Juliette Wade does superb worldbuilding, and “Sunwake, in the Lands of Teeth” (#clarkesworld, read by Kate Baker) is an example. Aurrel society is one of predators, pack hunters with structures of dominance, submission and rank inherent in everything, from their language to their settlements. But their planet has become part of the human star territories (so far, there's only a small group of human academics) and Rulii, the protagonist is their liaison. And he hopes they might bring change.