Yaleen
An omnibus edition of The Book of the River, The Book of the Stars and The Book of Being.
Yaleen, the river-woman, has always been involved with "the black current", a strip of black running along the centre of the river that separates the eastern bank from the mysterious western side. No one is really sure what the black current is, but the people sense that it is alive and powerful, as it allows only women into the river and brings madness and death to men who enter more than once. Longing to experience that freedom, Yaleen drinks of the black current and joins the River Guild. But when her brother Capsi discovers a way to cross to the forbidden western side, Yaleen is caught in the middle of a battle that could end the world.
Ian Watson
Ian Watson (born 1943) is a British science fiction author.
The Books of the Black Current
The Books of the Black Current consists of three primary books, and includes two additional books that complement the series but are not considered mandatory reads. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
