Bitten

The Resurrection Virus Saga #1

by Tristan Vick

After what appears to be a massive outbreak of rabies, the denizens of Newcastle City soon discover they are dealing with a much deadlier scourge than initially thought. Amid the rising dead and ensuing chaos, Rachael Ramirez searches for her missing son. Soon enough she meets a young veterinarian named Alyssa Briggs, and the two of them team up with a struggling band of survivors, including a schizophrenic nymphomaniac, a narcissistic playboy, and a ragtag group of hardened soldiers. Little does anyone know, however, that Rachael holds a shocking secret that may be the key to humanity’s salvation or else prove to be humanity’s worst curse. While the city falls apart around them, the small band of survivors do the only thing they can do… try not to get bit.

Genres: Zombies

310 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 22, 2012

About the author

In elementary school, Tristan Vick once wrote about an alien which came to earth and ate his all of his classmates. His teacher made him tear it up and write a *different more egalitarian story. Apparently, being the sole survivor of the alien attack wasn't egalitarian enough. Now he writes horror, post-apocalytpic, survival, sci-fi, western, erotica, thriller, romance novels and he's not afraid of mixing his genres either.

Tristan Vick is the Author of the zombie/survival/horror series BITTEN: RESURRECTION published by Winlock Press, and exciting new imprint of Permuted Press.

He is also the author of The Scarecrow & Lady Kingston: Rough Justice, also through Winlock Press, which follows the story of a magical scarecrow that joins the LAPD.

This year (2016) Tristan Vick will release three exciting science fiction novels through his self-owned publishing imprint Regolith Publictions, including Robotica: Ultra Heavy, a cyber punk novel, Exoverse: Invasion of the Draugr, a dark sci-fi horror with ancient astronaut and alien conspiracies, and Little Red Gauntlet, a steam punk fairy tale re-telling of the beloved Little Red Riding Hood fable.

Tristan Vick graduated from Montana State University with degrees in English Literature and Asian Cultural Studies. He speaks fluent Japanese and lives with his wife and kids in Japan. When he's not commuting on the train or teaching English, he spends his time reading, writing, blogging, and eating sara udon.

Learn more about Tristan Vick's upcoming projects and contact him at: www.tristanvick.com

Reviews

[Toni · Rating 3 out of 5]

Review also on My Book Addiction as part of #zOctober2013

I’m pretty much torn down the middle over this book. There were some great things and some no-so-great things about this story. The concept is an excellent one, and I was really excited to crack open this book after reading the synopsis. It turned out to be fast-paced, at times terrifying, and definitely lived up to the name of “resurrection thriller.” Everyone knows how deep my love goes for anything zombie and/or post-apocalyptic, so I find it easy to get sucked in by most books that fall into this genre. Bitten was no exception. The author dives right into the thick of things and got my adrenaline pumping on page one.

I have mixed emotions about the characters, though. This is a character driven story, which is my favorite kind, but I didn’t find myself connecting to these characters as much as I would have liked. I think it’s because some of their skills and attributes were pretty unrealistic. I also wasn’t thrilled about the typos, which became distracting for me. I tried to ignore them, as I usually do, but even from the very beginning there was a scene where Hector referenced his mom, but her name is mistakenly replaced by his so he’s actually talking about himself instead of her. Those types of errors pull me right out of the story.

Overall I didn’t love it or hate it. It’s an okay start, but certainly has the potential to be a great zombie series. Tristan Vick has been gracious enough to provide Bitten for free until the 27th, so I think everyone should grab a copy and give it a try. Keep in mind that I’ve been reading quite a bit of zombie fiction lately so I’m analyzing things more closely now. I will most likely pick up a copy of the second book in this series.

[Steven · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Among a story that I thought was brilliant, there were rabies-like zombies, which is one of my favorite kind. The writing was excellent, and the characters sounded real. Each character is their own person with their own goals and desires, which I do not always see in books. And, bonus, there were multiple female protagonists, and each one had very different personalities. Sadly, that is rather rare, and I'm glad that Tristan Vick wrote this into his book.

I also think that this would make a stellar video game. I look forward to reading the next book!

[Natty · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am not normally a fan of zombies and zombie fiction, but this book has changed my mind. It is energy-packed, character-driven and very difficult to put down. At times it was too scary to read at night, but I couldn't help myself.
Highly looking forward to the next installment.

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Zombie Horror

Gritty realistic zombie horror story with plenty of explicit sex (which was a bit over the top, but that is just my opinion). Very well developed characters that grow as they cope with the zombie apocalypse! Very engaging story of horror as frail humans make a bloody mess of it all! You would think the military soldiers would have learned quicker that Head Shots are necessary to put down zombies. Not just spraying bullets everywhere!

[Sue Schleeter · Rating 1 out of 5]

Horrible book!! Don’t read it!!! It is so vulgar. I had no idea how filthy it would be. I wouldn’t even give it a one star.