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of the conservative faction, who are annoyed, not by the attempted crime, but by his bungling of it. Richars loses the vote and Lord Dono becomes Count Dono. Foiled, Richars addresses the
Council of Counts, accusing Miles of killing Etienne Vorsoisson. This provokes Ekaterin, watching from the audience, into publicly proposing to Miles, which he instantly accepts. Count Rene also retains his title.
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issues, noted that "the nice characters in the book react positively to Dono, whereas the nasty characters recoil in horror", but stated that he is "a very unconvincing portrait of a trans person". In particular, Morgan emphasized that "(t)here's no suggestion that wants to be a man for any reasons
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On the eve of the voting for both countships, Richars sends his henchmen to castrate his rival, but the attempt is foiled by Ivan
Vorpatril and Olivia Koudelka. The next day, when the plot is revealed to the council of counts before the voting for both seats, Richars loses the support of the leaders
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The various romantic threads are resolved: Emperor Gregor of
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insect called the "butter bug," capable of eating all kinds of waste organic material of Earth origin and regurgitating a nutritious goo that Miles disparagingly calls "bug vomit". Enrique Borgos, the genius scientist who created the bugs, causes numerous chaotic incidents due to his inept social
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Miles cannot stop himself from informing several people close to him about his secret courtship. This proves to be a colossal blunder. He hosts a dinner party to introduce
Ekaterin to his friends, at which his secret is inadvertently revealed to all, causing Miles to panic and propose. A furious
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Miles' cousin Lord Ivan
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surgery on Beta Colony to become a man, Lord Dono. Lady Donna had previously ably managed the district for her brother. Miles gets involved in the behind-the-scenes scheming on behalf of Count
Vorbretten and Lord Dono Vorrutyer after Richars tries to blackmail Miles with false accusations.
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other than to secure the title , and for intellectual curiosity", and that "(f)or , changing gender is just a lifestyle choice." Aside from this "one very important caveat", however, Morgan found the novel to be "a lot of fun" and "remarkably readable".
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Ekaterin leaves. His political enemies seize this opportunity to spread the rumor that Miles killed Etienne Vorsoisson, and because of the top secret nature of the Komarran plot foiled by Miles and Ekaterin (as detailed in
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