Total War [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Jerry Ahern
read by Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Mort Shelby, Karen Carbone
Part 1 of the Survivalist (Ahern) series
For years, like millions of other Americans, John Thomas Rourke had planned for what seemed inevitable the destruction of civilization. There were various possible causes: global economic collapse, some uncontrollable pestilence, a world famine or nuclear war. And the rumbling signaling the coming of Total War was becoming increasingly strong as Rourke, ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer, weapons expert, and survival authority, made his last desperate gambit to save his estranged wife and two children before the button was pressed, the missile launched, the multi-megaton bombs loosed. Here then is the story of the ultimate war, the final nuclear holocaust and the unrelenting quest of John Thomas Rourke as he begins his search across war-ravaged America, following every haunting clue, however fragmentary, to locate his missing family. There are Soviet occupation troops, lawless murderous brigands, and vast uncharted nuclear deserts to block his way. John Thomas Rourke has no option but to go onhe is The Survivalist.
The Nightmare Begins [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Jerry Ahern
read by Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Mort Shelby, Karen Carbone
Part 2 of the Survivalist (Ahern) series
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 Covert 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 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 U.S. II has begun and the quest continues for John Thomas Rourke, The Survivalist.
The Quest [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Jerry Ahern
read by Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Mort Shelby, Karen Carbone
Part 3 of the Survivalist (Ahern) series
World War III has passed and John Thomas Rourke, ex-CIA Covert 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
The Doomsayer [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Jerry Ahern
read by Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Mort Shelby, Karen Carbone
Part 4 of the Survivalist (Ahern) series
John Thomas Rourke, ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer, weapons expert, and survival authority, is pursuing the trail of his wife and children from whom he was separated when World War III began. As he sets out from his retreat, he meets a beautiful woman scientist, who has learned that the nuclear bombing on the Night of the War has created an artificial fault line. Within days, perhaps hours, it will cause one of the most massive quakes in history separating the Florida peninsula from the U.S. mainland. Rourke must postpone the search for his family in order to reach Army intelligence and begin the evacuation of Florida. He must also find young Paul Rubenstein who has gone there to learn if by some miracle his parents had survived The War. Communist Cuban troops, Soviet-Cuban rivalry, a traitor in the inner circle of U.S. II and natural disaster of blood-chilling magnitude block Rourke's way. But he must go on he is The Survivalist.
The Web [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Jerry Ahern
read by Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Mort Shelby, Karen Carbone
Part 5 of the Survivalist (Ahern) series
John Thomas Rourke, M.D., ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer, weapons expert, and survival authority, has accomplished one of his goal she'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.
The Savage Horde [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Jerry Ahern
read by Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Mort Shelby, Karen Carbone
Part 6 of the Survivalist (Ahern) series
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. 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.
The Prophet [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Jerry Ahern
read by Full Cast
Part 7 of the Survivalist (Ahern) series
World War III was just practice for what's coming. And even those who survived the original firestorm like John Thomas Rourkewon't have a chance when the next round of carnage begins. But Rourke, 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.
The End Is Coming [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Jerry Ahern
read by Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Mort Shelby, Karen Carbone
Part 8 of the Survivalist (Ahern) series
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 the explode into a searching blaze of fire. But one man refuses to die, refuses to accept the horror: John Thomas Rourke, the ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer, weapons 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 the 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.
Earth Fire [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Jerry Ahern
read by Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Mort Shelby, Karen Carbone
Part 9 of the Survivalist (Ahern) series
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. 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.
The Awakening [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Jerry Ahern
read by Terence Aselford, Mort Shelby, Karen Carbone
Part 10 of the Survivalist (Ahern) series
John Rourke knows that there are six people left on earth - his loved ones. After five centuries of sleep, they wake to discover a world unlike the one they knew...and they are not alone. New and old enemies live to kill and kill to live. It could be the ultimate test of Rourke's skills as THE SURVIVALIST.
