Rosemary Kirstein

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Rosemary Kirstein is an American science fiction writer. She has written four novels in the Steerswoman's series and two more are in the works. She currently lives in Connecticut, near Springfield, Massachusetts. [1]

Science fiction genre of fiction

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Contents

Kirstein did not consider writing her "day job", and thus produced work at a slow rate, until she left that day job. [2]

Novels

<i>The Steerswoman</i> book by Rosemary Kirstein

The Steerswoman is a 1989 fantasy/science fiction novel by Rosemary Kirstein. It follows the journey of Rowan, who is a Steerswoman in an age that is just beginning to gain technology and advancement, though most don’t understand it and those who do hoard the knowledge amongst themselves. A Steerswoman is a traveling scholar looking to supplement as well as share their knowledge. They are required to answer any question put to them by anyone and in turn, any question they ask must be answered truthfully, or the questioner will be placed under a ban where no Steerswoman will ever answer a question from them again. There are two groups that commonly pay little attention to the Steerswoman’s ban, those being wizards, who refuse to share their magical secrets, and Outskirters, who, as their name suggests, live on the outskirts of civilization and aren’t really familiar with Steerswomen or their customs.

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References

  1. ↑ "Blog entry for 9th June 2011". 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
  2. ↑ "Blog entry for 4th December 2015". 2015-12-04. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
  3. ↑ Kirstein, Rosemary (2018) [2004]. The Language of Power (paperback reissue). pp. 276–279. ISBN   9780991354672.
  4. ↑ "Author blog entry "April, the month of multiple random events"". 2018-04-29. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
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