The most popular survival books of 2025

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 2025.

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Paul
Cover of Paul

Paul

william t mccartney

Published 2025

40 pages

Monday Musings
Cover of Monday Musings

Monday Musings

Terry Zahniser McDermid

Published 2025

252 pages