The Reprisal [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Jerry Ahern
read by Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Mort Shelby, Karen Carbone
Part 11 of the Survivalist (Ahern) series
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 those 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 America. 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.
The Rebellion [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Jerry Ahern
read by Terence Aselford, Mort Shelby, Michael Glenn
Part 12 of the Survivalist (Ahern) series
Hands bleeding, joints aching, John Rourke watches the remaining space shuttles of the Eden Project fleet land. But what kind of world have they returned to? A Soviet madman bent on world domination, a Nazi resurrection and one of the Eden crew murdered within the first day of the fleet's return. John Rourke, The Survivalist, must serve as judge, jury and executioner in the pursuit of justice and the defense of freedom in The Survivalist 12: The Rebellion.
Pursuit [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Jerry Ahern
read by Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Mort Shelby, Karen Carbone
Part 13 of the Survivalist (Ahern) series
When John Rourke's daughter is kidnapped by a Russian agent, Rourke follows their trail across a frozen Arctic wasteland and stumbles upon a small pocket of humanity living in a tropical paradise surrounded by ice and snow. The community of Icelandic descendants has flourished in seclusion during the long years following the fiery holocaust, unaware of the fierce and bloody struggle in the outside world between the forces of freedom and Communist tyranny. And as the Russian strike force readies to assault the tranquil enclave, Rourke must quickly teach these people of peace the harsh realities of war, the techniques of killing to survive for freedom's sake, and the hard-earned skills of surviving!
The Terror [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Jerry Ahern
read by Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Eric Messner, Nanette Savard
Part 14 of the Survivalist (Ahern) series
Vladmir Karamatsov is a man possessed who demands the world from God. "My hour will come, inevitably. You can't stop me, even if you exist. And he can't stop me. John Rourke cannot stop me! He cannot stop me! John Rourke cannot stop me!" In this world growing more crowded and perilous by the day, John Rourke must use every means at his command to stop the despotic dreams of The Hero Marshall and his doomsday weapon; a weapon unleashing the evil, the beast lurking in the heart of every man to serve the lusts of Vladmir Karamatsov.
Overlord [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Jerry Ahern
read by Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Nanette Savard, Michael Glenn
Part 15 of the Survivalist (Ahern) series
It's a perilous world after the fiery apocalypse of World War III, and John Thomas Rourkeex-CIA Covert Operations Officer, weapons specialist, and survival expert pursues his arch-enemy Vladmir Karamatsov into the strife-torn, blackened wilderness of mainland China and a rendezvous with certain death. Karamatsov, bent on the destruction of the entire world, is determined to seize control of the vast Communist Chinese nuclear arsenal that survived the hell-fire destruction of the Night of The War.
The Arsenal [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Jerry Ahern
read by Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Mort Shelby, Nanette Savard
Part 16 of the Survivalist (Ahern) series
Marshal Vladmir Karamatsov is dead, the victim of the fierce undersea battle for Mid-Wake. But with his arch enemy gone, John Thomas Rourke, ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer and survival authority, discovers a terrifying new threat looming on the eastern horizon. On an expedition to secure peaceful relations with the Far East, Rourke's son Michael and his ambassadors are imprisoned by the mysterious leader of the Second City of China a sadistic madman intent on unleashing another nuclear holocaust on an already war-ravaged world. With Russian Colonel Antonovich, Karamatov's surviving second-in-command, preparing to mount his own assault on the Second City to gain control of the remainder of China's prewar atomic arsenal, John Rourke finds himself trapped between two seemingly invincible enemies. And with precious time running out, he is the only man who can rescue his captured son and save what is left of civilization from total destruction. He is The Survivalist.
The Ordeal [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Jerry Ahern
read by Terence Aselford, Mort Shelby, Michael Glenn
Part 17 of the Survivalist (Ahern) series
Humanity nearly killed itself once. Can John Rourke stop it from succeeding in a second try? If the Chinese worshipers of the Sun God have their way, the world will be cleansed in the fire of a second nuclear holocaust. For every being on the planet, there is no escape.
