Cetaganda by Lois McMaster Bujold Condition:Used a new way of being

a new way of being in the world that will change

in the shadow of the death of his elder brother

There is a case to be made

A city undergoing an industrial revolution but a city where the magic of metals still burns bright

Cetaganda by Lois McMaster Bujold Condition:Used a new way of beingWhen the Cetagandan empress dies, Miles Vorkosigan and his cousin Ivan are sent to Cetaganda for her funeral as diplomatic representatives of Barrayar. Upon arrival, the two men are inexplicably attacked by a servant of the late empress. When the same servant turns up dead the next day, Miles and Ivan find themselves in the middle of a mystery.