This is fiction for readers who appreciate clever world-building and surprises as much as they like action and character.

Hurray The Lost Steersman is the third book in the Steerswoman series by Rosemary. Especially well done is the scene where she grasps the concept of programming, then proceeds to work out the steps of a list of instructions on dragons to fool a herd of the deadly beasts. So Ive finally finished one of the books on my TBR challenge list. Kirstein deftly captures the joy of Rowan's 'eureka' moments as she learns to view magical power in a revolutionary way. Rowan needs to learn all she can about Slado and his allies-but that means avoiding Donner's current wizard, Jannik, and working with William, a runaway wizard's apprentice who has secrets of his own. FYI:Kirstein's two previous novels have been reissued in one volume, The Steerswoman's Road (Forecasts, June 16). Kirstein's striking portrait of an innovative woman who is scientist, judge, historian and adventurer makes for a good, thought-provoking read. Rowan knows the Guidestar was destroyed by the master wizard Slado, once Kieran's apprentice, but the generation-old issue has now become even more important, because Slado recently used Guidestar magic to destroy three Outskirter tribes. When she offends some powerful wizards, the story really takes off. Steerswoman Rowan, who travels the world collecting and disseminating information, has come to Donner to investigate the wizard Kieran, who died 42 years earlier when an orbiting Guidestar, responsible for clearing land for the nomadic Outskirters' herds, fell from the sky. How do you find a person you have never seen, or have never hea.

(2003), Kirstein's highly entertaining fourth book in her Steerswomen series offers plenty of humor and intrigue while seamlessly blending fantasy and SF. Read 165 reviews from the world's largest community for readers.

The Lost Steersman by Rosemary Kirstein