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Miles, now Imperial Auditor, is sent to Komarr to unravel a mystery - the unfortunate (or intentional?) destruction of one of the solar reflectors. While on planet, he meets Ekaterin, the wife of a Vor and the niece of one of Miles' fellow Auditors. Miles falls for Ekaterin, hard - oh, and solves the mystery, barely in time to save the planet.
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Plot & Themes

Composition of Book Descript. of chases or violence 20%planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives 30%Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 20%Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places 30% Tone of book    -   very upbeat FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?    -   science fiction story Romance    -   Yes Spying & Investigations    -   Yes What is main char. doing?    -   finding a spy/saboteur Tech./$$$/Info hunt    -   Yes Stealing/recovering/destroying    -   power source Is this an adult or child's book?    -   Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character

Identity:    -   Male Profession/status:    -   government investigator Age:    -   20's-30's

Setting

Terrain    -   Planet surface, need spacesuit    -   Domed/Underground City A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body:    -   humans in a contemporary society Planet outside solar system?    -   Yes

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   generic/vague references to death/punishment scientific jargon? (SF only)    -   some scientific explanation How much dialogue?    -   roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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