Rosemary Kirstein is the author of the Steerswoman series, beginning with The Steerswoman and The Outskirter's Secret, re-released in a combined edition as The Steerswoman's Road. Volume 3, The Lost Steersman, was published in September 2003, and Volume 4, The Language of Power, in September 2004, all from Del Rey Books. Work is underway on Volume 5. Kirstein's short fiction has appeared in Asimov's and in Aboriginal SF. You can follow her blog at www.rosemarykirstein.com, or on Facebook. She tweets random non sequiturs on Twitter as @rkirstein.