Rosemary Kirstein

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. The first four novels in Steerswoman series were originally published by Del Rey Books, but the rights have since reverted to the author and the books re-published independently.

Style and Themes
Her work is often characterized as Science Fantasy. Jo Walton describes the Steerswoman series as "not only science fiction, but more science fictional than anything else." Cory Doctorow says of The Steerswoman, "even the book's genre is a riddle that you'll have enormous great fun solving." The Steerswoman series addresses themes of technological development, inter-species interaction, and distribution of knowledge.

Novels

 * The Steerswoman (1989)
 * The Outskirter's Secret (1992)
 * The Lost Steersman (2003)
 * The Language of Power (2004)
 * The Changes of the Dark (forthcoming)
 * The City in the Crags (forthcoming)