The Survivalist Series by Jerry Ahern, Charlie O'Dowd

For years John Rourke, ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer, weapons and personal survival expert had planned for just one thing.Survival. For him and his family.The emergency wilderness retreat had been found, fortified and supplied. Now the ultimate crisis was upon them: nuclear strike and Russian invasion.With Rourke half a continent away from family and home... moreFor years John Rourke, ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer, weapons and personal survival expert had planned for just one thing.Survival. For him and his family.The emergency wilderness retreat had been found, fortified and supplied. Now the ultimate crisis was upon them: nuclear strike and Russian invasion.With Rourke half a continent away from family and home.And so began a desperate, epic journey to a home that might not even exist any more, across an America shattered and burning, where murderous bands fought and killed. Killed for food, for clothing, weapons, and even from a sheer lawless lust for destruction. less

World War III is now a bloody page in American history. With nuclear holocaust killing more than a quarter-billion people worldwide and the United States just a memory, John Thomas Rourke, ex-CIA Cover Operations Officer, weapons expert, and survival authority is enduring the ultimate test. Soviet Occupation Forces have landed and must begin the "pacification" of America. They will start by liquidating any prominent Americans who could become a rallying point for armed resistance... moreWorld War III is now a bloody page in American history. With nuclear holocaust killing more than a quarter-billion people worldwide and the United States just a memory, John Thomas Rourke, ex-CIA Cover Operations Officer, weapons expert, and survival authority is enduring the ultimate test. Soviet Occupation Forces have landed and must begin the "pacification" of America. They will start by liquidating any prominent Americans who could become a rallying point for armed resistance. The first name on the list is Samuel Chambers, the lone surviving member of the Presidential cabinet. And as the American KGB invades Texas to find Chambers, they find Rourke there as well. With his young friend Paul Rubenstein, Rourke is fighting his way back home to continue the search for his missing wife and children. Paramilitary armies, heavily armed brigands, a beautiful KGB infiltrator, an unending stream of War refugees, and a land gone mad with violence block his path. The birth of the U.S. II has begun and the quest continues for John Thomas Rourke - THE SURVIVALIST. less

Unabridged. World War III has passed and John Thomas Rourke, ex-CIA Cover Operations Officer, weapons specialist and survival expert has at last reached his home only to find that his wife and two children have fled for their lives. With the knowledge that his family has survived the nuclear holocaust, Rourke, with the aid of young Paul Rubenstein, must find his loved ones... moreUnabridged. World War III has passed and John Thomas Rourke, ex-CIA Cover Operations Officer, weapons specialist and survival expert has at last reached his home only to find that his wife and two children have fled for their lives. With the knowledge that his family has survived the nuclear holocaust, Rourke, with the aid of young Paul Rubenstein, must find his loved ones. But the Soviets are consolidating their military hold on the country and both the ruthless KGB and the fledgling post-war U.S. government have begun their own search. First they must learn the purpose behind the massive launch of secret U.S. rockets on the night the war began. Then they have to determine the meaning of the mysterious Eden Project and find the one surviving NASA official who can answer all the questions. A deadly game of intrigue within the Soviet High Command, the formation of the American "resistance" and a highly placed traitor in the new U.S. government all block Rourke's path. But nothing can stop him he is The Survivalist less

book #4 in the survivalist series

John Thomas Rourke, M.D., ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer, weapons expert, and survival authority, has accomplished one of his goals-he's helped his young friend Paul Rubinstein locate his parents. Now, Rourke's search for his own family must continue, hampered by severe storms raging along the Eastern Seaboard caused by the earthquakes which destroyed Florida... moreJohn Thomas Rourke, M.D., ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer, weapons expert, and survival authority, has accomplished one of his goals-he's helped his young friend Paul Rubinstein locate his parents. Now, Rourke's search for his own family must continue, hampered by severe storms raging along the Eastern Seaboard caused by the earthquakes which destroyed Florida. Rourke picks up his relentless quest, avoiding the Russian troops searching for the missing data on the enigmatic Eden Project, and rides into the most bizarre situation he's discovered since the Night of the War. Life in the Tennessee mountain village is all too normal, seemingly unaffected by the war. It is there that John Thomas Rourke finds himself in the middle of a mass suicide pact... and is expected to participate! While battles rage and blizzards roar, Rourke fights to escape. He must go on-he is The Survivalist. less

