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Bear Grylls Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Bear Grylls in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 81 books / 9 series

British author and adventurer best known for the *Man vs. Wild* television series and his survival memoir *Mud, Sweat, and Tears*. His books have sold over 10 million copies worldwide. This page lists Bear Grylls’ books in order, including both chronological publication and series reading order.

Books by Bear Grylls in Publication Order

2000 Facing Up / The Kid Who Climbed Everest POoNB / 1 Buy
2004 Facing the Frozen Ocean POoNB / 2 Buy
2007 Born Survivor POoNB / 3 Buy
2008 Gold of the Gods POoMSB / 1 Buy
2008 Man vs. Wild POoNB / 4 Buy
2008 Great Outdoor Adventures POoNB / 5 Buy
2009 With Love, Papa POoPB / 1 Buy
2009 Way of the Wolf POoMSB / 2 Buy
2009 Sands of the Scorpion POoMSB / 3 Buy
2009 Living Wild POoNB / 6 Buy
2010 Tracks of the Tiger POoMSB / 4 Buy
2011 Mud, Sweat, and Tears POoNB / 7 Buy
2012 Extreme Survivors POoNB / 8 Buy
2012 To My Sons POoNB / 9 Buy
2012 A Survival Guide for Life POoNB / 10 Buy
2013 Claws of the Crocodile POoMSB / 5 Buy
2013 Strike of the Shark POoMSB / 6 Buy
2013 Climbing Everest POoNB / 11 Buy
2013 True Grit POoNB / 12 Buy
2014 Rage of the Rhino POoMSB / 7 Buy
2014 Your Life - Train for It POoNB / 13 Buy
2014 Extreme Food POoNB / 14 Buy
2015 Ghost Flight POoWJB / 1 Buy
2015 Lair of the Leopard POoMSB / 8 Buy
2015 Fuel for Life POoNB / 15 Buy
2016 Mission Typhoon POoBGAB / 1 Buy
2016 Bear Grylls Sticker Activity: Animal Detective POoAB / 1 Buy
2016 Spirit of the Jungle POoNJBAB / 1 Buy
2016 Mission Dragon POoBGAB / 2 Buy
2016 Bear Grylls Sticker Activity: Dangerous Animals POoAB / 2 Buy
2016 Mission Raptor POoBGAB / 3 Buy
2016 Mission Jaguar POoBGAB / 4 Buy
2016 Extreme Planet POoNB / 16 Buy
2016 Survival Camp POoNB / 17 Buy
2017 The Blizzard Challenge POoBGAB / 1 Buy
2017 Knots POoBGSSB / 1 Buy
2017 The Desert Challenge POoBGAB / 2 Buy
2017 Dangers and Emergencies POoBGSSB / 2 Buy
2017 Return to the Jungle POoNJBAB / 2 Buy
2017 Burning Angels POoWJB / 2 Buy
2017 The Jungle Challenge POoBGAB / 3 Buy
2017 Hiking POoBGSSB / 3 Buy
2017 Tracking POoBGSSB / 4 Buy
2017 The Sea Challenge POoBGAB / 4 Buy
2017 The River Challenge POoBGAB / 5 Buy
2017 Weather Watching POoBGSSB / 5 Buy
2017 Signalling POoBGSSB / 6 Buy
2017 The Earthquake Challenge POoBGAB / 6 Buy
2017 The Volcano Challenge POoBGAB / 7 Buy
2017 First Aid POoBGSSB / 7 Buy
2017 Shelter Building POoBGSSB / 8 Buy
2017 Dangerous Plants POoBGSSB / 9 Buy
2017 Dangerous Animals POoBGSSB / 10 Buy
2017 Epic Expeditions POoNB / 18 Buy
2017 How to Stay Alive POoNB / 19 Buy
2018 Bear Grylls POoWJB / 3 Buy
2018 The Safari Challenge POoBGAB / 8 Buy
2018 The Cave Challenge POoBGAB / 9 Buy
2018 The Mountain Challenge POoBGAB / 10 Buy
2018 Mountains POoBGSSB / 11 Buy
2018 Rainforest POoBGSSB / 12 Buy
2018 Desert POoBGSSB / 13 Buy
2018 Polar POoBGSSB / 14 Buy
2019 Bear Grylls Sticker Activity: Desert POoAB / 3 Buy
2019 Bear Grylls Sticker Activity: Rainforest POoAB / 4 Buy
2019 Bear Grylls Sticker Activity: Mountains POoAB / 5 Buy
2019 The Arctic Challenge POoBGAB / 11 Buy
2019 The Sailing Challenge POoBGAB / 12 Buy
2019 Nutrition POoBGSSB / 15 Buy
2019 Summer POoBGSSB / 16 Buy
2019 Winter POoBGSSB / 17 Buy
2019 Extreme Environments POoBGSSB / 18 Buy
2019 Bear Grylls' Survival Stories POoNB / 20 Buy
2019 Soul Fuel POoNB / 21 Buy
2021 Soul Fuel for Young Explorers POoNB / 22 Buy
2022 Never Give Up: My Life in the Wild POoNB / 23 Buy
2022 Mind Fuel POoNB / 24 Buy
2023 You Vs the World POoNB / 25 Buy
2023 Do Your Best: How to be a Scout POoNB / 26 Buy
2024 Mind Fuel for Young Explorers POoNB / 27 Buy
2025 The Greatest Story Ever Told POoNB / 28 Buy

