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.

Rosemary Kirstein
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	American
Genre	Science fiction
Website
www.rosemarykirstein.com

Style and themes

Kirstein's 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.

Publications

The Steerswoman series

1. The Steerswoman. New York: Del Rey Books. 1989. ISBN 978-0-345-35762-5.
2. The Outskirter's Secret. New York: Ballantine Books. 1992. ISBN 978-0-345-36885-0. OCLC 27008218.
3. The Lost Steersman. New York: Del Rey. 2003. ISBN 978-0-345-46229-9.
4. The Language of Power. New York: Del Ray. 2004. ISBN 978-0-345-46835-2.

Standalone books

• The Changes of the Dark (forthcoming)
• The City in the Crags (forthcoming)

External links

• Author's official website
• "Not only science fiction, but more science fictional than anything else: Rosemary Kirstein’s Steerswoman books" (review by Jo Walton)
• "The Steerswoman Series by Rosemary Kirstein" (review)
• "Rosemary Kirstein's The Steerswoman" (review by Kate Nepveu)