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Book Review of Ethan of Athos (Miles Vorkosigan, Bk 3)

Ethan of Athos (Miles Vorkosigan, Bk 3)
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A planet inhabited only by men
But now there's a problem. Some of the 200-year-old uterine cultures are no longer fertile, and others are quickly deteriorating. The Population Council has ordered 450 new uterine cultures from a biological supply house on a distant planet. However, when they finally arrive, Ethan discovers they're all dead. The Council quickly presses Ethan into taking off a year from his job and his live-in boyfriend to locate a new supplier so he sets off on his quest.

Homicidal spies, a genetic mutant . . . and women!
Naturally, everything goes wrong from the time Ethan lands on a transit point called Kline Station. He is plunged into a bewildering adventure involving a team of homicidal spies from the notorious Cetagandan Empire, a genetic mutant they're pursuing, the obsessively fastidious staff of Kline Station, and . . . women! One named Quinn proves to be Ethan's protector, but he's terrified of her. After all, she's a woman!