The most popular survival books of 2024

Survival stories strip everything back to staying alive. A plane goes down, a boat sinks, the snow closes in or society falls apart, and someone has to find water, shelter and the will to go on. Novels and true accounts here are impossible to put down. This list shows the ones first published in 2024.

Cover of Shock Wave

Shock Wave

Sigmund Brouwer

Published 2024

144 pages

Cover of Diary of 66 The Night I Burned Alive

Diary of 66 The Night I Burned Alive

Alexandra Furnea

Published 2024

240 pages

Cover of Milkshakes for Marleigh Extraordinary Stories of Survival Thanks to Australian Blood Donors

Milkshakes for Marleigh Extraordinary Stories of Survival Thanks to Australian Blood Donors

Kate Fisher

Published 2024

266 pages

Cover of Sonata for a Damaged Heart (Expanded Edition) A Young Mother's Journey of Survival After a Near Fatal Heart Attack

Sonata for a Damaged Heart (Expanded Edition) A Young Mother's Journey of Survival After a Near Fatal Heart Attack

WAKISHA (KISHA) STEWART

Published 2024

312 pages

Cover of Flying Through Water

Flying Through Water

Mamle Wolo

2024 · 2026 edition

304 pages

Cover of Flash Flood

Flash Flood

Gabrielle Prendergast

Published 2024

96 pages

Cover of Irena My Story of Survival

Irena My Story of Survival

IRENA. MAUSNER

Published 2024

98 pages

Cover of The Last Comics on Earth

The Last Comics on Earth

Max Brallier, Joshua Pruett

Published 2024

256 pages

Cover of Stage Fright

Stage Fright

Wendy Parris

Published 2024

224 pages

Cover of Lucky Ones Stories of Australian refugee journeys

Lucky Ones Stories of Australian refugee journeys

Melinda Ham

Published 2024

272 pages

Cover of All The Glimmering Stars

All The Glimmering Stars

Mark T. Sullivan

Published 2024

Cover of In This Altered Body A Survivor's Story of Resilience and Love

In This Altered Body A Survivor's Story of Resilience and Love

Charlene Pell

Published 2024

242 pages

Cover of Beyond the First 48

Beyond the First 48

Shawn Wright

Published 2024

220 pages

Cover of The Ocean Inside Me A Spiritual Memoir on Healing Racial Trauma

The Ocean Inside Me A Spiritual Memoir on Healing Racial Trauma

R. G. Shore

Published 2024

264 pages

Cover of IMADE

IMADE

Mariat Imade Jibril

Published 2024

242 pages

Cover of Aisle Nine

Aisle Nine

Ian X. Cho

2024 · 2026 edition

272 pages

Cover of Bravelands

Bravelands

Erin Hunter

2024 · 2025 edition

272 pages

Cover of Sammy and the Extra-Hot Chilli Powder

Sammy and the Extra-Hot Chilli Powder

Charlie P. Brooks

2024 · 2025 edition

240 pages

Cover of Zombie Train

Zombie Train

David Macinnis Gill

2024 · 2025 edition

288 pages

Cover of Powerful (Special Edition) A Powerless Story

Powerful (Special Edition) A Powerless Story

Lauren Roberts

2024 · 2025 edition

240 pages

Cover of American Rapture

American Rapture

CJ Leede

2024 · 2025 edition

400 pages

Cover of I Am Wolf

I Am Wolf

Alastair Chisholm

Published 2024

225 pages

Cover of Minecraft

Minecraft

Danny Lore

Published 2024

176 pages

Cover of In My Skin Learning to Love Your Perfectly Imperfect Life

In My Skin Learning to Love Your Perfectly Imperfect Life

Sophie Lee

Published 2024

160 pages

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