The story was well thought out and enjoyable. Magic, dragons, gladiator bouts, starships, starship crashing, space pirates, time travel, it has a bit of everything. However the audio was a bit mechanical sounding and it felt like the narrator was trying to tell a bedtime story and would not raise his voice in emotion for fear of exciting kids so they wouldn’t sleep. Okay to listen to at home, but don’t expect this to keep you awake if driving. With the sheer amount of exciting themes, overall the book felt a bit boring, mostly due to the narration.