(Found) 1990ish - strong female lead who discovers 'wizards' control electricity

[Neil]

So around 1990 I bought a book from Forbidden Planet in London (the old downstairs shop on New Oxford St). It featured a strong female lead who trekked across a land run by wizards who had hidden knowledge of electricity and hence power(pardon the pun). One such 'wizard' was in fact a brother/sister and the female lead figured out the two of them weren't that clever. I think the end of the book involved a 'star' falling from the sky and the protagonist discovered it was a satellite whose orbit had failed.

The author may have been Rebecca.....

I lost the paperback book years ago and its name has bugged me for a long time. And I always wondered if there was a sequel.

 

[Danny McG]

Welcome to Chronicles

This could be The Steerswoman by Rosemary Kirstein.
It was the first of a series ...

The Steerswoman - Wikipedia

 

[Amelia Faulkner]

That sounds awesome!

 

[Neil]

That's exactly it! And there is a series. You've made my day.

Thanks a lot

 

[Danny McG]

That's exactly it! And there is a series. You've made my day.

Thanks a lot

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