Rosemary Kirstein Explained

Rosemary Kirstein
Occupation:	Writer
Nationality:	American
Genre:	Science fiction

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] 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.^[2]

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."^[3] 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.^[4]

Publications

The Steerswoman series

1. Book: . 1989 . Del Rey Books . 978-0-345-35762-5 . New York.
2. Book: 1992 . Ballantine Books . 978-0-345-36885-0 . New York . ocm27008218. ^[5]
3. Book: The Lost Steersman . 2003 . Del Rey . 978-0-345-46229-9 . New York. ^[6]
4. Book: The Language of Power . 2004 . Del Ray . 978-0-345-46835-2 . New York. ^[7]

Standalone books

• The Changes of the Dark (forthcoming)^[8]
• 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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2011-06-09 . Author's Website . 2011-06-24.
2. Web site: 2024-05-04 . Cory Doctorow Review: Rosemary Kirstein’s “The Steerswoman” . 2024-06-02 . en-US.
3. Web site: Walton . Jo . 2008-10-30 . Not only science fiction, but more science fictional than anything else: Rosemary Kirstein's Steerswoman books . 2024-06-02 . Reactor . en-US.
4. Web site: The Steerswoman . 2024-06-02 . James Nicoll Reviews.
5. Web site: 1992-09-28 . The Outskirter's Secret by Rosemary Kirstein, Rosemary Kiestein . 2024-08-08 . Publishers Weekly.
6. Web site: 2003-08-25 . THE LOST STEERSMAN by Rosemary Kirstein . 2024-08-08 . Publishers Weekly.
7. Web site: 2004-07-26 . THE LANGUAGE OF POWER by Rosemary Kirstein . 2024-08-08 . Publishers Weekly.
8. Web site: 2018-04-29 . Author blog entry 'April, the month of multiple random events' . 2018-05-26 . Rosemary Kirstein.