📖 About Defender

Defender is a series universe written by Jerry Ahern. The complete collection runs to 12 books across 1 series, published between 1988 and 1990.

The main series is Publication Order of Defender Books with 12 books. It opens with The Battle Begins (1988) and currently runs to No Survivors (1990).

Series included on this page:

🎯 Where to Start with Defender

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: The Battle Begins (1988), book 1 of Publication Order of Defender Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 1 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Defender Books in Order

Publication Order of Defender Books
12 books
1
The Battle Begins book cover1The Battle Begins1988Buy on Amazon
Killing Wedge book cover2Killing Wedge1988Buy on Amazon
Out of Control book cover3Out of Control1988Buy on Amazon
Decision Time book cover4Decision Time1988Buy on Amazon
Entrapment book cover5Entrapment1989Buy on Amazon
Escape book cover6Escape1989Buy on Amazon
Vengeance book cover7Vengeance1989Buy on Amazon
Justice Denied book cover8Justice Denied1989Buy on Amazon
Death Grip book cover9Death Grip1989Buy on Amazon
The Good Fight book cover10The Good Fight1990Buy on Amazon
The Challenge book cover11The Challenge1990Buy on Amazon
No Survivors book cover12No Survivors1990Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Defender books are there?
There are 12 books in the Defender collection, organised into 1 series and published between 1988 and 1990.
What is the first Defender book?
The first book is The Battle Begins, published in 1988.
What order should I read the Defender books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Defender books?
The Defender books were written by Jerry Ahern.
Is the Defender series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Defender Books, has 12 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Defender series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 1988, and the most recent in 1990.