Order of Survivalist Books
The Survivalist is a series of action-adventure pulp fiction novels by American author Jerry Ahern. The central character is John Thomas Rourke, a doctor, weapons expect and survivalist who was in the CIA as a paramilitary ops officer. His eyesight is so good that he is sensitive to bright lights and often needs to wear sunglasses. While the novels were not the first survivalist novels out, they were the first to capture the true nature of survivalism and inspired authors such as David L. Robbins.
Jerry Ahern began his Survivalist series in 1981 with Total War. He wrote 27 numbered novels plus two other unnumbered novels (Mid-Wake and The Legend). The novels contain lengthy recaps, the reading order is not essential. In 2013, his widow Sharon Ahern revived the series, along with co-author Bob Anderson. The series is currently ongoing. Below is a list of Jerry Ahern’s Survivalist novels in order of when they were originally published (which is also their chronological order):
Publication Order of Survivalist Books
Total War | (1981) | |
The Nightmare Begins | (1981) | |
The Quest | (1981) | |
The Doomsayer | (1981) | |
The Web | (1983) | |
The Savage Horde | (1983) | |
The Prophet | (1984) | |
The End is Coming | (1984) | |
Earth Fire | (1984) | |
The Awakening | (1984) | |
The Reprisal | (1985) | |
The Rebellion | (1985) | |
Pursuit | (1986) | |
The Terror | (1987) | |
Overlord | (1987) | |
The Arsenal | (1987) | |
The Ordeal | (1988) | |
Mid-Wake | (1988) | |
The Struggle | (1989) | |
Final Rain | (1989) | |
Firestorm | (1990) | |
To End All War | (1990) | |
The Legend | (1991) | |
Brutal Conquest | (1991) | |
Call to Battle | (1992) | |
Blood Assassins | (1992) | |
War Mountain | (1993) | |
Countdown | (1993) | |
Death Watch | (1993) | |
The Inheritors of Earth | (2013) | |
Earth Shine | (2014) | |
The Quisling Covenant | (2014) | |
Deep Star | (2015) | |
Lodestar | (2016) | |
Blood Moon | (2018) | |
Operation Phoenix | (2019) |
Chronological Order of Survivalist Books
Total War | (1981) | The Nightmare Begins | (1981) | The Quest | (1981) | The Doomsayer | (1981) | The Web | (1983) | The Savage Horde | (1983) | The Prophet | (1984) | The End is Coming | (1984) | Earth Fire | (1984) | The Awakening | (1984) | The Reprisal | (1985) | The Rebellion | (1985) | Pursuit | (1986) | The Terror | (1987) | Overlord | (1987) | The Arsenal | (1987) | The Ordeal | (1988) | The Struggle | (1989) | Final Rain | (1989) | Firestorm | (1990) | To End All War | (1990) | Brutal Conquest | (1991) | Call to Battle | (1992) | Blood Assassins | (1992) | War Mountain | (1993) | Countdown | (1993) | Death Watch | (1993) | Mid-Wake | (1988) | The Legend | (1991) | The Inheritors of Earth | (2013) | Earth Shine | (2014) | The Quisling Covenant | (2014) | Deep Star | (2015) | Lodestar | (2016) | Blood Moon | (2018) | Operation Phoenix | (2019) |
Publication Order of Survivalist Collections
(By: Jerry Ahern, Sharon Ahern, Bob Anderson)
Shades of Love | (2013) | Once Upon a Time | (2014) | Light Dreams The Survivalist Short Story Collection Book 3 | (2014) |
Note: Starting in 2013, the series is written by Sharon Ahern and Bob Anderson, based on the work of Jerry Ahern.