text: The story of the Songmaster occurs in a future human empire , and follows Ansset , a beautiful young boy whose perfect singing voice has the power of amplifying people 's emotions , making him both a potential healer and destroyer .
simplified: The story of the Songmaster occurs in a future human empire , and follows Ansset , a young boy whose singing voice has the power of making people 's feelings stronger . This makes him both a possible healer and destroyer .