On her way home from the academy she'd spent 7 years of her life at, Angie's ship is attacked by space pirates. The captain puts her into the escape pod to keep her safe. The ship's crystal drive explodes. The closest planet is Ballybran. She must land.

A ship falls out of hyperspace at the most horrible of times, and soon the Heptite Guild is left to take care of the mess, which is complicated by the one survivor. In the process of revision, cause it sucks at the moment! Patience, pwease!

Sisika Jade was an art student on Lat'vi, untill, due to pure chance and a piece of good luck, she discovers Ballybran Crystal. Now a crystal singer, it soon becomes clear that there's something about this girl, who can sense all the colours of crystal.

On Ballybran, a new Crystal Singer named Trag undertakes his first trip to the Ranges with a more experienced cutter named Lanzecki. Pre-trilogy canon, slash.