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CRussel · 05-20-2016, 01:26 AM

Hi, everyone. As the nominator of this book, and as the person who suggested we invite the author, Rosemary Kirstein, to join us, I thought I'd provide just a very brief introduction to Ms. Kirstein. She'll be checking in periodically, and I sincerely hope having her here will facilitate a good discussion, not stifle it. (And she's assured me that she wants to hear honest thoughts and NOT inhibit the discussion.)

Rosemary Kirstein was born, raised, worked, and lives on the East Coast of the US. She's been, variously, a musician, songwriter, folk singer, computer programmer, IT professional, and writer. Her first published book was The Steerswoman, published in 1989, followed by The Outskirter's Secret(1992), The Lost Steersman (2003), and The Language of Power (2003). There are two additional books planned and in progress in the series.

I personally first discovered The Steerswoman in 1989 or early 1990, and read the others pretty much as soon as I could get my hands on them. I proposed the book for this month's Science Fiction category because I firmly believe this is SF, not Fantasy, and because I hoped it would be both approachable and thought/discussion provoking.

If you like to read reviews of the books we're discussing, I suggest Jo Walton's review.

And now, I retire for a bit to let the first round of discussion begin.

05-20-2016, 01:26 AM	#2
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,296 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Author Introduction Hi, everyone. As the nominator of this book, and as the person who suggested we invite the author, Rosemary Kirstein, to join us, I thought I'd provide just a very brief introduction to Ms. Kirstein. She'll be checking in periodically, and I sincerely hope having her here will facilitate a good discussion, not stifle it. (And she's assured me that she wants to hear honest thoughts and NOT inhibit the discussion.) Rosemary Kirstein was born, raised, worked, and lives on the East Coast of the US. She's been, variously, a musician, songwriter, folk singer, computer programmer, IT professional, and writer. Her first published book was The Steerswoman, published in 1989, followed by *The Outskirter's Secret(1992), The Lost Steersman* (2003), and The Language of Power (2003). There are two additional books planned and in progress in the series. I personally first discovered The Steerswoman in 1989 or early 1990, and read the others pretty much as soon as I could get my hands on them. I proposed the book for this month's Science Fiction category because I firmly believe this is SF, not Fantasy, and because I hoped it would be both approachable and thought/discussion provoking. If you like to read reviews of the books we're discussing, I suggest Jo Walton's review. And now, I retire for a bit to let the first round of discussion begin.