Ethan of Athos - Softcover

Lois McMaster Bujold

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0747231273 ISBN 13: 9780747231271

Publisher: Headline Book Publishing, 1989

Synopsis

On Athos, a world without women, Dr. Ethan Urquhart delivers babies from uterine replicators. But when the ovarian cultures start dwindling, he is sent abroad on a mission to replenish the planet's stocks.

About this title

Review:

Our hero is a quiet, upstanding citizen of Athos, an obstetrician in a world in which reproduction is carried out entirely via uterine replicator, without the aid of living women. Problem: the 200-year-old cultures are not providing eggs the way they used to, and attempts to order replacements by mail have failed catastrophically. But when Ethan is sent to find out what happened and acquire more eggs, he finds himself in a morass of Cetagandan covert ops and Jackson Whole politics--and the only person who's around to rescue him is the inimitable--and, disturbingly, female--Elli Quinn, Dendarii rent-a-spy.

About the Author:

Lois McMaster Bujold is one of the most honored writers in the fields of science fiction and fantasy, having won five Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards. Her second novel, The Warrior's Apprentice, introduced young Miles Vorkosigan, one of the most popular characters in science fiction. In 2011, she was awarded the Skylark Award for her significant contribution to science fiction. The mother of two, she lives in Minneapolis.

About this edition

• Publisher: Headline Book Publishing
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0747231273
• ISBN 13: 9780747231271
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240