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The Mountains Of Mourning

by Lois McMaster Bujold · 1989 · 112 pages

Part of the Vorkosigan Saga (Publication) series

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Twenty-year-old Ensign Miles Vorkosigan plays detective in a murder case, and tests the balance of power as a member of the Barrayaran nobility.

Locus Poll Award Nominee, Nebula Award Winner, Hugo Award Winner, SF Chronicle Poll Nominee.

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Genre
science fictionspace operamysteryfantasywar and military
Themes
politics
Subject
science
Audience
young adult
Length
short · 112 pages
Form
short storiesnovella

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