The Coldfire Project Series by James Axler, Nick Pollotta

Blasted EdenScattered remains have been salvaged from the abandoned cities that withstood the atomic onslaught at the dawn of the twenty-first century, but the secrets of pre-Dark tech buried in the mass grave of civilization are known to only a few. Possessing understanding and the unshakable will to survive, Ryan Cawdor and his warrior survivalists face each day armed and ready for the enemy called Deathlands, whose formidable power has yet to claim victory over the human spirit.. moreBlasted EdenScattered remains have been salvaged from the abandoned cities that withstood the atomic onslaught at the dawn of the twenty-first century, but the secrets of pre-Dark tech buried in the mass grave of civilization are known to only a few. Possessing understanding and the unshakable will to survive, Ryan Cawdor and his warrior survivalists face each day armed and ready for the enemy called Deathlands, whose formidable power has yet to claim victory over the human spirit... Defensive Perimeter In this raw, brutal world ruled by the strongest and the most vicious an unseen player is manipulating Ryan and his band, luring him across an unseen battle line drawn in the dust outside the Tucson, Arizona. Here a local barony becomes the staging ground for a battle unlike any other, against a foe whose ties to pre-Dark society present a new and incalculable threat to a fragile world. Ryan Cawdor is the only man living who stands between this adversary's glory...and the prize he seeks.In the Deathlands, the future lies somewhere between hope...and hell. less

Shattered ContinentJourneying across the devastated frontier of the postnuclear America, Ryan Cawdor and his companions have unlocked clandestine knowledge of the preDark tech, secrets that give them an edge for staying alive, an edge augmented by an ability to fight...and win. Each day brings a new chance to find someplace to call home--somewhere apart from the grim realities of a civilization struggling to be reborn... moreShattered ContinentJourneying across the devastated frontier of the postnuclear America, Ryan Cawdor and his companions have unlocked clandestine knowledge of the preDark tech, secrets that give them an edge for staying alive, an edge augmented by an ability to fight...and win. Each day brings a new chance to find someplace to call home--somewhere apart from the grim realities of a civilization struggling to be reborn. ColdfireHunted across the southwestern desert, Ryan doesn't know who wants him dead badly enough to slaughter innocents as a way of luring him into the open. But the advanced tech his pursuers are using is unknown in Deathlands, created by the most brilliant minds of twentieth-century America. Now evil is alive and stalking the warrior group. His name is Delphi, and he's prepared to reclaim the one man who understands with brutal certainty how time can be controlled, manipulated, remapped. less