perelgut@utai.UUCP (Stephen Perelgut) (11/25/85)
<net.sf-lovers is no longer transmitted to eastern Canadian sites> I've just finished Killashandra, Anne McCaffrey's new book. Consider this a mini-review. The book is another story from the life of the title character, originally from Crystal Singer. The story is about a trip she takes to install new crystal on a multi-sensory organ on a distant planet. Almost none of it is based on Ballybran, which is a crime since that's what made Crystal Singer so magical. I won't get into more plot details. The characters are as flawed as ever, much worse than anything McCaffrey has ever done. The book has very little to offer outside of one vaguely interesting culture that is incredibly derivative of an earthside stereotype of a culture. On a scale of -4 to +4, I'd give the book +1. Mainly because I like Killashandra from before and I have fond memories of Crystal Singer. At $23.95 in hardcover, borrow it, get it for Xmas, or wait for the paperback. P.S. I recently read Footfall if anyone wants to hear about that. -- Stephen Perelgut Computer Systems Research Institute, University of Toronto