Blue women. Murder. Mayhem. Killed or be killed society.
This was an introduction to a new set of aliens and their culture. We also see a few new or old depends on the order in which you read or listened to the books. It takes strength and determination to be something more or even different than what your own society had breed you to believe all your life.
David makes it all good every single time I hear his voice. He brings each and every character to life with distinction to each one. They all get a separate feel with the change he makes with pitch and tone.