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Falling Free, by Lois McMaster Bujold.
You may notice this is not one of the books I was supposed to be backtracking to review, and you would be right. I just read it yesterday.
Written in the 80s, I believe, and set in the same universe as the Miles Vorkosigan books, Falling Free feels like a much older-school sci-fi adventure, in which a scientist learns to make better moral choices. The romance is understated to the point of implausibility, but the psychology and perspective of all characters, sympathetic and not, are beautifully balanced; the plot never slows down once it picks up speed, and while it feels as though it ends "early," it was a good place for a conclusion. I just like a more drawn-out denouement (and yet, I never write them that way).
A rollicking good time. Highly recommended.
Written in the 80s, I believe, and set in the same universe as the Miles Vorkosigan books, Falling Free feels like a much older-school sci-fi adventure, in which a scientist learns to make better moral choices. The romance is understated to the point of implausibility, but the psychology and perspective of all characters, sympathetic and not, are beautifully balanced; the plot never slows down once it picks up speed, and while it feels as though it ends "early," it was a good place for a conclusion. I just like a more drawn-out denouement (and yet, I never write them that way).
A rollicking good time. Highly recommended.