"Long, To Long"
Fortunately the 2nd, 3rd, 4th then 5th books go faster. That's because you start to figure out that you can just listen to the beginning and end of a chapter, or skip it all together. You will pick up the important details later in the book. That being said, it is a cool book with an interesting story line.
Cut out a lot of the needless dialog. Add a little more suspense. No real surprises
He does a great job.
No. Not enough strong conflict.