Order of Jerry Ahern Books
Jerry Ahern (1946-2012) was an American author of science fiction and action novels, best known his post-apocalyptic series The Survivalist. Aside from being a novelist, Ahern wrote for firearms magazines including Guns & Ammo, Handguns and Gun World. He often collaborated with wife Sharon Ahern. Jerry passed away in July 2012 from cancer.
Jerry Ahern became a published novelist in 1980 with The Killer Genesis (writing as Axel Kilgore). His first novel using his real name was Total War in 1981, the start of his Survivalist series. Below is a list of Jerry Ahern’s books in order of when they were first released:
Publication Order of They Call Me the Mercenary Books
Publication Order of The Survivalist Books
Publication Order of Survivalist Collections
(with Sharon Ahern)
Shades of Love | (2013) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Once Upon a Time | (2014) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Light Dreams The Survivalist Short Story Collection Book 3 | (2014) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Publication Order of Track Books
Publication Order of The Takers Books
(with Sharon Ahern)
Publication Order of Ed Mulvaney Books
(with Sharon Ahern)
Publication Order of Defender Books
Publication Order of Surgical Strike Books
Publication Order of Rourke Chronicles Books
(with Sharon Ahern)
Publication Order of Soldier for Hire Books
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Miamigrad | (1987) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
WerewolveSS | (1990) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Golden Shield of Ibf | (1999) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Illegal Man | (2004) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Written in Time | (2010) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Freeman | (2012) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
America Undead | (2017) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
(with Sharon Ahern)
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Ccw, Carrying Concealed Weapons | (1996) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Survive! | (2010) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Armed for Personal Defense | (2010) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Gun Digest Buyer's Guide to Concealed-Carry Handguns | (2010) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Home Defense Handbook | (2011) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Publication Order of Sharon Ahern Short Stories/Novellas
(with Sharon Ahern)
Notes: The They Call Me The Mercenary series was written under the pen name Axel Kilgore. The Takers series, Ed Mulvaney series, the collection Silent Pace and all standalone novels and novellas were written alongside Sharon Ahern. Starting in 2013, the Survivalist series is written by Sharon Ahern and Bob Anderson, based on the writing of Jerry Ahern.
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You have one mistake in the “The Survivalist” book order above in that “Mid-Wake” comes after “Overlord” book #15 and before “The Arsenal” book #16.
“Mid-Wake” was released in Feb of ’88 with “The Arsenal” following later that same year as the ISBN number of these books reflect – that and the fact that my information as to the correct order came from Mr. Jerry Ahern himself, back when he was running Detonics Firearms and I was looking to complete my series of his books, as well as pick up parts for my Combat Master handgun collection.