(Found) Scifi, 90s-2000s, Aliens and humans "conquer" each other's world to fix them

[SamehRuth]

Looking for a book I read probably 15 or so years ago that I was convinced was Alan Dean Foster but couldn't find any mention of in his biography. Humanity and two alien races enter into a plan where they all pretend to lose a war to each other so that they can "conquer" each other and fix the other's overpopulation issues and various problems in sort of 3 way deal. It followed several characters on the different worlds, but I distinctly remember one of them was a human who had been newly appointed as a judge and was struggling over things like culling someone for stealing bread, or being disabled. Thanks in advance for any assistance folks, I've been trying to recall this book on and off for years.

 

[PaulMmn]

There was a story about a 2-way swap of 'conquerors.' It was The Alien Rulers by Piers Anthony. It was serialized in ANALOG magazine in starting in March 1968 (could have been a short story all in that one issue). I did a brief search but didn't see it listed under that name in some on-line bibliographies.

 

[Danny McG]

I have a feeling that this has already been asked and answered somewhere here in Book Search.
I'm fairly sure I saw it a few weeks ago during one of my old threads trawls

 

[SamehRuth]

Thanks folks, I'll look into that short and try and find that post.

 

[otistdog]

FYI, the basic premise of the story that PaulMmn mentions above was apparently expanded into a novel called Triple Detente.

 

[Danny McG]

FYI, the basic premise of the story that PaulMmn mentions above was apparently expanded into a novel called Triple Detente.

Yeah, Piers Anthony as Paul said.

Blurb from fantastic fiction:-
"Earth and Kazo have created a unique peace. Kazo administers Earth, and Earth controls Kazo. Nothing is really complicated until both humans and Kazos discover the existence of a third intelligent race in the galaxy and try to bring them into the newly developing peace"

 

[Danny McG]

I have a feeling that this has already been asked and answered somewhere here in Book Search.
I'm fairly sure I saw it a few weeks ago during one of my old threads trawls

Yep, and answered by Paul Mmn back in 2011 - I knew I'd seen it

Searching for a Book about a 3race occupation agreement

For the life of me i can't recall what this book is called. The main setting is, There are three races one three worlds (us and 2 aliens) who encounter each other and the world leaders decide on a mutual occupation. Race 1 occupies race 2 Race 2 occupies race 3 Race 3 occupies race 1 The story...

www.sffchronicles.com

 

[SamehRuth]

You all are amazing, that's exactly it thank you so much! I recognized that cover the moment I saw it.

 

[Danny McG]

You all are amazing, that's exactly it thank you so much! I recognized that cover the moment I saw it.

Thanks for letting us know