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~ Anne Mccaffrey (Author), Michael Whelan (Illustrator) "Winters on Ballybran were generally mild, so the fury of the first spring storms as they howled across the land was ever unexpected..." (more)
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This sequel to McCaffrey's Crystal Singer continues the story of Killashandra Ree, a failed musician whose perfect pitch has given her entree to the glamorous but dangerous profession of mining and cutting rare, valuable crystal. She is grateful for a new assignment that takes her off the oppressive crystal world of Ballybran, but when she arrives on Optheria to replace and tune the crystals of a famous organ, she steps into a new adventure. Abducted by the very subversives she had been trying to help, she eventually falls in love with one of her kidnappers and manages to uncover the Optherian Elders' subliminal brainwashing that had held the population captive and docile. Although the novel only comes alive during Killashandra's life in the islands, McCaffrey's many fans should enjoy this romantic adventure. Major ad/promo. December 2
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YA Crystal singer Killashandra Ree is desperate to get off the crystal-mining planet of Ballybran, so she takes what at first sounds like a routine assignment replacing a shattered crystal in the main Sensory Organ on planet Optheria. While she is there she is also to find out why Optherians never leave the planet. She is kidnapped and marooned on an isolated island, but escapes, only to encounter her handsome kidnapper Lars Dahl, with whom she eventually falls in love. From Lars she discovers that the Optherian Sensory Organ is not only a musical instrument, but that it also uses subliminal suggestion to keep Optherians from wanting to leave their planet or oppose the planet's rulers. Together they plan sabotage. In this sequel to Crystal Singer (Ballantine, 1982), McCaffrey returns to the more romantic vein of her dragon novels. Killashandra is bratty, feisty and independent. Lars is big and lovable, sometimes shrewd, sometimes simple. They make an unlikely and not always convincing pair. Otherwise, the book is a satisfying adventure for those who like their science fiction spiced with humor. Betsy Shorb, PGCMLS, Md.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Del Rey; 1st THUS edition (November 12, 1986)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0345316002
  • ISBN-13: 978-0345316004
  • Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
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polly tree, subliminal units, crystal manual, crystal singer, radiant fluid, subliminal conditioning, crystal resonance, shuttle port, crystal singing, catering area, organ console, subliminal manipulation, catering unit, crystal dust, scout ship, crystal drive, harbor master, crystal shards, black crystal, organ loft, white crystal
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Lars Dahl, Elder Ampris, Killashandra Ree, Heptite Guild, Elder Torkes, Angel Island, Captain Dahl, Olav Dahl, Federated Council, Summer Festival, Elder Pentrom, Pearl Fisher, Bar Island, Guild Master, Captain Festinel, Federated Sentient Planets, Corish von Mittelstern, North Harbor, Piper Facility, Trag Morfane, Administration Officer, Guildmember Ree, Guildmember Trag, Optherian Council, Wing Harbor
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4.0 out of 5 stars Enthralled...no pun intended., November 25, 1999
By "leda_au" (Balmain, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
I was very impressed with the Crystal Singer trilogy - although I loved Pern etc, I always found them to be a little simplistic in terms of characterisation, motivation etc, a little lacking in maturity. I think Killashandra was a superb novel, but I think that all three of this series are best read as a trilogy...e.g. it's all very well to lay the warnings of memory loss in The Crystal Singer, and to feel the menace of such occupational hazards over the first two books, quite another to see (and experience, I guess) such crises in the third book. A unique trilogy, that made each element an essential element of the whole. Killashandra And Lars Dahl were extremely skillfully visualised characters (with a deftness in their creation I hadn't given Anne MaCaffrey credit for, shamefully) with very human strengths and weaknesses - never stereotyped in the sorrowful way of many sci/fi characters. Not to say they were always likeable! The singing trade was admirably conjured too....I'd appreciate response!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Perhaps a little too perfect..., January 10, 1998
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A somewhat limpid followup to Crystal Singer, Killashandra focuses on the Crystal Singer Ree as she journeys to distant Optheria on an assignment to repair the Optherian organ-and spy on the planet.

