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Castaway
by Lucy Irvine • 1983
A visa marriage, a deserted island, a year alone. The real survival test? Each other.
3.76
871
Castaway Summary
Castaway 88%
A visa marriage, a deserted island, a year alone. The real survival test? Each other.
by Lucy Irvine 1983
3.76
871 ratings
Ghosts
by Nicholas Sansbury Smith • 2017
Aboard humanity's last airship, survival means dropping into a monster-filled wasteland to scavenge.
4.25
9k+
Ghosts Summary
Ghosts 88%
Aboard humanity's last airship, survival means dropping into a monster-filled wasteland to scavenge.
by Nicholas Sansbury Smith 2017
4.25
9k+ ratings
A Marriage at Sea
by Sophie Elmhirst • 2024
When a whale sinks your boat, survival depends on who's in the raft with you.
3.81
62k+
A Marriage at Sea Summary
A Marriage at Sea 88%
When a whale sinks your boat, survival depends on who's in the raft with you.
by Sophie Elmhirst 2024
3.81
62k+ ratings
How to Sail Around the World
by Hal Roth • 2003
Stop the boat, survive the storm, and cross oceans with less: a circumnavigator's practical manual.
4.06
237
How to Sail Around the World Summary
How to Sail Around the World 88%
Stop the boat, survive the storm, and cross oceans with less: a circumnavigator's practical manual.
by Hal Roth 2003
4.06
237 ratings
Endurance
by Alfred Lansing • 1959
Ice crushed their ship. For 497 days, 28 men drifted. Escape meant 800 miles in a lifeboat.
4.46
169k+
Endurance Summary
Endurance 88%
Ice crushed their ship. For 497 days, 28 men drifted. Escape meant 800 miles in a lifeboat.
by Alfred Lansing 1959
4.46
169k+ ratings
The River
by Gary Paulsen • 1991
A lightning strike leaves his partner comatose, and a teenage survivalist must raft a deadly river.
3.83
33k+
The River Summary
The River 88%
A lightning strike leaves his partner comatose, and a teenage survivalist must raft a deadly river.
by Gary Paulsen 1991
3.83
33k+ ratings
The Cay
by Theodore Taylor • 1969
Shipwrecked and blinded, a prejudiced boy must trust an old West Indian sailor to survive.
3.80
39k+
The Cay Summary
The Cay 87%
Shipwrecked and blinded, a prejudiced boy must trust an old West Indian sailor to survive.
by Theodore Taylor 1969
3.80
39k+ ratings
Outer Banks
by Alyssa Sheinmel • 2021
Working-class Outer Banks teens and a rich girl shelter from a storm in a smuggler's hideout.
3.49
3k+
Outer Banks Summary
Outer Banks 87%
Working-class Outer Banks teens and a rich girl shelter from a storm in a smuggler's hideout.
by Alyssa Sheinmel 2021
3.49
3k+ ratings
The Final Warning
by James Patterson • 2008
Winged fugitives take refuge with Antarctic scientists. The ice holds a threat they can't outfly.
3.85
74k+
The Final Warning Summary
The Final Warning 87%
Winged fugitives take refuge with Antarctic scientists. The ice holds a threat they can't outfly.
by James Patterson 2008
3.85
74k+ ratings
Mawson's Will
by Lennard Bickel • 1977
He ate the dogs to live. The livers were poison, and he was still alone.
4.26
2k+
Mawson's Will Summary
Mawson's Will 87%
He ate the dogs to live. The livers were poison, and he was still alone.
by Lennard Bickel 1977
4.26
2k+ ratings
Wavewalker
by Suzanne Heywood • 2023
A decade adrift: her father's sailing dream kept her captive to storms, shipwreck, and neglect.
4.23
9k+
Wavewalker Summary
Wavewalker 87%
A decade adrift: her father's sailing dream kept her captive to storms, shipwreck, and neglect.
by Suzanne Heywood 2023
4.23
9k+ ratings
The Lost Men
by Kelly Tyler-Lewis • 2006
Ten men, stranded in Antarctica, marched 1,300 miles laying depots for an explorer they barely knew.
4.15
2k+
The Lost Men Summary
The Lost Men 87%
Ten men, stranded in Antarctica, marched 1,300 miles laying depots for an explorer they barely knew.
by Kelly Tyler-Lewis 2006
4.15
2k+ ratings
Tide of War
by David R Petriello • 2018
Rain sank a fleet, mud trapped knights, fog saved an army. Weather is warfare's quietest general.
