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Title: Wonderful as much for what it isn't as what it is.
Review: Somehow Bujold has contrived to write a Space Opera that isn't about battles, a Political Intrigue novel that isn't bogged down in machinations, and (most improbably), a Star-Crossed Lovers romance that doesn't include any of the standard clichés.The woman isn't an ingénue, needing rescue by the world-weary warrior. The warrior doesn't fumble over his declarations of love. Neither of them is searching for someone to make them whole. This kind of parity isn't seen often enough in life, let alone in romantic fiction.Oh, one more little thing: The story happens to be wonderfully written, with a subtle command of the language that makes the book fast-paced without being rushed.
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