The Struggle [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Jerry Ahern
read by Full Cast
Part 18 of the Survivalist (Ahern) series
In an effort to rule 21st Century Earth, Vladmir Karamatsov and his followers used the nuclear option, nearly destroying Earth. Five centuries later, Karamatov's successors battle to use the same weapons and newer "ultimate" weapons in pursuit of 25th Century world "peace." From Pacific islands to the frozen foothills of the Himalaya's, John Rourke, The Survivalist, and his allies fight delusion and raw ambition to save the fragile planet from men and women bent on proving the American philosopher, George Santayana right, "Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it."
Final Rain [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Jerry Ahern
read by Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Mort Shelby, M. B. Van Dorn
Part 19 of the Survivalist (Ahern) series
John Thomas Rourke's remarkable survival skills enabled him to emerge unscathed from the nuclear devastation of W.W. III. But terrifying new storm clouds loom over the eastern horizon as the ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer and weapons expert takes command of his battered nation's broadening air and land war against the brutal Soviet foe. Russian troops, utilizing a blood-curdling new Particle Beam technology, have launched a furious assault on the Eden Project. Joining forces with his international allies including the army of the underwater citadel Mid-Wake - Rourke races to the defense of the beleaguered settlement. The entire world is dividing to do battle a fourth time. But this time the Earth's atmospheric envelope is so fragile that a single nuclear bomb blast will assure the total annihilation of mankind. And unless John Thomas Rourke can stem the raging Communist death-tide before the ultimate button is pushed, no power on the planet will be able to forestall humanity's extinction - not even The Survivalist.
Firestorm [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Jerry Ahern
read by Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Mort Shelby, Dylan Lynch
Part 20 of the Survivalist (Ahern) series
In a world where evil will not die, Nazis dream of world domination. Soviet land forces count on their reborn particle beam weapons to gain the advantage, while their undersea brethren weigh the nuclear option; an option that will leave the planet a desolate rock in space. Albert Einstein once observed, "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the former." John Thomas Rourke and the forces of freedom couldn't agree more.
To End All War [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Jerry Ahern
read by Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Mort Shelby, Nanette Savard
Part 21 of the Survivalist (Ahern) series
Without technology, survival is hopeless. Then intelligence data confirms rumors of an alliance being forged between the warring Soviet factions. Almost as a warning, New Germany is ravaged by a hellish bombing raid of unprecedented magnitude. John Thomas Rourke and the Free World have no choice: a duel strike, simultaneously against the Soviet undersea forces and the Soviet Underground City, must be launched. The allies' battle plan is desperate, hinging on the success of the untested Particle Beam weapon and the equally-deadly instincts of...THE SURVIVALIST
Brutal Conquest [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Jerry Ahern
read by Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Mort Shelby, Nanette Savard
Part 22 of the Survivalist (Ahern) series
Civil Icon John Rourke must come to terms with his new status as a god among men. He is the ever reluctant hero of legend, and now must battle a completely new retinue of villains in the futuristic new world. Along with the rest of the Rourke family, he will fight to gain supremacy over the one man who has the ability to save Sarah Rourke's life.
Call To Battle [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Jerry Ahern
read by Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Eric Messner, Nanette Savard
Part 23 of the Survivalist (Ahern) series
In a postnuclear America, John Rourke learns of a secret attack by neo-fascist commandos that could cripple the new free world. With the fate of Hawaii in the balance, he marshals his SEAL and TAC teams for a counterattack. But when the evil of Nazism fights its way back from the brink of destruction, John Rourke will find himself pushed to the very edge, and beyond.
Blood Assassins [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Jerry Ahern
read by Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Eric Messner, Nanette Savard
Part 24 of the Survivalist (Ahern) series
John Thomas Rourke's darkest nightmare may be true. He has learned of the death of his wife Sarah Rourke, at the hands of his most hated enemy, Dietrich Zimmer. Driven by the desire to see the man, whom he hates most, brought to the final justice, nothing will stand in Rourke's way. That is, until a totally new plot unravels and further complicates the game between him and his brilliant and completely insane rival.
