Crystal Singer Trilogy
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| Name: | Crystal Singer |
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| Creator: | Anne McCaffrey |
| Date(s): | 1982 - 1992 |
| Medium: | Books |
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The Crystal Singer trilogy is a series of science fiction novels by Anne McCaffrey: Crystal Singer (1982), Killashandra (1986), and Crystal Line (1992). The main character, Killashandra Ree, is a failed opera singer who becomes a "crystal singer" on the planet Ballybran. Ballybran has a unique mineral resource used in various essential technologies and is also home to a pathogen that infects everyone who lives there; the ones who survive can acquire some superhuman abilities.
Fandom
Crystal Singer fandom is tiny compared to the one for McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series. In terms of online fanworks fandom, fanfiction.net hosts 7 fanfics, and AO3 hosts 29 fanworks as of 2024.
1990s online fandom included MUSHes. Kris' Lair, a geocities fansite, mentions two: CrystalMUSH and Crystal Dreams MUSH. See also Gwen Morse's CrystalMUSH Page.
Example Fanworks
Fannish Resources
- The Crystal Singer Continuum
- Crystal Singer Trilogy fanfics at fanfiction.net
- Crystal Singer Trilogy fanworks at AO3
Other Resources
- Crystal Singer at TV Tropes
- Crystal Singer at Goodreads
- Crystal Singer at Wikipedia
- Crystal Singer at Internet Speculative Fiction Database