Book excerpt: "New York City has fallen to the zombie horde...First Sergeant David Gartrell is cut off and alone in the city, miles away from the nearest military units which might be able to assist...Together with a frightened woman and her young son, Gartrell sets out to accomplish his final objective: find a way to leave the city of the gathering dead, or perish at the hands--and teeth--of the ravenous horde"--P. [4] of cover.