Ethan of Athos by Lois McMaster Bujold
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
A Gay positive exploration of a man who left his all male planet on a quest to acquire ovarian tissue for use in reproduction on his planet Athos. He meets and is forced to interact with true aliens, females, for the 1st time in his life. The plot is driven by the mystery of stolen ovarian cultures and unexpected twists that resulted in their theft.
The book has a great plot, but I wish the idea had been fleshed out more. It is more of a novella and a novel. I want to know more about Ethan and Terrence Cee and how they interact. Perhaps Ethan is just an extremely adaptable male, but given the nature of Athosian culture, I would expect him to have more difficulty interacting with the females he encounters. I would like to know Ethan and Terrence better.
It is not really a Vorkosigan novel, though it occurs in the same universe. Will Ethan or Athos return in later books?
But, I thoroughly enjoyed this read!