Ashes Series by William W. Johnstone

4.19 · 205 ratings
  • Out of the Ashes (Ashes #1)
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    Out of the Ashes (Ashes #1)

    William W. Johnstone

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 1983

    Come And Take It The worst-case scenario has come to pass: a nuclear strike has crippled America. Gangs, looters, and vandals have seized the streets. The decent few can only pray for a leader to protect them. Luckily, one of the survivors is Ben Raines. Rebel mercenary, retired soldier, and tireless patriot, Raines is searching for his missing family in the aftermath of this devastating war... more

  • Fire in the Ashes (Ashes #2)
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    Fire in the Ashes (Ashes #2)

    William W. Johnstone

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings · published 1984

    It is 1999 and the world has been destroyed by a nuclear holocaust. Among the survivors is Ben Raines, a retired soldier and mercenary--and the only man alive trained to lead the Resistance and build a new America. But as the Rebel's greatest adversary, the U.S. Government, crushes their dreams, an even greater peril awaits them--an indescructible breed of enemies.

  • Anarchy in the Ashes (Ashes #3)
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    Anarchy in the Ashes (Ashes #3)

    William W. Johnstone

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 1984

    In the aftermath of germ and nuclear warfare, of plague and pillage and bloody anarchy, the fate of a divided world hangs by a slender thread. Ben Raines and his SUSA Rebels are on one side. . .the enemies of freedom are on the other. There's only a slim chance America will make it, but it's a chance that wasn't there before. And Ben Raines has sworn to make the dream of government by the people a reality... more

  • Blood in the Ashes (Ashes #4)
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    Blood in the Ashes (Ashes #4)

    William W. Johnstone

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 1985

    After nuclear apocalypse brought civilization to its knees, one man rose up to lead a once-great nation out of the ashes. When everything fell apart, it was Ben Raines, heroic soldier and survival expert, who became the leader that freedom-loving, law-abiding people everywhere could rally around.Now a bloodthirsty religious cult called the Ninth Order is spreading a doctrine of hate across the land... more

  • Alone in the Ashes (Ashes #5)
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    Alone in the Ashes (Ashes #5)

    William W. Johnstone

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 1985

    Ben Raines is fighting to rebuild a nation from the bitter chaos and smoldering ashes of nuclear war and anarchy. But in this hellish new order, there are devils leading armed gangs of marauders, who bring destruction wherever they go. When Raines is cut off from his SUSA Rebel forces, he becomes their prey. Somehow, Raines must stay one step ahead of death--until he decides it's time to turn and fight. Then, all hell breaks loose!

  • Wind in the Ashes (Ashes #6)
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    Wind in the Ashes (Ashes #6)

    William W. Johnstone

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 1986

    The Rebel dream is to rebuild this nation. To build something for future generations. Outlaws and roaming gangs of thugs and punks will not be tolerated. They have no place in the society we dream of." –Ben RainesA Savage New WorldAnarchy and chaos have erupted out of the devastation of World War III. Now, it is one survivor's duty to lead his nation out of the ashes: legendary soldier and freedom fighter, Ben Raines. Whatever it takes, he is going to rebuild America. . more

  • Danger In The Ashes (Ashes #8)
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    Danger In The Ashes (Ashes #8)

    William W. Johnstone

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 1988

    "We--the Rebels--are the only group of people in this land who are trying to restore the nation to greatness. There is no room for troublemakers. No room for those who want something for nothing."--Ben RainesA Once-Great NationDuring the years following the nuclear holocaust that decimated the United States, soldier and survivalist Ben Raines has dedicated his life to rebuilding civilization from the ruins... more

  • Valor in the Ashes (Ashes #9)
    #9

    Valor in the Ashes (Ashes #9)

    William W. Johnstone

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 1988

    A decade has passed since the nuclear nightmare of the Great War that brought America to the brink of destruction. Determined to build a new society, Ben Raines and his rebel army begin an expedition to New York City -- the armed citadel of the cannibalistic mutants known as the Night People. For Raines and his rebels, it is a perilous search-and-destroy mission that will decide the fate of freedom's cause.

  • Death in the Ashes (Ashes #11)
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    Death in the Ashes (Ashes #11)

    William W. Johnstone

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 1990

    The war against the Night People continues as Ben Raines and his rebel army destroy the favorite living places of the cannibalistic mutants, forcing them into the open. But as they push through the rubble that once was Dallas, Ben is nearly killed by a death squad led by warlord Matt Callahan. Like Ben, Malt was a writer before the Great War; unlike Ben, Malt has turned to outlawing. Now Ben must meet him in hand-to-hand combat to decide the fate of freedom's cause.

