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Book Review - Diplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster Bujold

From my Goodreads review (which can be found Lovely stuff. Highly recommend. Reminder - this is on my grown-up book shelf. Because there is a fair amount of sexuality (rare but â¦ interestingly told) this is generally a book for teens and above.

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	Convergence 4.75 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Library of the Apocalypse 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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