War Mountain [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Jerry Ahern
read by Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Eric Messner, Nanette Savard
Part 25 of the Survivalist (Ahern) series
John Thomas Rourke has learned that his wife is alive, and now he must risk everything to save her. But the Diabolical Dietrich Zimmer remains one step ahead of him as always. This time, however, Rourke will throw aside his ideals of fair fight and launch an attack that will make his worshipers question his role as God among men. With his family on the line, Rourke will embrace a darkness, from which he may never return.
Countdown [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Jerry Ahern
read by Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Eric Messner, Nanette Savard
Part 26 of the Survivalist (Ahern) series
The final countdown has begun for John Rourke, and the fate of the entire world hangs in the balance. As the all the pieces for the endgame are put into place, Rourke and his hated enemy, Dietrich Zimmer, will do battle on an epic scale. But just as John Rourke finally manages to back his rival into a corner, an attack from an unforeseen enemy may cost him his very life.
Death Watch [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Jerry Ahern
read by Various Artists, Terence Aselford, Eric Messner, Nanette Savard
Part 27 of the Survivalist (Ahern) series
John Rourke has battle for over 600 hundred years, fighting the enemy of humanity in its many forms. But this, his final battle, will test the very makings of his soul. His enemy, Deitrich Zimmer, has conquered the very workings of life itself, capturing the prize of immortality. Now, he threatens to unleash his final Doomsday plot, which will mean the end for all humanity. With the end of all he loves looming over his head, John Rourke will play out the final battle, with all life on earth hoping for his success.
Mid-Wake (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Jerry Ahern
read by Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Thomas Penny, Eric Messner
Part 28 of the Survivalist (Ahern) series
Flowers, trees, fruits-plants are all around us, but where do they come from? With simple language and bright illustrations, non-fiction master Gail Gibbons introduces young readers to the processes of pollination, seed formation, and germination. Important vocabulary is reinforced with accessible explanation and colorful, clear diagrams showing the parts of plants, the wide variety of seeds, and how they grow. The book includes instructions for a seed-growing project, and a page of interesting facts about plants, seeds, and flowers. A nonfiction classic, and a perfect companion for early science lessons and curious young gardeners.
Mid-Wake (2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Jerry Ahern
read by Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Mort Shelby, Thomas Penny
Part 28 of the Survivalist (Ahern) series
On a planet where all is not what it seems, Earth's largest space station is home to America's Navy; a society born of science strives to find its place in war; and 500 year old history comes to blazing life. John, Michael and Annie Rourke, Paul Rubenstein and Natalia Anastasia Tiemerovna battle ancient foes even as they long for a world without war.
The Legend (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Jerry Ahern
read by Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Mort Shelby, Nanette Savard
Part 29 of the Survivalist (Ahern) series
The fiery destruction of nuclear war and its deadly aftermath have driven the free world to its knees, enslaved by the victorious Soviet invaders. John Thomas Rourke - ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer, weapons specialist and supreme survival expert, leads the forces of freedom in the bloody fight against oppression to save an all but devastated future Earth. In a world marching to its final battle John Rourke leads the forces of good into the maw of evil. If good prevails, can John Rourke survive the peace?
The Legend (2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Jerry Ahern
read by Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Mort Shelby, Nanette Savard
Part 29 of the Survivalist (Ahern) series
The fiery destruction of nuclear war and its deadly aftermath have driven the free world to its knees, enslaved by the victorious Soviet invaders. John Thomas Rourke - ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer, weapons specialist and supreme survival expert, leads the forces of freedom in the bloody fight against oppression to save an all but devastated future Earth. In the post war world, John Rourke lives as a god in the minds of Eden's population. Their leaders debase the principles of freedom and individual rights Rourke fought for. And the Rourke family learns its numbers have grown in a shocking way.