On This Page
Description
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. show more 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. show lessTags
Recommendations
Member Reviews
#236 in our old book database. Not rated.
Ratings
Members
- Recently Added By
Author Information
121+ Works 2,739 Members
Jerry Ahern is a professional writer specializing in firearms-related and sciences fiction literature. His apocalyptic Survivalist series of novels has won fans world-wide. In addition, Ahern is well-known to firearms enthusiasts for his book CCW: Carrying Concealed Weapons and the countless articles he has published in the firearms press.
Series
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- The Quest
- Alternate titles
- The Survivalist #3: The Quest
- Original publication date
- 1981
- People/Characters
- John Thomas Rourke
- Dedication
- To Leslie – a hell of a nifty girl in anybody's book – or with anybody's book.
- First words
- Sarah. Michael. Ann. Alive.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)He passed through the trees, turned back onto the country road, watched the rain in his single headlight, and gunned the Harley into the darkness, screaming, "Why!"
- Original language
- English
Classifications
Statistics
- Members
- 131
- Popularity
- 248,552
- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (3.00)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 11
- UPCs
- 1
- ASINs
- 2
