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Reading order

Survivalist Books in Order

This page lists the complete Survivalist reading order by Jerry Ahern, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 36 books / 1981-2019

Survivalist Reading Order

01 Total War 1981 Buy

02 The Nightmare Begins 1981 Buy

03 The Quest 1981 Buy

04 The Doomsayer 1981 Buy

05 The Web 1983 Buy

06 The Savage Horde 1983 Buy

07 The Prophet 1984 Buy

08 The End is Coming 1984 Buy

09 Earth Fire 1984 Buy

10 The Awakening 1984 Buy

11 The Reprisal 1985 Buy

12 The Rebellion 1985 Buy

13 Pursuit 1986 Buy

14 The Terror 1987 Buy

15 Overlord 1987 Buy

16 The Arsenal 1987 Buy

17 The Ordeal 1988 Buy

18 Mid-Wake 1988 Buy

19 The Struggle 1989 Buy

20 Final Rain 1989 Buy

21 Firestorm 1990 Buy

22 To End All War 1990 Buy

23 The Legend 1991 Buy

24 Brutal Conquest 1991 Buy

25 Call to Battle 1992 Buy

26 Blood Assassins 1992 Buy

27 War Mountain 1993 Buy

28 Countdown 1993 Buy

29 Death Watch 1993 Buy

30 The Inheritors of Earth(With: Sharon Ahern,Bob Anderson) 2013 Buy

31 Earth Shine(With: Sharon Ahern,Bob Anderson) 2014 Buy

32 The Quisling Covenant(With: Sharon Ahern,Bob Anderson) 2014 Buy

33 Deep Star(With: Sharon Ahern,Bob Anderson) 2015 Buy

34 Lodestar(With: Sharon Ahern,Bob Anderson) 2016 Buy

35 Blood Moon(With: Sharon Ahern,Bob Anderson) 2018 Buy

36 Operation Phoenix(With: Sharon Ahern,Bob Anderson) 2019 Buy

Survivalist Books by Publication Order

1981 Total War #1

1981 The Nightmare Begins #2

1981 The Quest #3

1981 The Doomsayer #4

1983 The Web #5

1983 The Savage Horde #6

1984 The Prophet #7

1984 The End is Coming #8

1984 Earth Fire #9

1984 The Awakening #10

1985 The Reprisal #11

1985 The Rebellion #12

1986 Pursuit #13

1987 The Terror #14

1987 Overlord #15

1987 The Arsenal #16

1988 The Ordeal #17

1988 Mid-Wake #18

1989 The Struggle #19

1989 Final Rain #20

1990 Firestorm #21

1990 To End All War #22

1991 The Legend #23

1991 Brutal Conquest #24

1992 Call to Battle #25

1992 Blood Assassins #26

1993 War Mountain #27

1993 Countdown #28

1993 Death Watch #29

2013 The Inheritors of Earth(With: Sharon Ahern,Bob Anderson) #30

2014 Earth Shine(With: Sharon Ahern,Bob Anderson) #31

2014 The Quisling Covenant(With: Sharon Ahern,Bob Anderson) #32

2015 Deep Star(With: Sharon Ahern,Bob Anderson) #33

2016 Lodestar(With: Sharon Ahern,Bob Anderson) #34

2018 Blood Moon(With: Sharon Ahern,Bob Anderson) #35

2019 Operation Phoenix(With: Sharon Ahern,Bob Anderson) #36

Questions readers ask

What is the correct Survivalist reading order?

The Survivalist reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many Survivalist books are there?

This catalog currently lists 36 Survivalist books published across 1981-2019.

Who writes the Survivalist books?

Survivalist is listed as a book series by Jerry Ahern.

Should I read Survivalist in publication order?

For most readers, publication order is the safest way to read Survivalist. If a separate series order is available, this page shows that order first and publication years beside each title.

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