Solar Warden by Ian Douglas

This is the beginning of a series and I am really looking forward to reading more.   The premise is that all of the rumors about Area 51 and aliens’ visits have a grain of truth.   Mark Hunter, a Navy SEAL, finds himself directing a mixed band of special ops troops.   Said troops are to provide security for a starship.

The author suggests through his Hunter character that the secretiveness of the government program and the hiding of the actual existence of alien being should be corrected.

The plot draws from some actual suppositions in the past which enhances its credibility.

There were some pages that caused eyes to glaze over with paradoxical premises.  

Overall, the book was very good and I look forward to the next volume.

As an aside, considering the number of potentially inhabitable planets in just our galaxy, it is the height of arrogance to assume we are the only intelligent (often questionable) life to be found. 

This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.