This is a good first book in a series, and I'm sure many will be ready for the next one shortly after finishing this one. It has a good story, and it's a good mix of mystery, action, and sci fi. Recommended.

Thanks very much for the free review copy!!

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!!!! I need book two and I need it now!!!!
Such a thrilling ride that had me needing just more more chapter late into the night!!

First time trying this author but would gladly buy every book from Kindle after reading this.

I really enjoyed it and cannot wait until Book Two comes out to see what happens next.

I can think of nothing better to say then to re-iterate what Sara Connell in a review said:

Praesidium incorporates the best qualities of the thrille genre; mysteries unraveled, characters in disguise, heart-pounding action and young heroines who are fierce with reality. (Sara Connell, Author of Bringing in Finn, Ted X Speaker, Founder: Sara Connell Coaching & Thought Leader Academy)

I was invested from the description as the character had the same name as me, it's very rare that I don't see the same spelling. It was a great science fiction novel with a great mystery that I was hooked from the start. I enjoyed getting to know the team and I appreciated the bond between them. When something happened to one of the characters I felt the pain of it.

"Only a couple minutes could have passed before Ashley was done, but it seemed an eternity. Michael helped me over to a chair in the train cabin and got me settled beside him. I don’t know when I started sobbing, but once I began, I couldn’t stop."