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let me second, third, fourth the Lois Bujold recommendations. While I love the Vorkosigan books (Memory in particular), my greatest love is reserved for Curse of Chalion/Paladin of Souls, and the Sharing Knife books are growing on me with re-reads. Lois is simply brilliant at strong plots and believable characterizations, and her world-building is without peer.
I'm also fond of the JD Robb "In Death" books, although the sf-aspects of it are more in quiet little things in the world buildng. I'd call it sf-lite. They're most of 'em great mysteries, though.
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