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Crystal Line by McCaffrey, Anne is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Crystal Line about?

From 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. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information,

Who reads Crystal Line?

Author

McCaffrey, Anne

Publisher

Del Rey

Published

1985

Language

EN

Category

science

Subjects

Fantasy, Fiction

Rating

4.7 / 5 (2,665 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14