More About the Author
Along with his wife, Sharon, Jerry Ahern is the author of over eighty internationally published novels, under the name Jerry Ahern, as well as the pseudonyms "Axel Kilgore" and "Red Mitchell." Jerry has written over a thousand magazine articles, columns, features and interviews. His latest non-fiction books are SURVIVE! THE DISASTER, CRISIS AND EMERGENCY HANDBOOK, THE GUN DIGEST GUIDE TO CONCEALED CARRY HANDGUNS and ARMED FOR PERSONAL DEFENSE. Jerry has regular columns in the monthly magazines GUN WORLD, DILLON BLUE PRESS and KNIVES ILLUSTRATED, this latter column dealing with swords and their history. The latest Ahern novel is from Baen Books (www.baen.com), entitled WRITTEN IN TIME, which the Aherns describe as "...a semi-autobiographical time travel science fiction steam punk western."
You can visit Jerry on the internet at www.jerryahern.com. On Facebook, you can follow what Jerry's doing on the Official Jerry Ahern fan page; and, if you're a fan of THE SURVIVALIST, as so many people around the world seem to be, you'll be happy to know there's a growing Facebook Group dedicated to the series. Graphic Audio (www.graphicaudio.net) has produced fully sound scaped versions of THE SURVIVALIST, with sound effects, music and an entire cast of voice actors. Meanwhile, Speaking Volumes (www.speakingvolumes.us) is re-releasing over sixty Ahern novels in print, all the popular electronic formats and as audio books. New releases appear each month.
Jerry Ahern recently announced that THE SURVIVALIST will be returning, by popular demand, picking up where the 29th book (#27, since two books were not numbered) ended. The book is in its early stages and should be finished sometime in 2012, its working title THE INHERITORS OF EARTH. When Ahern isn't writing, he takes on the novels and memoirs of selected clients for editing and book doctoring. He has been editing other people's work since 1973.
Jerry and Sharon, high school sweethearts, have been married since 1968 and have two grown children and five grand children.
