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I'm very fond of the Talent series, and also the Crystal Singer trio.

Anne McCaffrey

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Anne McCaffrey
Age: 85 †
Born: 1926
Born: April 1
Died: 2011
Died: November 21
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Anne Inez McCaffrey
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Singer
Singers
Affection
Series
Trio
Talent
Trios
Also
Crystal
Crystals

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