Jack and Caleb Svoboda don't have a charmed life, but it is a life. Along with their two friends, Catarina and Patrick, they seem to be doing just fine in southern Brooklynuntil the kids are cast into a nightmare.
Soon, all four teenagers are forced into an arena where it's life or deathand it's no longer about them, but the fate of the worldand the horrible connection they have to a race of ancient creatures that just might close the curtains on the planet....
**
Review
I have said this before, Mr. Vitka writes great action. And his action comes with heaping helpings of gore and blood and entrails and chipped bone and...ya' know what I mean. This book really made me want to go back and reread Infected, just to see the parallels. Nice job, Mr. Vitka. And, of course, coodles to your brother, Sean, on another amazing cover. -- HorrorNews.net
Emergencereminds me of late 80s horror flicks ...works of horror with a coming-of-age element ... what I appreciated most about the tale is the way Vitka layered the different elements, revealing one threat after another, before even touching upon the concept of superhuman (or, perhaps, inhuman) abilities. It's not a matter of dumping everything on the reader and watching them run with it. Rather, it's a smart game of cat-and-mouse, engaging the reader, toying with both their emotions and their expectations, and leaving them to wonder if there's yet another layer to come. -- Beauty In Ruins
About the Author
William Vitka is a journalist and author. He's written for CBSNews.com, Stuff Magazine, GameSpy, On Spec Magazine and The Red Penny Papers to name a few. His debut novel, INFECTED, was published by Graveside Tales in late 2012. His anthology of short stories, THE SPACE WHISKEY DEATH CHRONICLES, was published at the crack of 2013 by Curiosity Quills. He lives in New York City.
ABC : 3