3.39
23
Tide of War Summary
Tide of War 87%
Rain sank a fleet, mud trapped knights, fog saved an army. Weather is warfare's quietest general.
by David R Petriello 2018
3.39
23 ratings
Monument 14
by Emmy Laybourne • 2012
Trapped in a superstore by a freak hailstorm, fourteen kids discover the air outside is lethal.
3.90
25k+
Monument 14 Summary
Monument 14 87%
Trapped in a superstore by a freak hailstorm, fourteen kids discover the air outside is lethal.
by Emmy Laybourne 2012
3.90
25k+ ratings
Emergency
by Neil Strauss • 2009
A journalist masters the skills to survive anything except his own panic.
3.81
6k+
Emergency Summary
Emergency 86%
A journalist masters the skills to survive anything except his own panic.
by Neil Strauss 2009
3.81
6k+ ratings
Mars and Venus Starting Over
by John Gray • 2002
He crossed Antarctica solo to finish what Shackleton started. After 800 miles, his organs gave out.
3.85
968
Mars and Venus Starting Over Summary
Mars and Venus Starting Over 86%
He crossed Antarctica solo to finish what Shackleton started. After 800 miles, his organs gave out.
by John Gray 2002
3.85
968 ratings
The Gales of November
by John U. Bacon • 2025
The Great Lakes breed deadlier waves. The Edmund Fitzgerald was built for cargo, not survival.
4.50
15k+
The Gales of November Summary
The Gales of November 86%
The Great Lakes breed deadlier waves. The Edmund Fitzgerald was built for cargo, not survival.
by John U. Bacon 2025
4.50
15k+ ratings
Deep Survival
by Laurence Gonzales • 1998
Gear doesn't save you. Skills don't save you. The brain does, or it doesn't.
3.94
15k+
Deep Survival Summary
Deep Survival 86%
Gear doesn't save you. Skills don't save you. The brain does, or it doesn't.
by Laurence Gonzales 1998
3.94
15k+ ratings
Minecraft
by Max Brooks • 2017
A castaway with no memory battles monsters and mines the secrets of a block-shaped island.
4.17
8k+
Minecraft Summary
Minecraft 86%
A castaway with no memory battles monsters and mines the secrets of a block-shaped island.
by Max Brooks 2017
4.17
8k+ ratings
Urban Preppers with Kids, Pets &Parents
by James G. Mushen • 2012
The preparedness guide that remembers the toddler, the aging parent, and the family dog.
3.42
109
Urban Preppers with Kids, Pets &Parents Summary
Urban Preppers with Kids, Pets &Parents 86%
The preparedness guide that remembers the toddler, the aging parent, and the family dog.
by James G. Mushen 2012
3.42
109 ratings
100 Deadly Skills
by Clint Emerson • 2016
SEAL survival tactics for civilians: navigate by nature, treat wounds, and fight back when needed.
4.04
906
100 Deadly Skills Summary
100 Deadly Skills 86%
SEAL survival tactics for civilians: navigate by nature, treat wounds, and fight back when needed.
by Clint Emerson 2016
4.04
906 ratings
One Second After
by William R. Forstchen • 2009
An EMP erases civilization. A widowed professor must keep his daughters alive as his town starves.
3.98
77k+
One Second After Summary
One Second After 86%
An EMP erases civilization. A widowed professor must keep his daughters alive as his town starves.
by William R. Forstchen 2009
3.98
77k+ ratings
The Island
by Adrian McKinty • 2022
An accident on a private Australian island traps a family in a brutal clan's grip.
3.76
43k+
The Island Summary
The Island 86%
An accident on a private Australian island traps a family in a brutal clan's grip.
by Adrian McKinty 2022
3.76
43k+ ratings
Life As We Knew It
by Susan Beth Pfeffer • 2006
An asteroid strikes the moon, plunging the world into volcanic winter, and one family must survive.
3.89
134k+
Life As We Knew It Summary
Life As We Knew It 86%
An asteroid strikes the moon, plunging the world into volcanic winter, and one family must survive.
by Susan Beth Pfeffer 2006
3.89
134k+ ratings
The Pilot's Daughter
by Audrey J. Cole • 2021
Her family held hostage, a mother plants a gun on a plane; the hijacking is personal.
4.20
15k+
The Pilot's Daughter Summary
The Pilot's Daughter 86%
Her family held hostage, a mother plants a gun on a plane; the hijacking is personal.
by Audrey J. Cole 2021
4.20
15k+ ratings
Sahara
by Clive Cussler • 1992
Stranded in the Sahara, Dirk Pitt unearths a toxic nightmare beside a lost Confederate ironclad.
