Crystal Line
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4.7 • 157 Ratings
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
Crystal had destroyed Killashandra’s memory, and only crystal could restore it—if she dared!
When Killashandra Ree joined the mysterious Heptite Guild, she knew that she would be forever changed. Crystal singing brought ecstasy and pain, near-eternal life . . . and gradual loss of memory. What she hadn’t counted on was the loneliness she felt when her heart still remembered what her mind had forgotten. Fortunately, someone still cared enough to try to salvage what was left of Killashandra’s mind. But she would have to learn to open herself—to another person, and to all her unpleasant memories.
“A treat for long-time McCaffrey fans, a good read and a satisfying look at one of the most haunting facets of the crystal singers’ profession.”—Locus
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
McCaffrey again explores the effects of institutionalized memory loss on a culture in the third volume of a series that began with Crystal Singer . Killashandra Ree, one of the rare individuals with perfect pitch who can find and cut the Ballybran crystals on which much of the galaxy's economy is based, turns away from her lover and partner Lars Dahl when he becomes head of the Heptite Guild and, to her discomfort, moves to bring some order into the workings of the organization that controls the crystal trade. In order to work with crystal one must adapt to a symbiotic organism that heals humans rapidly and prolongs life; as a side effect, those who handle crystal lose their memories, forgetting the locations of good mining sites as well as the identities of their friends and lovers. While Lars undertakes various projects to overcome this disability, Killashandra has an off-planet fling. Eventually she reconciles herself to change, finding possible salvation for them all. As lacking in coherence as a crystal singer's life and bereft of interesting characters, this episodic McCaffrey effort is a major disappointment.
Customer Reviews
Fitting Conclusion
One of my favorite series. Fun and vivid characters, engaging story, and fluid pacing draws you in and keeps you immersed. A fitting conclusion to a strong trilogy. Highly recommended.
Great read!
I’ve gone back an re-read this series every few years since it was first written. I can’t say that about any other book.
Wonderful characters, vivid storyline, fun to read. One of the things I especially like here is that tension in this series is mostly between the characters themselves or their environment, and not some suppressive villain with no backstory. That depressing trend is a far to common cheep writing gimmick, brought on by writers and publishers who can’t think of anything original. This author drips with ingenuity and graces us with plot that rises above those needlessly condescending and needless tricks.
Shame
I just bought the first book and was happy to find this here and was gonna look for the last book Killishandra. i think was the title but its not even listed. and now i find out that this one has problems. I am a little ticked off at this news. i would post on her page about the errors but i already did it with one of my other favs of hers that is also here and it has some minor errors. but nothing happened. oh well guess i will have to go down and dust off my books if i want to read the last two.