Excellent review from Mark Chitty the Walker of the Worlds here:
http://www.walkerofworlds.com/2010/06/review-veteran-by-gavin-smith-gollancz.html
No pressure from Anthony Brown at Total SF here:
http://totalscifionline.com/reviews/5139-veteran
And another “I liked it but…” review from the falcate times:
http://falcatatimes.blogspot.com/2010/06/science-fiction-debut-review-veteran.html