Crystal Singer
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Crystal Singer is a science fiction novel by Anne McCaffrey that follows a young woman who joins an elite, perilous guild of spacefaring crystal miners on the planet Ballybran.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Anne McCaffrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | short story "Lady in the Tower" ⓘ |
| containsElement |
alien environment
ⓘ
space travel ⓘ telepathic or psionic elements ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| explores |
cost of longevity
ⓘ
memory loss and identity issues ⓘ |
| fictionalPlanet | Ballybran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
crystal mining
ⓘ
spacefaring crystal miners ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Crystal Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Killashandra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtBy | Rowena Morrill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalDiseaseOrCondition | Ballybran symbiont infection ⓘ |
| hasFictionalOrganization | Heptite Guild NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistFormerOccupation | vocal student ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistOccupation | crystal singer ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | PS3563.A255 C7 1982 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Killashandra Ree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
paperback
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| narrativeTone |
adventurous
ⓘ
dramatic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of hazardous crystal singing profession
ⓘ
strong female protagonist in science fiction ⓘ |
| organizationFeatured | Heptite Guild NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Heptite Guild universe ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | first novel ⓘ |
| protagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| publisher | Ballantine Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherImprint | Del Rey Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Crystal Singer series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInFictionalSystem | Federated Sentient Planets universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | planet Ballybran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgenre | space opera ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
elite guild culture
ⓘ
identity and ambition ⓘ personal transformation ⓘ risk and danger ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPublication | late 20th century ⓘ |
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