I usually look for fantasy books by length more than any other criteria (the longer the better) and I won’t even pretend to have hesitated at a value like this one. 67 hours for a single credit was perfect!
The story was a bit slow as it seeks to bring together more than half a dozen characters at a time; something which was frequently difficult to keep a rolling tally of; but I will admit that, to keep the review short and without revealing too much of the story, I was well pleased with my purchase by the end of the final part and went on to buy the next set of this series (books 4-7).