  • Survival in the Ashes (Ashes #12)
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    Survival in the Ashes (Ashes #12)

    William W. Johnstone

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 1990

    Ben Raines and his freedom-fighting guerrillas are camped along what was once the Mississippi River when they are trapped between heavily armed troops and fanatical assassins. Now, Ben Raines must fight another battle for the Rebel dream...an America reborn

  • Fury in the Ashes (Ashes #13)
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    Fury in the Ashes (Ashes #13)

    William W. Johnstone

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 1991

    "We're the last known barrier against total, worldwide anarchy. If we fall, the whole damn world falls with us."--Ben Raines Yes We Can To the few who survived the Great War, their reward was a cruel joke. The politicians had told them that all the major cities of the world had been destroyed, and it was only years later that Ben Raines and his legion of dedicated warriors learned the truth... more

  • Courage in the Ashes (Ashes #14)
    #14

    Courage in the Ashes (Ashes #14)

    William W. Johnstone

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 1991

    "I have nothing but contempt for the lawless."--Ben RainesThe Last FrontierBen Raines--rebel leader and America's greatest survival expert--has a dream: to free the nation from the deadly grip of outlaw gangs and armies of terrorists overrunning its once great cities. The dream is about to become real. Most of the forces of lust and murder that chose to remain in the lower forty-eight have been wiped out... more

  • Terror in the Ashes (Ashes #15)
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    Terror in the Ashes (Ashes #15)

    William W. Johnstone

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 1992

    "I usually give the enemy one chance to surrender. After that, I don't take prisoners." --Ben RainesD-DAY 2.0Having reclaimed American soil from the savage armies of terrorists, lawless street gangs, and mutant Night People, Ben Raines and his Rebel army have a new mission: to free the British Isles from a tyranny of evil oppression... more

  • Vengeance in the Ashes (Ashes #16)
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    Vengeance in the Ashes (Ashes #16)

    William W. Johnstone

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 1993

    "We're bringing law and order back in this nation."--Ben Raines Scourge Upon The Land While ending the rule of slavers, thugs, and the cannibalistic Night People on the Hawaiian Islands, Ben Raines and his rebel army learn of a new threat to America. A grim specter from the past--an army of Nazis led by the maniacal Jesus Dieguez Mendoza Hoffman--is marching through South America toward the vulnerable heartland of America... more

  • Battle in the Ashes (Ashes #17)
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    Battle in the Ashes (Ashes #17)

    William W. Johnstone

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 1993

    Led by descendants of Hitler's Third Reich, 200,000 heavily armed and highly trained fascist soldiers are determined to spread their doctrine of evil across the free world. As the doomsday forces turn Texas into a battleground, legendary soldier and survivalist Ben Raines and his Rebel Army must prevent America from erupting in a bloodbath of atrocity.

  • Flames from the Ashes (Ashes #18)
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    Flames from the Ashes (Ashes #18)

    William W. Johnstone

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 1993

    The evil Jesus Mendoza Hoffman, descendant of one of the most infamous Nazis of all time, and his fanatical New Army of Liberation pose a dire threat to the new world -- and Ben Raines's rebel forces. With his massive army crushing everything in its path, Hoffman is spreading his chilling doctrine of death and destruction from Mexico to the Canadian border. Outnumbered and out-armed, Raines and his men are no match against the black-shirt guerrilla forces... more

  • D-Day in the Ashes (Ashes #20)
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    D-Day in the Ashes (Ashes #20)

    William W. Johnstone

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 1994

    Ben Raines and his patriot army are driving the United States government into full-fledged retreat, as the Southern States win over one strategically after another. From the states in the American Northwest to the Canadian provinces, all want to be a part of a society based on law, justice, and old-fashioned values enforced by the barrel of a gun. As a result, the U.N. wants Ben Raines's warriors to play cops in a world overrun by criminals, gangs, and cannibalistic punks... more

  • Betrayal in the Ashes (Ashes #21)
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    Betrayal in the Ashes (Ashes #21)

    William W. Johnstone

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 1996

    As American continues its struggle to rise from the ashes of apocalypse, Europe is slowly dying. Bruno Bottger, the Neo-Nazi monster, has brought forth a new Reich. There is no force in Europe that has a chance of stopping him. Only one force in what's left of the world can do the job--Ben Raines and the SUSA Rebels.

  • Chaos in the Ashes (Ashes #22)
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    Chaos in the Ashes (Ashes #22)

    William W. Johnstone

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 1996

    In the aftermath of the apocalypse, America has been reborn as the Tri-States. Now, a new breed of anarchists and malcontents have banded together to destroy everything Ben Raines and his new army have risked their lives--and the future of a new America--to build. As devastating civil war rages across the land, it's up to Raines to put America back into business, before the red dawn of Armageddon.

  • Slaughter in the Ashes (Ashes #23)
    #23

    Slaughter in the Ashes (Ashes #23)

    William W. Johnstone

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 1997

    After the apocalypse, Rebel leader Ben Raines helped create the Tri-States. But violent criminal gangs still roam the land. When a secret sect of cannibals threatens the nation's freedom, Raines and his SUSA army are determined to clear out the scum that have made life cruel for hard-working, law-abiding citizens.

