science fiction book about singing school

[dthshop]

i read this about 25 years ago. young man selected for singing school. his life as he learns and then grows old and loses ability to sing

 

[TheDustyZebra]

I believe you're looking for "Songmaster", by Orson Scott Card.

 

[dthshop]

thanks book is The Songmaster by orson scott card. what are his other books like. i thought this was rather unique in science fiction books

 

[TheDustyZebra]

Well, Ender's Game is a classic, and there's an entire series after it. Not at all the same thing, though. I have some others but can't bring them to mind at the moment. I'll have to get back to you on that, unless someone else does first. Songmaster is definitely unique.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Darn I knew this one. (Maps in a Mirror is Card's collected short work including the original Songmaster novella - if you like Card I'd highly recommend it.)

 

[monkeypooper]

For me its got to be his Homecoming series i likethe Ender series but i prefer post apocalyptic

 

[Mirannan]

Well, the Crystal Singer series by Anne McCaffrey might qualify for this trope.