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Crystal Line (original 1992; edition 1993)

by Anne Mccaffrey

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Title:Crystal Line
Authors:Anne Mccaffrey
Info:Del Rey (1993), Mass Market Paperback, 320 pages
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Crystal Line by Anne McCaffrey (1992)

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Oddly for a fantasy fan, I had never read a solo Anne McCaffrey book. I happened upon this one on CD and mostly listened to it while walking to and from work. However, part of the way through the second CD I got back to my apartment and was so interested in what would happen next that I couldn't turn it off. The woman reading it did an excellent job and the story was intriguing (part fantasy, slight romance). Now that I know this is book 3, it makes sense that I was slightly confused in places; the passage of time was a bit confusing, and I was a little lost when what seemed to be well-known concepts were discussed, but was able to keep up fairly well. I'll be looking for the first two in the series. ( )
  Krumbs | Mar 31, 2013 |
I enjoyed this when I read it, though I do not recall much about it now. It was decent, but not amazing. ( )
  Karlstar | Jan 22, 2012 |
Okay, despite a few negative comments I have read about this book, I decided to read it...after all, it's the third in a series that I do enjoy and that I have reread several times.

So, on to the book...

I don't think it's on a par with the first two books, "Crystal Singer" and "Killashandra", but I enjoyed it anyway. There were some loose ends that I wish had been resolved, but I can live with that.

Worth a read? Yes. A reread? Perhaps. ( )
  fuzzi | Dec 10, 2011 |
Killashandra's no longer young, and the amnesia that preys on Crystal Singers has definitely set in. The conclusion of the Crystal series is probably my least favorite - mostly because McCaffrey does such a good job of portraying crystal singing's long-term effects - Killashandra is whiney, selfish and cold. Unfortunately for most of the book.

What is fun, and which I'd forgotten, is the intersection of the Crystal series with the Brainships. ( )
  SunnySD | Aug 3, 2011 |
CRYSTAL SINGER
  rustyoldboat | May 28, 2011 |
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    CRYSTAL'S PRICE

When Killashandra Ree joined the mysterious Heptite Guild, she knew that she would be forever changed. Crystal singing brought ecstasy and pain, near-eternal life ... and gradual loss of memory.

But Killashandra had a lot of painful memories she could afford to lose. Forgetting other signers' names and faces and needing a locator to find her own apartment were only small annoyances.

What she hadn't counted on was the loneliness she felt when her heart still remembered what her mind had forgotten ..

Fortunately, someone still cared enough to try to salvage what was left of Killashandra's mind. But she would have to learn to open herself - to another person, and to all her unpleasant memories ....
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Taking a deep breath, Killahandra touched the black crystal to the opalescent material, quiveringly ready to drop forceps and all at any sign that the black was going to react.

The black shaft was ingested so swiftly that her reflexes had no time to respond. Forceps, crystal and her gloved hand were all pulled into the sudden maelstrom of frenzied, turbulent patterns that cascaded down the opalescence and flowed through Killashandra with such devastating force that she felt her death was imminent. 
Her whole life flashed across her mind, pushign her down into black oblivion.
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"A treat for long-time McCaffrey fans, a good read and a satisfying look at one of the most haunting facets of the crystal singers' profession."
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When Killashandra Ree joined the mysterious Heptite Guild, she knew that she would be forever changed. Crystal singing brought ecstasy and pain, near-eternal life...and gradual loss of memory. What she hadn't counted on was the loneliness she felt when her heart still remembered what her mind had forgotten. Fortunately, someone still cared enough to try to salvage what was left of Killashandra's mind. But she would have to learn to open herself--to another person, and to all her unpleasant memories.

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Crystal singer Killashandra Ree doesn't mind the gradual loss of memory that her crystal mining job brings, until someone else cares enough to try to salvage what's left of her mind.

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