I started with the sample, and almost didn't pick up the book. The first few pages of high-level military officer interpersonal relationships didn't mesh with my concept of how officers act, so it almost lost me there, but I quickly adjusted and was fascinated by the book's excellent treatment of time-delayed space combat. The full book quickly picked up steam and told a fantastic story that I will strongly recommend to other fans of hard-science in the strain of Arthur C. Clarke or Joe Haldeman.