As a newly published author (4th Jan) I would be very grateful for any critique and over the moon if anyone found the preview enough to consider reading the rest

Currently it's only on Kindle
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006 ... d_asin_lnk but I'm going through the process of launching on Amazon's CreateSpace (print on demand) for those who like a 'real' book instead of the electronic version

It's Science Fiction and here's the 'blurb' that goes with it:
"A glimmer on the horizon attracted his attention. Earth's Moon was rising, as it had done for millennia and would do so for millennia to come. As he watched it climb, Paul remembered the fear that this sight had struck into the hearts of mankind..."
One galaxy, two budding Galactic Empires, a recipe for disaster? Follow the struggles of Jan Oremus, Demil Verne, Paul Trevell, Admiral Stern, and others as they make their first tentative moves towards escaping from the planet of their birth.