This was an interesting tale. I found that the story dragged a bit in the beginning, but that was, in part, due to the slow reading pace of the narrator. Once I turned it up to 1.33X speed, I found it much more palatable. I think it was also a bit slow because the author was taking his time to develop rich, and deep characters with detailed pasts – and that takes time. I’m sure the foundation built at the beginning of this book will lead to a story that is worth the wait in the rest of the series.