Cetaganda by Lois McMaster Bujold, published 1996
(In-Universe #5 chronologically in the Miles Vorkosigan Saga)

This one was fairly weird and utterly not like the others in the least. Miles and his cousin Ivan are sent to Cetaganda ( remember evil Cetaganda? They're really just a weird eugenics culture that's pretty nuts) as a diplomatic courtesy ( Read more... )