Praesidia

Interesting twist on Roman history Presidia centers on a small Roman outpost on the Germanic border. It focuses on the town life of the natives and the Roman soldiers garrisoned there. There are a lot of characters that are well described, but it is confusing how they all interact and sometimes it is difficult to see how they connect with the main story, if at all. The main enemy is a cruel man, leader of a Germanic tribe who wants to overthrow Rome and all the other tribes. The thriller/ supernatural portion of the story comes from a tribal human witch who allies with a tribe of strange beings who are fantastic warriors who's main prey is humans. Overall I did not like the book. The story had promise, but the style of writing was overdone, overly descriptive. It seemed there were storylines introduced that were never finished. The author claims this to be a horror/historical fiction, but I would call this story more of a thriller with a supernatural bent. *advance review copy

This story was a first for me. I have never read a book that dealt with the Roman Empire. I enjoyed the characters. The author made it all come alive with his wonderful words. I liked Marius. He was an interesting man. I think that this was great horror story. It scared me at certain points and I don't scare easily so I think that he has a talent for it.I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.