Epic Survival Stories

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    • Stories of Survival from the World's Highest Peaks
    • By: Greg Child, David Roberts, Stephen Venables
    • Narrated by: uncredited
    • Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
    • Release date: 01-17-00
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 144 ratings
    • "Epic" is a mountaineering term that evokes a sense of treacherous disaster. The climb that went wrong: fighting blinding snowstorms and...

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    • An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison
    • By: Ben Macintyre
    • Narrated by: Ben Macintyre
    • Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
    • Release date: 09-13-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 413 ratings
    • In this gripping narrative, Ben Macintyre tackles one of the most famous prison stories in history and makes it utterly his own. During World War II, the German army used the towering Colditz Castle to hold the most defiant Allied prisoners.

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    • By: Sabaa Tahir
    • Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham, Steve West
    • Series: An Ember in the Ashes, Book 1
    • Length: 15 hrs and 22 mins
    • Release date: 04-28-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 7,672 ratings
    • Set in a terrifyingly brutal Rome-like world, An Ember in the Ashes is an epic fantasy debut about an orphan fighting for her family and a soldier fighting for his freedom....

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    • Hollow Crown, Book 1
    • By: Zoraida Cordova
    • Narrated by: Frankie Corzo
    • Series: Hollow Crown, Book 1
    • Length: 14 hrs and 27 mins
    • Release date: 04-28-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 103 ratings
    • Renata was only a child when she was kidnapped by the King's Justice and brought to the luxurious palace of Andalucia. As a memory thief, the rarest and most feared of the magical Moria, Renata was used by the crown to carry out the King's Wrath, a siege that resulted in thousands dead....

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    • By: Shannon Dittemore
    • Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky
    • Series: Winter, White and Wicked, Book 1
    • Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
    • Release date: 10-13-20
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 159 ratings
    • Twice-orphaned Sylvi has chipped out a niche for herself on Layce, an island cursed by eternal winter. Alone in her truck, she takes comfort in two things: the solitude of the roads and the favor of Winter, an icy spirit who has protected her since she was a child....

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    • An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II
    • By: Mitchell Zuckoff
    • Narrated by: Mitchell Zuckoff
    • Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
    • Release date: 04-23-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 670 ratings
    • On November 5, 1942, a U.S. cargo plane slammed into the Greenland ice cap....

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    • A Story of Survival and a Quest for Meaning in the Far North
    • By: Katherine Keith
    • Narrated by: Sarah Mollo-Christensen
    • Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
    • Release date: 02-04-20
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 56 ratings
    • All her life, Katherine Keith has hungered for remote, wild places that fill her soul with freedom and peace. Her travels take her across America, but it is in the vast and rugged landscape of Alaska that she finds her true home....

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    • The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon
    • By: Kevin Fedarko
    • Narrated by: Kevin Fedarko
    • Length: 17 hrs and 40 mins
    • Release date: 05-28-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 68 ratings
    • From one of Outside magazine’s “Literary All-Stars” comes the thrilling true tale of the fastest boat ride ever through the Grand Canyon, atop the legendary Colorado River flood of 1983.

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    • Survival, Sacrifice and Salvation: A Historical Maritime Adventure of Resilience and Unwavering Courage on an Isolated Island
    • By: Wilbur K Sarvis
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
    • Release date: 07-07-24
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • A historical adventure book set on a small, isolated island during the early nineteenth century."Pacific Shipwreck" is a gripping tale of survival,...

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    • By: Lisa Ann Verge
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
    • Release date: 10-17-24
    • Language: English
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    • From Lisa Ann Verge, RITA-nominated author of romantic, adventurous, historical novels "An absorbing, exciting romantic adventure!" --RT Book ...

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    • Extreme Adventure, Stone Age Wisdom, and Lessons in Living from a Modern Hunter-Gatherer
    • By: Matt Graham, Josh Young
    • Narrated by: Tom Perkins
    • Length: 7 hrs
    • Release date: 07-14-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 226 ratings
    • Early on in his life, Matt craved a return to nature. When he became an adult, he set aside his comfortable urban life and lived entirely off the land....

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    • The Epic True Story of One Man's Search for the Secret to Eternal Youth
    • By: A. J. Mackinnon
    • Narrated by: Steve West
    • Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
    • Release date: 02-08-13
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
    • An old-fashioned quest by a modern-day adventurer.....

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    • Tragedy, Heroism, Survival, and the Epic True Story of America's Deadliest Natural Disaster: The Great Gulf Hurricane of 1900
    • By: Al Roker, William Hogeland
    • Narrated by: Byron Wagner
    • Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 08-11-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 179 ratings
    • On the afternoon of September 8, 1900, 200-mile-per-hour winds and 15-foot waves slammed into Galveston, the prosperous and growing port city on Texas'sGulf Coast....

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    • Graceling Realm
    • By: Kristin Cashore
    • Narrated by: Xanthe Elbrick
    • Length: 16 hrs and 37 mins
    • Release date: 11-01-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 136 ratings
    • The fifth novel in the bestselling Graceling Realm series is told from the point of view of Hava, Queen Bitterblue’s sister and spy, and chronicles the harrowing journey back to Monsea....

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    • By: Tomi Adeyemi
    • Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
    • Series: Legacy of Orïsha, Book 1
    • Length: 17 hrs and 44 mins
    • Release date: 03-08-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 142 ratings
    • Zélie remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. When different clans ruled - Burners igniting flames, Tiders beckoning waves, and Zélie’s Reaper mother summoning forth souls....

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    • The Age of Darkness, Book 1
    • By: Katy Rose Pool
    • Narrated by: Todd Boyce
    • Series: The Age of Darkness, Book 1
    • Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins
    • Release date: 09-03-19
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 117 ratings
    • For generations, the Seven Prophets guided humanity. Using their visions of the future, they ended wars and united nations - until the day, 100 years ago, when the Prophets disappeared. All they left behind was one final, secret prophecy, foretelling an Age of Darkness....

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    • Survival at Sea. 19th Century Seafaring Adventure: Mutiny, Survival, and Heroism in the South Atlantic
    • By: Percy Watson
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
    • Release date: 06-20-24
    • Language: English
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    • A historical nautical adventure set in the South Atlantic and various other locations during the 19th century.Shipwreck Gold embarks on an ...

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    • A Night Portals short story
    • By: Ernie Howard
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 23 mins
    • Release date: 09-23-24
    • Language: English
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    • An idyllic summer bike ride takes a turn into darkness. Ryan is excited about the first day of school, he is even more excited about seeing his ...

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