The Optherian Elders are panicked- it seems that a musician named Comgail has shattered the main manual for the grand Organ, which is vital to the annual Summer Festival (which naturally brings in large revenues from the tourism). Killashandra, as an experienced pianist and crystal singer, must not only repair the organ but spy in Optheria.

Curiously, Optheria is a perfect world. It is the picture of prim and proper, a planet of chastity. But no one ever leaves Optheria, even though there are hundreds of other planets to see.

As Killashandra explores, she discovers new love and a dark, startling secret. Optheria's Elders are using the organs to subliminate and brainwash the populace, making them docile and ruthlessly suppressing any opposition from the rebel islands. Furthermore, Killashandra finds herself in a terrible dilemna: for to leave Optheria, she must consign the man she loves to trial...

Killashandra follows in the same style as its predecessor, Crystal Singer. Our heroine Killashandra Ree is a bratty, melodramatic soprano courting the audience with her flashy on-off stage dialogue and actions.

The story begins some time after Crystal Singer: it is here that the one value that should have been repeated appears. Killashandra is ruined: her black crystal claim has been destroyed, a sickness rages through her veins, and she must leave the man she loves to save him. But it is soon that her despair ends and an all-too perfect story begins.

Right off the bat Killashandra is the perfect heroine with no flaws except her self-centered personality (which is actually a good attribute in this story!). She sweeps into the scene, disrupts a dinner with the leaders of a foreign planet, and sweeps out to greet some delicacies that were placed in her room in the hopes they would satisfy her insatiable needs. Every move Killashandra makes is absolutely perfect and flawless, as are those of Lars Dahl. The rest of the cast, with few exceptions, is positively ludicrous.

With the exception of Killashandra's character (which, as a side note, was better in Crystal Singer but not by much and dramatically improves in Crystal Line) and the perfect plot line, there are quite a few "goodies" in here. McCaffrey's weaving is clear, and enjoyable to read. Though I didn't find the island scenes enjoyable to read, many others have. Furthermore, there is also the usual "dark secret to the perfect paradise" plot. Very good, but as a whole not as good as Crystal Singer was. Certainly there is room for improvement in this one.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fly with Killa !, January 16, 2005
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This has got to be one of my all time favorite characters in SCI-FI.
Anne Mccaffrey has a fine sense of detail without smothering you in them.
This book is eclipsed only by one other similar book, it's predicessor Crystal Singer. Buy them, buy them all.
Crystal Singer, Killashandra, Crystal Line.
Read and thrill with Killa as I do.

Ramjet
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3.0 out of 5 stars 70% Romance Novel, 30% Sci-Fi
This story by Anne McCaffrey is part two of the Crystal Singer trilogy. I have to admit that I liked the first novel much better. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars killasandra
As with all Anne McAffrey books this is a fine work. The Crystal Singers are a breed apart, the planet on which they work the crystal from has a deadly secret. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Shane G. Pearce

4.0 out of 5 stars Fly away with me
"Killashandra" is the exciting sequel to Anne McCaffrey's "Crystal Singer." Killashandra Ree,who has become a musical mistress on the dangerous planet Ballybran, must secure a... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Science Fantasy at its best
If you haven't read everything she's written, at least give it a try.....
I have.....
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5.0 out of 5 stars 2nd In Series
I read all 3 books in one weekend. I could not put them down. Some of the most imaginative, creative storytelling, but then it is Anne McCaffrey. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not Free SF Reader
The problem with the whole crystal singing gig is that you can lose your mind. Here, the protagonist has other problems. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable read
This was a very enjoyable read. This is one of Anne's last good books. I recommend it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Killashandra
Another series to collect for my library. This is the last one I needed. Like McCaffrey's tales a lot.
Published on January 9, 2007 by Scott Moulton

5.0 out of 5 stars My First Anne McCaffrey Read, but Not My Last
This is the first novel I have read by Anne McCaffrey, but I was so impressed that it will not be my last. Read more
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