Books like Conquerors' Heritage

With this book Timothy Zahn accomplishes several things few authors are capable of. 1) He write a book from the point of view of an alien living on an alien world without any character to act as a audiance representative that learns about the world and culture along with us. 2) He makes an extremely alien culture and government seem mundane. Aliens have to do paperwork too.3) He advances the story of the series without relying on the characters of the first book in a way that feels mostly natural, and isn't marred by our desire to get back to the characters of the first book.I am really really impressed by this book, and while I enjoyed reading it less than the first one, it made my enjoyment of the finale so many times greater. Stories that show conflict from both sides, and both points of view are almost always stronger than stories with a more one sided focus, and with this book Zahn shows that he is not only willing to offer a token effort to show opposing points of view, he wants to offer equal time.You should read it if you read "Conqueror Pride".