Jerry Ahern is a science fiction author best known for his post apocalyptic series The Survivalist. The books in this series are heavy with descriptions of the weapons the protagonists use to survive and prosecute a seemingly never ending war amongst the remnants of the superpowers from pre apocalypse times.
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The Takers (1984)
The Survivalist series
The Survivalist No.1 Total War (1981)
The hhNo.3 The Quest (1981)
The Survivalist No.4 The Doomsayer (1981)
The Survivalist No.5 The Web (1983)
The Survivalist No.6 The Savage Horde (1983)
The Survivalist No.7 The Phrophet (1984)
The Survivalist No.8 The End is Coming (1984)
The Survivalist No.9 Earth Fire (1984)
The Survivalist No.10 The Awakening (1984)
The Survivalist No.11 The Reprisal (1985)
The Survivalist No.12 The Rebellion (1985)
The Survivalist No.13 Pusuit (1986)
The Survivalist No.14 The Terror (1987)
The Survivalist No.15 Overlord (1987)
The Survivalist Mid-Wake (1988)
The Survivalist No.16 The Arsenal (1988)
The Survivalist No.17 The Ordeal (1988)
The Survivalist No.18 The Struggle (?)
The Survivalist No.19 Final Rain (?)
The Survivalist No.20 Firestorm (1989)
The Survivalist The Legend (1991)