Anne McCaffrey Gift Pack: Crystal Singer & Killashandra

Crystal Singer #1-2

by Anne McCaffrey

Adrienne Barbeau reads from McCaffrey's best-selling classics, The Crystal Singer and Killashandra, which chronicle the adventures of Crystal Singer Killashandra Ree. Books available.

Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction

Audio Cassette

Published January 1, 1992

About the author

Anne Inez McCaffrey was an American writer known for the Dragonriders of Pern science fiction series. She was the first woman to win a Hugo Award for fiction (Best Novella, Weyr Search, 1968) and the first to win a Nebula Award (Best Novella, Dragonrider, 1969). Her 1978 novel The White Dragon became one of the first science-fiction books to appear on the New York Times Best Seller list.
In 2005 the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America named McCaffrey its 22nd Grand Master, an annual award to living writers of fantasy and science fiction. She was inducted by the Science Fiction Hall of Fame on 17 June 2006. She also received the Robert A. Heinlein Award for her work in 2007.

Reviews

[Christina Sinisi · Rating 4 out of 5]

So, here's the thing...I've read these books--years ago. However, I just finished First Fall and wanted a record of that but there's no entry. So, I figure this is okay.

I enjoy the series, what can I say? One of the few sets of books I've read more than once in my lifetime...Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and the Dragonriders of Pern.

[Hilary · Rating 3 out of 5]

5 stars for the story, 2.5 stars for the narrator. This is the first time I've had to slow down a professional narrator: there was no pacing, and she seemed to think that "abridged" meant she had to race through the words to finish in time.

[Melanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good tale about a young woman learning about what it is to be a crystal singer. Wonderful drama and a great read or listen.