Complete Bear Grylls Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Picture Reading Order 1 book / 2009
01 With Love, Papa 2009 Buy
01 Spirit of the Jungle 2016 Buy
02 Return to the Jungle 2017 Buy
Mission: Survival Reading Order 8 books / 2008-2015
01 Gold of the Gods 2008 Buy
02 Way of the Wolf 2009 Buy
03 Sands of the Scorpion 2009 Buy
04 Tracks of the Tiger 2010 Buy
05 Claws of the Crocodile 2013 Buy
06 Strike of the Shark 2013 Buy
07 Rage of the Rhino 2014 Buy
08 Lair of the Leopard 2015 Buy
Non-Fiction Reading Order 28 books / 2000-2025
01 Facing Up / The Kid Who Climbed Everest 2000 Buy
02 Facing the Frozen Ocean 2004 Buy
03 Born Survivor 2007 Buy
04 Man vs. Wild 2008 Buy
05 Great Outdoor Adventures 2008 Buy
06 Living Wild 2009 Buy
07 Mud, Sweat, and Tears 2011 Buy
08 Extreme Survivors 2012 Buy
09 To My Sons 2012 Buy
10 A Survival Guide for Life 2012 Buy
11 Climbing Everest 2013 Buy
12 True Grit 2013 Buy
13 Your Life - Train for It 2014 Buy
14 Extreme Food 2014 Buy
15 Fuel for Life 2015 Buy
16 Extreme Planet 2016 Buy
17 Survival Camp 2016 Buy
18 Epic Expeditions 2017 Buy
19 How to Stay Alive 2017 Buy
20 Bear Grylls' Survival Stories 2019 Buy
21 Soul Fuel 2019 Buy
22 Soul Fuel for Young Explorers 2021 Buy
23 Never Give Up: My Life in the Wild 2022 Buy
24 Mind Fuel 2022 Buy
25 You Vs the World 2023 Buy
26 Do Your Best: How to be a Scout 2023 Buy
27 Mind Fuel for Young Explorers 2024 Buy
28 The Greatest Story Ever Told 2025 Buy
Activity Reading Order 5 books / 2016-2019
01 Bear Grylls Sticker Activity: Animal Detective 2016 Buy
02 Bear Grylls Sticker Activity: Dangerous Animals 2016 Buy
03 Bear Grylls Sticker Activity: Desert 2019 Buy
04 Bear Grylls Sticker Activity: Rainforest 2019 Buy
05 Bear Grylls Sticker Activity: Mountains 2019 Buy
Will Jaeger Reading Order 3 books / 2015-2018
01 Ghost Flight 2015 Buy
02 Burning Angels 2017 Buy
03 Bear Grylls 2018 Buy
01 Mission Typhoon 2016 Buy
02 Mission Dragon 2016 Buy
03 Mission Raptor 2016 Buy
04 Mission Jaguar 2016 Buy
01 Knots 2017 Buy
02 Dangers and Emergencies 2017 Buy
03 Hiking 2017 Buy
04 Tracking 2017 Buy
05 Weather Watching 2017 Buy
06 Signalling 2017 Buy
07 First Aid 2017 Buy
08 Shelter Building 2017 Buy
09 Dangerous Plants 2017 Buy
10 Dangerous Animals 2017 Buy
11 Mountains 2018 Buy
12 Rainforest 2018 Buy
13 Desert 2018 Buy
14 Polar 2018 Buy
15 Nutrition 2019 Buy
16 Summer 2019 Buy
17 Winter 2019 Buy
18 Extreme Environments 2019 Buy
01 The Blizzard Challenge 2017 Buy
02 The Desert Challenge 2017 Buy
03 The Jungle Challenge 2017 Buy
04 The Sea Challenge 2017 Buy
05 The River Challenge 2017 Buy
06 The Earthquake Challenge 2017 Buy
07 The Volcano Challenge 2017 Buy
08 The Safari Challenge 2018 Buy
09 The Cave Challenge 2018 Buy
10 The Mountain Challenge 2018 Buy
11 The Arctic Challenge 2019 Buy
12 The Sailing Challenge 2019 Buy

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What is the best order to read Bear Grylls books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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