3.99
61k+
Sahara Summary
Sahara 86%
Stranded in the Sahara, Dirk Pitt unearths a toxic nightmare beside a lost Confederate ironclad.
by Clive Cussler 1992
3.99
61k+ ratings
As Our World Ends
by Jack Hunt • 2020
A fractured family navigates a lawless America after a cyberattack, racing to rescue their daughter.
4.18
1k+
As Our World Ends Summary
As Our World Ends 86%
A fractured family navigates a lawless America after a cyberattack, racing to rescue their daughter.
by Jack Hunt 2020
4.18
1k+ ratings
Near the Bone
by Christina Henry • 2021
An isolated wife endures her husband's cruelty, but something worse is watching from the trees.
3.69
22k+
Near the Bone Summary
Near the Bone 86%
An isolated wife endures her husband's cruelty, but something worse is watching from the trees.
by Christina Henry 2021
3.69
22k+ ratings
The Breath of the Gods
by Simon Winchester • 2025
Polynesian canoes, the Spanish Armada, and Japan's salvation all turned on wind. Its full biography.
3.79
616
The Breath of the Gods Summary
The Breath of the Gods 86%
Polynesian canoes, the Spanish Armada, and Japan's salvation all turned on wind. Its full biography.
by Simon Winchester 2025
3.79
616 ratings
The Wager
by David Grann • 2023
A warship wrecks. Two survivor stories collide. The empire buries the truth to protect its myth.
4.17
219k+
The Wager Summary
The Wager 86%
A warship wrecks. Two survivor stories collide. The empire buries the truth to protect its myth.
by David Grann 2023
4.17
219k+ ratings
Unbroken
by Laura Hillenbrand • 2010
Olympian. Castaway. POW. Louie Zamperini survived three nightmares. The fourth was his own hatred.
4.39
1.0M+
Unbroken Summary
Unbroken 86%
Olympian. Castaway. POW. Louie Zamperini survived three nightmares. The fourth was his own hatred.
by Laura Hillenbrand 2010
4.39
1.0M+ ratings
How to Survive Off the Grid
by Tim MacWelch • 2016
The off-grid blueprint: energy, water, food, medicine, and self-defense when no one is coming.
3.98
115
How to Survive Off the Grid Summary
How to Survive Off the Grid 86%
The off-grid blueprint: energy, water, food, medicine, and self-defense when no one is coming.
by Tim MacWelch 2016
3.98
115 ratings
Hawke's Special Forces Survival Handbook
by Mykel Hawke • 2011
A Special Forces operator's survival priorities: why shelter beats water, and your mind beats panic.
4.08
131
Hawke's Special Forces Survival Handbook Summary
Hawke's Special Forces Survival Handbook 86%
A Special Forces operator's survival priorities: why shelter beats water, and your mind beats panic.
by Mykel Hawke 2011
4.08
131 ratings
Over the Edge
by Greg Child • 2002
Four climbers pushed their captor off a cliff to escape. Then they learned he survived.
3.78
643
Over the Edge Summary
Over the Edge 86%
Four climbers pushed their captor off a cliff to escape. Then they learned he survived.
by Greg Child 2002
3.78
643 ratings
Commune
by Joshua Gayou • 2018
A mountain commune is occupied. To reclaim it, survivors must risk becoming monsters themselves.
4.32
1k+
Commune Summary
Commune 86%
A mountain commune is occupied. To reclaim it, survivors must risk becoming monsters themselves.
by Joshua Gayou 2018
4.32
1k+ ratings
Miracle in the Andes
by Nando Parrado • 2006
Sixty days trapped in the Andes. One promise. A ten-day trek without gear to find help.
4.37
27k+
Miracle in the Andes Summary
Miracle in the Andes 86%
Sixty days trapped in the Andes. One promise. A ten-day trek without gear to find help.
by Nando Parrado 2006
4.37
27k+ ratings
Natural Disaster
by Ginger Zee • 2017
She tracked hurricanes on air, but the real storm was inside her.
4.01
4k+
Natural Disaster Summary
Natural Disaster 86%
She tracked hurricanes on air, but the real storm was inside her.
by Ginger Zee 2017
4.01
4k+ ratings
Gray After Dark
by Noelle W. Ihli • 2024
An Olympic hopeful is abducted from a remote resort by survivalists who keep their captives forever.
