I really liked this. I thought the story was fast-moving and interesting. I look forward to reading another by this author. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who enjoys sifi. I'd put this up next to the first Halo book.
Pretty decent story, and I found myself liking it more than I thought I would. The protagonist's adventures do seem to be a little one-sided (he rarely makes a mistake) and I found the last 1/3 of the novel where they are protecting a city to be a bit plodding compared to the first 2/3 of the book. All in all, a good summer read but nothing that is going to win a Hugo or Nebula.