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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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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Anne McCaffrey notableWork Crystal Singer