4.17
126k+
Gray After Dark Summary
Gray After Dark 86%
An Olympic hopeful is abducted from a remote resort by survivalists who keep their captives forever.
by Noelle W. Ihli 2024
4.17
126k+ ratings
The Rule of Three
by Eric Walters • 2014
A tech collapse forces a teen to lead his neighborhood's defense against a ruthless enemy.
4.00
8k+
The Rule of Three Summary
The Rule of Three 86%
A tech collapse forces a teen to lead his neighborhood's defense against a ruthless enemy.
by Eric Walters 2014
4.00
8k+ ratings
Ice Station
by Matthew Reilly • 1998
Marines find a buried spaceship in Antarctica, then their allies attack and a killer hides within.
4.12
35k+
Ice Station Summary
Ice Station 86%
Marines find a buried spaceship in Antarctica, then their allies attack and a killer hides within.
by Matthew Reilly 1998
4.12
35k+ ratings
How to Stay Invisible
by Maggie C. Rudd • 2023
Abandoned, a boy and his dog survive in the woods behind his school, attending class.
4.43
1k+
How to Stay Invisible Summary
How to Stay Invisible 86%
Abandoned, a boy and his dog survive in the woods behind his school, attending class.
by Maggie C. Rudd 2023
4.43
1k+ ratings
Barbarian Days
by William Finnegan • 2015
Surfing saved a lonely kid in Hawaii. Fifty years of chasing waves nearly undid him.
4.28
41k+
Barbarian Days Summary
Barbarian Days 86%
Surfing saved a lonely kid in Hawaii. Fifty years of chasing waves nearly undid him.
by William Finnegan 2015
4.28
41k+ ratings
100 Deadly Skills
by Clint Emerson • 2015
A SEAL's hundred skills for the moment everything goes wrong: get out, stay hidden, stay alive.
3.79
3k+
100 Deadly Skills Summary
100 Deadly Skills 86%
A SEAL's hundred skills for the moment everything goes wrong: get out, stay hidden, stay alive.
by Clint Emerson 2015
3.79
3k+ ratings
Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen • 1987
After the pilot dies, a 13-year-old crash-lands alone in the Canadian woods with only a hatchet.
3.80
456k+
Hatchet Summary
Hatchet 86%
After the pilot dies, a 13-year-old crash-lands alone in the Canadian woods with only a hatchet.
by Gary Paulsen 1987
3.80
456k+ ratings
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World
by C.A. Fletcher • 2019
When their dog is stolen, a young islander chases the stranger into an emptied Britain.
4.15
22k+
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World Summary
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World 86%
When their dog is stolen, a young islander chases the stranger into an emptied Britain.
by C.A. Fletcher 2019
4.15
22k+ ratings
Last Breath
by Peter Stark • 2001
Drowning, freezing, overheating: death by nature follows a script your body already knows.
4.01
735
Last Breath Summary
Last Breath 86%
Drowning, freezing, overheating: death by nature follows a script your body already knows.
by Peter Stark 2001
4.01
735 ratings
Shipwreck Island
by Struan Murray • 2021
A girl carrying a destructive god washes onto an island whose queen's power is failing.
4.38
567
Shipwreck Island Summary
Shipwreck Island 86%
A girl carrying a destructive god washes onto an island whose queen's power is failing.
by Struan Murray 2021
4.38
567 ratings
Fortune Falls
by Lou Vane • 2021
When society collapses, teens at a remote mountain camp must survive wilderness and armed strangers.
4.14
3k+
Fortune Falls Summary
Fortune Falls 86%
When society collapses, teens at a remote mountain camp must survive wilderness and armed strangers.
by Lou Vane 2021
4.14
3k+ ratings
Thirteen Lessons that Saved Thirteen Lives
by John Volanthen • 2021
What finding the Thai boys taught a cave diver about staying calm when everything fails.
3.96
646
Thirteen Lessons that Saved Thirteen Lives Summary
Thirteen Lessons that Saved Thirteen Lives 86%
What finding the Thai boys taught a cave diver about staying calm when everything fails.
by John Volanthen 2021
3.96
646 ratings
Alabama Moon
by Watt Key • 2004
His father dead, a boy raised in the Alabama wild must outrun the law to survive.
4.06
5k+
Alabama Moon Summary
Alabama Moon 86%
His father dead, a boy raised in the Alabama wild must outrun the law to survive.
by Watt Key 2004
4.06
5k+ ratings
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