After listening to part 1, I was just amazed with wonder, and then I said, "There's More?!!".
I see that part 2 is posted now, and I will be listening when I have time, but I have to say this:
I love infodumps.
When I read or listen to a story, I want to get into the story, to be there. Infodumps help me do that. Orson Scott Card, in his book on writing fantasy and science fiction, says to never have a prologue. Since some of my favorite books are the Belgariad and Malloreon series by David (and Leigh) Eddings, which have a prologue for each book, I have to disagree. A prologue helps me get into the feeling of the world, especially in those books where they tell a legend. which figures into the backstory of all of those people who know the story, but don't talk about it much. For another example: Years ago, when my wife and I first read The Eye Of The World by Robert Jordan, I was excited and looking forward to the sequel, while my wife was never that into it. The difference was that I read the glossary first, so I had an idea of how the world worked. If I had read the book while having to guess how the world works by inferences, I wouldn't have enjoyed it either. (Incidentally, my wife did eventually get into that series.)
I know the popular thing to do is to plop the reader in the middle of the sea with no map and no lifeboat, and make them figure it out, but I don't enjoy that. If this story had ended with Dream being thrown onto the beach, it would have resembled many such stories that I just don't get into, and have no desire to try to relisten to. If I can't get into the story during the story, then it has failed to entertain me. This story became enjoyable about the time the man found her and I began to understand some stuff.
Anyway, I'm definitely looking forward to part 2.