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| Author | Anne McCaffrey |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Crystal Singer |
| Genre | Young adult science fiction |
| Publisher | Severn House |
Publication date | February 1982 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 301 |
| ISBN | 978-0-727-82022-8 |
| OCLC | 13050511 |
| LC Class | CPB Box no. 1723 vol. 20 (Copyright Paperback Collection)[2] |
| Followed by | Killashandra |
The Crystal Singer, or Crystal Singer in the U.S., is a young adult, science fiction novel by American writer Anne McCaffrey, first published by Severn House in 1982. It features the transition by Killashandra Ree, a young woman who has failed as an operatic soloist, to the occupation of "crystal singer" on the fictional planet Ballybran. The novel is based on short stories written in 1974 and is the first book McCaffrey set in her "Crystal universe".[3]
Alternatively, Crystal Singer is a trilogy completed in 1992 and named for its first book.[3]
Doubleday and Del Rey published U.S. book club and paperback editions within a few months of the first edition in 1982.[2][3] WorldCat participating libraries report holding editions in French, Polish, and Hebrew languages, published in the 1990s.[4]
- ^ The Crystal Singer title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database lists cover artist Rob Burt for the first edition (UK) and linked cover images show the same work used on UK paperbacks. Cover artists for American editions include Dennis Meehan, first edition (Doubleday Science Fiction Book Club) and Michael Whelan, paperbacks.
- ^ a b "Crystal singer" (first U.S. paperback). Library of Congress Catalog Record. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
- ^ a b c The Crystal Universe series listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB). Retrieved 2011-11-03.
- ^ "Formats and editions of The crystal singer". WorldCat. Retrieved 2012-11-01.