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Crystal Singer

By: Anne McCaffrey
Narrated by: Adrienne Barbeau
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Publisher's summary

Experience the first Killashandra Ree adventure, in which the indomitable Killa overcomes disappointment in one career by diving into a much more exciting one. Filled with suspense, anguish, romance, and intrigue, this distinctive adventure is one of Anne McCaffrey's best.

©1991 Anne McCaffrey (P)1991 Dove Audio, Inc.

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Good story, poor audio

I enjoyed the story. the narrator did a good job. the audio quality was like listening through a tube in a brick wall.

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Ann McCaffrey books are Exellent reading.

The books of Ann McCaffrey are great! there full of adventure and her imagination is outstanding. I got all 3 Cristal Singer books and her collection of Pern.i highly recommended her books they will keep you entertained.

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AUDIOBOOK IS SO CUT OUT THAT BOOK IS BARELY READ

BOTH THE CRYSTAL SINGER & KILLASHANDRA AUDIOBOOKS ARE SO CHOPPED & CUT UP THAT THE BOOK IS HARDLY...RECOGNIZEABLE. SO MUCH OF THE BOOK IS LEFT COMPLETELY OUT OF THE READING. I WAS EXTREMELY DISSAPPOINTED...AND HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR A COMPLETE " " UNABRIDGED" AUDIOBOOK RECORDING THAT I COULD PURCHASE TO REPLACE THE CHOPPED UP AUDIBLE VERSION...

The Crystal Singer Trilogy by Anne McCaffrey, The Crystal Singer, Killashandra, Crystal Line, is one of my all time favorite collections that is as memorable as JJR Tolkien's The Hobbit, Mary Stewart's The Crystal Cave Merlin Trilogy, the Star Wars Trilogy in Books & Movies, and Dragonlance Chronicles books...

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Short version

This version is a very short story, significant amount of the book is not included

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Abridged version.

The narration sounded like an old rushed radio story, as though through a tube. I really like the story but this was an abridged version.

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the audio recording is poor and rushed.

I have always enjoyed this book. poor recording, speaker going too fast. I had to slow the playback time. I wondered a few times if this was abridged.

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Crystal Singer

I wish the story hadn't been abridged. Otherwise it was very good, the performance was well done with a pleasant voice to listen to.

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Wish it wasn't unabridged

Just say no to unabridged! So much information missed... so sad to miss so much character background.

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Abridged

Abridging McCaffrey is an abomination. If I had realized this was abridged, I would have NOT bought it. HOWEVER,
McCaffrey never fails and the performance was flawless.

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Abridged version sucks, narrator is even worse.

One of my all time favorite books was mangled. Narrators voice grates the nerves. Pity.

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