Is the first novel in The Steerswoman series. Steerswomen, and a very few steersmen, are members of an order dedicated to discovering and disseminating knowledge. Although they are foremost navigators of the high seas, s...Is the first novel in The Steerswoman series. Steerswomen, and a very few steersmen, are members of an order dedicated to discovering and disseminating knowledge. Although they are foremost navigators of the high seas, steerswomen are also explorers and cartographers upon land as well as sea.