The weakest so far in the Vorkosigan saga but still pretty good, somewhat squanders it's premise but doesn't completely, feels like the most typically and tropey sci-fi of this authors works I've read so far. Better than I was expecting though. 7/10 rounded up.

Read once before. The second time is the one in the read dates.

"...he had recovered enough of his native tone of mind to begin serious worrying about his predicament, although not yet enough physical energy to try doing anything about it." (Relatable.)

A fun adventure story. Bujold has an interesting take on the single-gender-planet concept. I like how she depicts prejudice both within and against Athosian society, and allows you to sympathize with a character whose dreams are bound up in that society despite its problematic censorship policies and propaganda. I also enjoyed the bit where

Spoiler

Ethan speculates on all the ways telepathy could be used in healthcare, contrary to typical expectations of using it for spycraft.

Sexto librito del universo Vorkosigan y este centrado en un nuevo personaje, Ethan, y la peculiar condición de su planeta en el que solo hay cishombres.
Es un libro de intrigas a la par de exploración del concepto de cuidados y maternidad comúnmente asociados a la mujer.
No es mi libro favorito de la saga, pero creo que tiene reflexiones interesante y además sale Quinn, un personaje de [b:El aprendiz de guerrero|45168162|El aprendiz de guerrero (Las aventuras de Miles Vorkosigan 3)|Lois McMaster Bujold|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1556133590l/45168162._SY75_.jpg|2792] al que le tenía mucho interés y me he alegrado mucho cuando a vuelto a aparecer, y por la puerta grande.

La reseña completa en https://inthenevernever.blogspot.com/2020/03/ethan-de-athos-de-lois-mcmaster-bujold.html

“Ethan se preguntó irritado por qué todo el mundo por aquí parecía encontrar tan divertidos a los athosianos, excepto los que actuaban como si les estuviera ofreciendo una dosis de lepra”.

En estos tiempos, en los que la incertidumbre es una constante para todos, hay lecturas que nos pueden ayudar a hacer nuestro día a día un poco más llevadero. Por eso me gustaría recomendarles a una autora que me tiene conquistada y enamorada desde que la descubrí el año pasado. Una escritora que me parece una perfecta opción para estos momentos: Lois McMaster Bujold. Siguiendo con mi reto personal de leer uno de sus libros al mes, le ha llegado el turno a Ethan de Athos, el sexto libro de la Saga Vorkosigan.

Ethan of Athos was a different breed of a book than the rest of early Miles. First, it is a standalone -- and Miles only makes an appearance in a much-removed manner as an object in Ellie’s “what would Jesus Admiral Naismith do” decision-making. Second, it threw me off by hitting a little too close to Knife of Never Letting Go, which works with a premise of a similar society but giving it a much more violent and unhappy spin. And the unfortunate association aside, the whole talking shop about exploitation of ovarian culture just gives me the creeps that I get -- defensive? Protective? About the subject at hand in a way that prevents me from enjoying the thought experiment. Thankfully, the oppressive presence of planet was over as soon as Ethan got off-planet, and Elli helped, and faith in LMB helped and paid off as well, because it wrapped up in a pretty tidy way (if you can learn to let go of the idea that the whole genetic experiment that was at the center of this book’s plot will not matter one bit for the series at large). But I doubt I will ever reread it.