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The Steerswoman (The Steerswoman #1)

Rosemary Kirstein

Paperback | Pages: 279 pages

Rating: 3.98 | 2137 Users | 258 Reviews

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Title	:	The Steerswoman (The Steerswoman #1)
Author	:	Rosemary Kirstein
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 279 pages
Published	:	August 13th 1989 by Del Rey Books
Categories	:	Fantasy. Science Fiction. Fiction. Science Fiction Fantasy

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The Steerswoman is the first novel in the Steerswoman series. Steerswomen, and a very few Steersmen, are members of an order dedicated to discovering and disseminating knowledge. Although they are foremost navigators of the high seas, Steerswomen are also explorers and cartographers upon land as well as sea. With one exception, they are pledged to always answer any question put to them with as truthful a response as is possible within their own limitations. However, they also require anyone of whom they ask questions to respond in the same manner, upon penalty of the Steerswomen's ban; those under the ban do not receive answers from the steerswomen.

In this novel, Rowan is a Steerswoman who is interested in some strange jewels which have been found distributed in an unusual pattern. These jewels are made of strange materials bonded onto metal. Some think that such jewels are magically produced.

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Original Title:	The Steerswoman
ISBN:	0345357620 (ISBN13: 9780345357625)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	The Steerswoman #1
Literary Awards:	Locus Award Nominee for Best First Novel (1990), Compton Crook Award Nominee (1990)

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It is my intention that you read this series (as I write this, I'm on book four). That The Steerswoman series has flown under the radar for decades throughout its rollout, and yet is better than most fantasy published, is revealing, and a confirmation of the unjust bias and lack of support that too many authors face. We can argue to what degree, but it is. I'm planning to write more about this series if/when I have the chance, and will review the first book alongside the second here, which will

The Steerswoman is the first book of a series, focusing on the explorations of a steerswoman. The steerswomen seek after knowledge wherever they go: learning about local customs, drawing maps, and passing on their knowledge. If a steerswoman asks you a question, you must answer; if you do not, they will place you under a ban, and no steerswoman will ever answer your questions again. Rowan has been a steerswoman long enough that it's baked into her through and through, and she loves her work --

I enjoyed the heck out of this book. It's solidly written, and a swords-and-(sort of ...) sorcery book with two intelligent female protagonists teaming up to investigate a mystery? Sign me up, please. Rowan's logical mind and Bel's skills as a warrior complement each other perfectly, and what could have been an ordinary relationship in which the educated woman continually (and tediously) imparts wisdom to the barbarian is in fact a relationship of equals, with the two women learning from each



This was such an enjoyable read. Rowan, the main character, is entertaining, engaging, and believable. She is the Steerswoman of the title, and her curiosity is piqued when she encounters blue jewels unlike any others she has come across in a variety of places. She wonders where they came from, and how the came to be so scattered across the world. She can't quite work it out, but as she investigates she realises that someone really doesn't want her to know.And knowledge, the gaining and the

This was really intriguing. A society of female scientists in a fantasy setting is a brilliant premise, and the writing was brisk and straightforward. Elements of it had a very 'sword and sorcery' feel to it, but the ending promised a more epic scope going forward. I definitely want to check out the other books in this series.

This entire book is one long passage of disbelief, or perhaps rather a passage of ignorance. In either case, the facts become obvious to the reader in short order, and we have to wade through a tedious travelogue while waiting for the protagonist to figure it out.