  • Judgment in the Ashes (Ashes #24)
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    Judgment in the Ashes (Ashes #24)

    William W. Johnstone

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 1997

    To millions, Simon Border is a saint who has the inside track to God. But to Ben Raines, Border is a dangerous hypocrite with an army of true believers who'll do anything they're ordered to do--like wage a holy war against Raines and the SUSA Rebels. Border has condemned Raines as the Antichrist and has vowed to destroy him, his followers, and what remains of America... more

  • Ambush in the Ashes (Ashes #25)
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    Ambush in the Ashes (Ashes #25)

    William W. Johnstone

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 1998

    In the ashes of the apocalypse, Ben Raines and his Rebels face a new obstacle: the anarchists and barbarians who seek to destroy what's left of the Red, White and Blue. Now, Raines's battalions are positioned to advance on Southern Africa in pursuit of Bruno Bottger and his neo-Nazi armies. Those seasoned SS combat stompers are on the verge of turning Hitler's nightmare into a new and terrible reality--unless Raines wipes them out first! .

  • Triumph in the Ashes (Ashes #26)
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    Triumph in the Ashes (Ashes #26)

    William W. Johnstone

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 1998

    Led by power-hungry lunatic Bruno Bottger, germ warfare strategy has turned African civilians into killing machines with no conscience and no mercy. With millions already wreaking havoc, it's up to Ben Raines and his Rebels to bravely defend a country under siege. Now, Ben and his men are outnumbered ten to one by Bottger's heavily-armed troops. But Raines has a weapon nobody counted on: his own vision for the future--and a do-or-die determination to see it come true.

  • Hatred in the Ashes (Ashes #27)
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    Hatred in the Ashes (Ashes #27)

    William W. Johnstone

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 1997

    While Ben Raines and his Rebel army have triumphed in Africa, America has been consumed in the flames of anarchy. After a terrifying civil war, the commander-in-chief has vanished, a new constitution has been born, and a power mad president has soared to infamy. Dead or alive, she wants Raines brought down for crimes of treason. But Raines has the men, the weapons, and the guts to start his own bloody revolution!.

  • Standoff in the Ashes (Ashes #28)
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    Standoff in the Ashes (Ashes #28)

    William W. Johnstone

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 1997

    Ben Raines has been to hell before and made it out alive every time. But Ben hasn't come face-to-face with a fury like Claire Osterman, fanatical new president (for life) of the United States of America. Now she's handed dawn the first order of business: terminate the Southern United States of America -- and Ben Raines... more

  • Crisis in the Ashes (Ashes #29)
    #29

    Crisis in the Ashes (Ashes #29)

    William W. Johnstone

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 1997

    Ben Raines and his patriot army have defeated all comers, from mutant night people to the blackshirted forces of Jesus Mendoza Hoffman and the enemy axis in the Great War. But now the socialist dictators of the USA, smarting from their defeat at the hands of the Southern United States of America, have unleashed their fury against Raines. As wave after wave of missiles is launched at the free state, the SUSA command retaliates in kind-giving better than it gets... more

  • Tyranny in the Ashes (Ashes #30)
    #30

    Tyranny in the Ashes (Ashes #30)

    William W. Johnstone

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2000

    The patriot army of Ben Raines went toe-to-toe with the most powerful enemy in the world--the USA--and fought its way through hellish chaos and terrorism. But for the free and the brave there is no rest-not when USA leader Claire Osterman has been ousted from power. Her reaction: A plan for revenge that will plunge the North American continent into bloody war. The attack will come from the South, where Osterman has made a pact with the devil--a former Sandinista Rebel named Perro Loco... more

  • Warriors from the Ashes (Ashes #31)
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    Warriors from the Ashes (Ashes #31)

    William W. Johnstone

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2001

    Under the command of Ben Raines, the Southern United States have defeated all comers -- and carved out a stronghold in the Southwest desert. But now, two powerful forces are crashing in against the rebels from the North and the South, and Raines has no choice but to strike back with everything he's got. In a firestorm of bullets, bombs, and a new generation of horrifying tactical weapons, one small army must stand against two enemies...and the odds are just about even.

  • Destiny in the Ashes (Ashes #32)
    #32

    Destiny in the Ashes (Ashes #32)

    William W. Johnstone

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2001

    Ben Raines and his army won a war on two fronts, bringing law, peace, and prosperity to the Southern United States of America. But SUSA's northern neighbor and erstwhile enemy, the United States, is in chaos. And when a ferocious invader attacks the soft and crippled nation, Raines has no choice but to act! Courageous warlord Abdullah El Farrar has risen up from the humiliated regions of the oil-rich Near East Unleashing a stunning attack against the once proud northern United States... more

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