I just found out today that Jerry Ahern, author of The Survivalist series as well as tons of other men's fiction, has succumbed to cancer.
I became friends with Jerry on Facebook and he finally agreed to an interview, which I had planned to post here on the 2-Fisted Blog, but he was hospitalized shortly after and it never came to pass.
From what I could tell, he was a stand-up guy. I know I, and millions of other red-blooded males, sure enjoyed his writing over the years. I don't regret missing the chance for the interview so much as I regret just not getting to know and interact with him more than I did.
I hope you're in a better place now, Jerry.
There is an interview snippet from another blogger here.
And I just found this interview on Survival Weekly, which covers some of the ground I wanted to.
That's a damn shame. I grew up reading his books and always enjoyed them. Guess it's time to break out the well worn copies of The Survivalist that I still own and give them another read.
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ReplyDeleteI found his TEOTWAWKI books a lot better thought-out and written than his competitors...
I have just found Dr rourke an cast and am on number 10. I love the books an i wished i had found them sooner. Mr Ahern from all i hear was a good man an everyone that has read his books will miss him.
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