McCaffrey took voice lessons for nine years as a kid, and took it up again later on, in her twenties. It is also set in “Federated Sentient Planets” that is featured in many of her series, but is only considered a backdrop not making all of the novels part of the same universe.Īnne McCaffrey, while taking voice lessons in Germany, was told that she would be limited in singing due to a flaw in her voice. The trilogy is the first three books, while the next two books, are a novella and a novel that was released in the late nineties. The series is made up of five books and some stories, even though the series is referred to as a trilogy. The mining of which is done by singing songs, and Heptile Guild requires perfect pitch to extract them for anyone who should want to apply. There are invaluable crystals that are vital to different things and the different productions of things. It is home to the Heptile Guild, the wealthiest and reclusive organization. The series is set on Ballybran, a planet that has permanent biohazard travel restriction on it. She expects to become a interstellar celebrity, but finds out (during a final test) that she has a flaw in her voice that will keep her from ever singing lead. The “Crystal Singer” series by award winning and best selling author Anne McCaffrey is about a character named Killashandra Ree, who spent a decade studying music and working to become a vocal soloist. As an Amazon Associate I earn money from qualifying purchases. Description /Buy link takes you to Amazon.

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