John Thomas Rourke, M.D., ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer, weapons expert, and survival authority is on the move again searching for a cache of eighty megaton warhead missiles secreted on the New West Coast.It all begins with a fire fight between Brigands and a unit of U.S. II armed forces, a battle that ends with Rourke, and a seriously wounded Natalia, taking refuge on a submarine... moreJohn Thomas Rourke, M.D., ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer, weapons expert, and survival authority is on the move again searching for a cache of eighty megaton warhead missiles secreted on the New West Coast.It all begins with a fire fight between Brigands and a unit of U.S. II armed forces, a battle that ends with Rourke, and a seriously wounded Natalia, taking refuge on a submarine. The sight of the sunken remains of San Francisco is a grisly reminder of the Night of the War; the horde of half-dressed savages waiting on the shore, a deadly example of the madness of this brutal post-holocaust world. Surrounded now by murderous madmen and threatened by a mysterious officer who has been travelling with him, Rourke must call on all his training to escape and continue the search for his family. He must go on he is The Survivalist. less

World War III was just practice for what's coming. And even those who survived the original firestorm-like John Thomas Rourke-won't have a chance when the next round of carnage begins. But Rourke, the ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer, weapons specialist and survival expert didn't struggle to stay alive in this brutal world only to die in a final holocaust of fire and blood... moreWorld War III was just practice for what's coming. And even those who survived the original firestorm-like John Thomas Rourke-won't have a chance when the next round of carnage begins. But Rourke, the ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer, weapons specialist and survival expert didn't struggle to stay alive in this brutal world only to die in a final holocaust of fire and blood. As six nuclear missiles are poised to start the ultimate conflagration, Rourke's constant quest for his wife and son becomes a desperate mission to save both his family and all humanity from being blasted into extinction. If he should fail, no man will ever walk the earth again-not even... THE SURVIVALIST. less

World War III was only the beginning. Inevitable death now awaits every soul who lived through the holocaust as the earth's atmosphere is about to explode into a searing blaze of fire. But one man refuses to die, refuses to accept the horror: John Thomas Rourke, the ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer, eapons expert and survival authority... moreWorld War III was only the beginning. Inevitable death now awaits every soul who lived through the holocaust as the earth's atmosphere is about to explode into a searing blaze of fire. But one man refuses to die, refuses to accept the horror: John Thomas Rourke, the ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer, eapons expert and survival authority.Rourke, desperate to find and save his family must first smash through Russian patrols and then cut to the heart of a KGB plot that could spawn a lasting legacy of evil. And when the sky bursts into flames, consuming every living being on the planet, it will be the ultimate test for THE SURVIVALIST. less

The Russians, consolidating their brutal hold on America after the bloody horror of World War III, are planning an act so vicious that mankind, itself, may never recover from the blow. John Thomas Rourke, the ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer, weapons expert, and survival authority is the only one with a prayer of stopping them.But the Reds aren't afraid of Rourke... moreThe Russians, consolidating their brutal hold on America after the bloody horror of World War III, are planning an act so vicious that mankind, itself, may never recover from the blow. John Thomas Rourke, the ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer, weapons expert, and survival authority is the only one with a prayer of stopping them.But the Reds aren't afraid of Rourke. They fear the same thing he does: the imminent combustion of the earth's atmosphere into a global mass of deadly flame!Though Rourke has finally found his family, it will be a short reunion if he can't find a way to survive the Earth Fire. When all of humanity is about the burn in a hell of its own creation, it will be the final—and perhaps fatal—test of Rourke's skills as THE SURVIVALIST. less

