answers were vague and obscure. All she could discover was that they were special people, shrouded in mystery, and danger, and beauty - and something altogether incomprehensible.

It was then that she decided that she too must try and become a Crystal Singer...

Ratings and reviews

I read this book (and the series) in high school fifteen years ago, and thanks to a generous gift voucher to my local book shop, I'm reading them again and it feels like visiting an old friend. It struck a chord (*facepalm* - sorry) with me as a teenager, but I think I have a deeper appreciation of the characters and story lines now. Not my favourite in the series, but a truly great read for fantasy fans.

One of my favourites: I loved every word of this, my 11th reading.

Fabulous

About the author

Anne McCaffrey was one of the world's leading science-fiction writers, and won both the Hugo and Nebula awards as well as the Margaret A. Edwards' Lifetime Achievement Literary Award. Born and raised in the US, although of Irish extraction, she spent the last years of her life in Ireland, in the heart of the Wicklow Mountains. She died in 2011 at the age of eighty-five. She is the creator of the Dragons of Pern series. Her website is www.annemccaffrey.net