Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I am not one to normally write a review, especially a negative one about an author I generally have warm feelings towards, however, this one merits a brief poor review (almost as brief as the book itself). My main issue with this book has to do with the value of it, for almost fourteen dollars I received a three hour read that felt at best incomplete. I am no speed reader by any means, at best I read at a slightly above average pace. A slow pace would have a reader finishing this in maybe six hours. At one point I checked on my e-reader how much of the book I had left as I was on the start of chapter 4, I had approximately 20% of the book read at that point. I enjoy the authors style often as it is rather direct and for me light on explaining science (I know, I know "science fiction") but it often is rather enjoyable as a space opera. However, if you are going that route creating such a short story is problematic, especially when it is priced so high for a kindle book. Many others felt this way about the first book in this series and while I saw their point this book only exacerbates this to an unholy degree. I hate to give such a negative review but when I finished it I felt like 1/3 of a book does not merit my time or money. I felt cheated.