Survival Books
Survival stories strip characters down to their most essential selves, forcing them to endure extreme conditions with limited resources. Whether stranded at sea, lost in wilderness, or trapped in a collapsing society, these books test the limits of human endurance and ingenuity.
63 books
Non-Fiction
A Marriage at Sea
Non-Fiction
Alive
Young Adult
Alone
Annapurna
Historical Fiction
Cilka's Journey
Horror
Cuckoo
Horror
Devolution
Non-Fiction
Endurance
Thriller
Girl A
Young Adult
Hatchet
Young Adult
Hatchet
Young Adult
Holes
Non-Fiction
In the Heart of the Sea
Non-Fiction
Into Thin Air
Non-Fiction
Into the Wild
Young Adult
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Fantasy
Life of Pi
Literary Fiction
Lord of the Flies
Non-Fiction
Lucifer's Hammer
Young Adult
My Side of the Mountain
Science Fiction
Oryx and Crake
Science Fiction
Parable of the Sower
Young Adult
Peak
Science Fiction
Project Hail Mary
Non-Fiction
Roadside Picnic
Science Fiction
Robopocalypse
Young Adult
Running Out of Time
Non-Fiction
Seveneves
Non-Fiction
Shadow Divers
Splinters
Thriller
Splinters
Thriller
Survivor
Fantasy
Swan Song
Fantasy
The 100
Romance
The 5th Wave
Thriller
The Boy from the Woods
Non-Fiction
The Boys in the Boat
Fantasy
The Castaways
Young Adult
The Cay
Historical Fiction
The Clan of the Cave Bear
Comedy
The Climb
Dystopian
The Dog Stars
Horror
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
Thriller
The Girl with All the Gifts
Literary Fiction
The Grace Year
Historical Fiction
The Great Alone
The Hunger
Dystopian
The Hunger Games
Science Fiction
The Martian
Young Adult
The Maze Runner
The Mist
Dystopian
The New Wilderness
Science Fiction
The Parable of the Sower
Historical Fiction
The Passage
Fantasy
The Plague Dogs
Fantasy
The Primal Hunter
Horror
The Reformatory
Horror
The Ruin
The Ruins
The Scorch Trials
Young Adult
The Sign of the Beaver
Horror
The Troop
Non-Fiction
The Wager
Non-Fiction