The main character is a revolting sadist... I would much rather be invited to dinner by Hannibal Lecter than spending five minutes with the sanctimonious whiney Nick Seafort. If you like military science-fiction there are much better books and series around, from "Starship Troopers" (Heinlein) through the Hornor Harrington series (Weber), and, of course, the Miles Vorkosigan series (Bujold).