No human being could possibly escape death when the earth's atmosphere explodes into a blazing wave of global fire. But John Thomas Rourke, ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer, weapons specialist, and survival expert would not be denied another chance at life. His family and friends are alive and about to enter a cruel, desolate new world... moreNo human being could possibly escape death when the earth's atmosphere explodes into a blazing wave of global fire. But John Thomas Rourke, ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer, weapons specialist, and survival expert would not be denied another chance at life. His family and friends are alive and about to enter a cruel, desolate new world. Thinking that The Retreat is the last refuge of life on earth until the Eden Project returns, Rourke is stunned to find that others have also survived the fiery holocaust. Yet these humans live to kill and kill to live, eating the flesh of their victims. Rourke and all he holds dear will soon be nothing but gnawed bones unless he once again makes the most of his skills as The Survivalist. less

Back cover text:World War III and its aftermath of all-consuming fire left civilization on the brink of extinction. But John Thomas Rourke - the ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer, weapons specialist and survival expert - still lives, fighting the elements and the odds.And thos odds have never been more heavily stacked against Rourke than when he finds his son mortally wounded and Natalia and all of his family kidnapped by a Russian foe, long thought dead... moreBack cover text:World War III and its aftermath of all-consuming fire left civilization on the brink of extinction. But John Thomas Rourke - the ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer, weapons specialist and survival expert - still lives, fighting the elements and the odds.And thos odds have never been more heavily stacked against Rourke than when he finds his son mortally wounded and Natalia and all of his family kidnapped by a Russian foe, long thought dead.As Rourke's son hovers between life and death under the watchful eyes of John Rubenstein, Rourke loads his weapons and sets out across a desolate Americas. His destination: "The Womb" in Colorado, where he must battle an enemy who brutally tortures his helpless captives before killing them. Rourke cannot afford to fail. There will be no second chances for... THE SURVIVALIST less

Russian troops, utilizing a terrifying new Particle Beam technology, have launched a furious assault on the Eden Project. Joining forces with his international allies, John Thomas Rourke races to the defense of the beleaguered settlement--and humanity--from extinction.

IF CIVILIZATION WERE DESTROYED TODAY—WOULD JOHN ROURKE BE ABLE TO SURVIVE... ? Once vital and proud, America has been reduced to a toxic wasteland in the aftermath of World War III. Buried in the poison ruins of nuclear attack, its spirit all but destroyed, small tribes of brave nomads keep the smoldering embers of freedom alive, threatened by the brutal Soviet conquerors... moreIF CIVILIZATION WERE DESTROYED TODAY—WOULD JOHN ROURKE BE ABLE TO SURVIVE... ? Once vital and proud, America has been reduced to a toxic wasteland in the aftermath of World War III. Buried in the poison ruins of nuclear attack, its spirit all but destroyed, small tribes of brave nomads keep the smoldering embers of freedom alive, threatened by the brutal Soviet conquerors. Only one man dared to challenge the terrible Russian war machine: John Thomas Rourke, ex-CIA Operations Officer, weapons expert and warrior, the ultimate survivalist.Disaster threatens the free city of Eden. John Rourke has learned of a secret attack by Neo-Fascist commando forces to cripple the island nation power from within. Marshalling his SEAL and Tac teams, the survivalist must lead his troops in a bloody island counterattack to repel the massive enemy offensive. Millions of lives and the destruction of America's last bastion of freedom hang in the balance as Rourke fights desperately to win the battle that could be his last! less

Faced with a new enemy empire, can one man survive? John Rourke, CIA-trained weapons and survival expert, was fighting for his life—underwater! There had been other survivors of the nuclear nightmare that had devastated the world generations before. Far beneath the ocean's surface, a hidden war was raging between Russians operating from their huge, multi-domed sea-bed city and the Americans of Mid-Wake: their secret sub-Pacific military complex... moreFaced with a new enemy empire, can one man survive? John Rourke, CIA-trained weapons and survival expert, was fighting for his life—underwater! There had been other survivors of the nuclear nightmare that had devastated the world generations before. Far beneath the ocean's surface, a hidden war was raging between Russians operating from their huge, multi-domed sea-bed city and the Americans of Mid-Wake: their secret sub-Pacific military complex. But now the Russians, realizing that earth's surface was habitable, had begun to emerge. Only John Rourke, escaping from his captors, armed with a pair of the enemy's Sty-20 dart-firing sedative guns, could warn his allies that an evil underwater empire was about to rise up out of the waters... less