by Rosemary Kirstein
I'd been hearing for years about The Steerswoman as a thoughtful fantasy book deeply beloved by a lot of people whose taste I respect. I finally got around to reading it, and I wasn't disappointed in the least. Rowan and Bel are fascinating, three-dimensional characters, and so is everyone else, e...
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"If you ask, she will answer. If she asks, you must reply. A steerswoman will speak only the truth to you, as long as she knows it—and you must do the same for her" - it's an interesting premise, and it brings a lot of great questions out about the truth, the nature of truth, and what it means.The b...
An omnibus containing The Steerswoman and The Outskirter's Secret.An enjoyable world, with very interesting cultures.However, from the first book I kept having flashbacks to Sharon Shinn's Samaria series, and so I am not surprised at the things that the Steerswoman keeps discovering.Looking forward ...
An omnibus containing The Steerswoman and The Outskirter's Secret.An enjoyable world, with very interesting cultures.However, from the first book I kept having flashbacks to Sharon Shinn's Samaria series, and so I am not surprised at the things that the Steerswoman keeps discovering.Looking forward ...
This is an omnibus edition of "The Steerswoman" and "The Outskirter's Secret."Kirstein's 'Steerswoman' series had been highly recommended to me - and did not disappoint in the slightest. It's fun, well-crafted, well-characterized adventure with an original set-up and believable culture(s). Rowan is ...