One of my favorite books growing up, I may even prefer it to the Pern books in many ways.

I loved how realized and detailed the world of Ballybran felt while reading it and I remember wanting to be a Crystal Singer myself (though I don't have anywhere near perfect pitch), and I probably would have accepted being one of the support staff.

I do remember finding Killashandra Ree to be both annoying and at times unsympathetic in many ways, but believable as a diva so she felt like a real and natural character and I wanted her to succeed and felt very caught up in her story. ( )

One of McCaffrey's best outside of the Pern series. MUCH better than Acorna. ( )

I enjoyed this book and also the other two books in the series, Killashandra and Crystal Line. ( )

I loved how this book combined the art of singing with the science of geology.

Disgruntled voice student quits school and joins glamorous-for-some-reason guild of irascible miners. Fits in perfectly. ( )