The Survivor is a 1969 novel by Australian author Thomas Keneally.

[3] Keneally's research included travelling to Antarctica on a US Navy ship.

The Sydney Morning Herald called it "this rich, indigestible plumb of a book.

It has a pleasantly intriguing story to tell, with plenty of suspense and much highly diverting academic comedy.

"[4] Captain Cook Bicentenary Awards, Novel Section, 1970: joint winner with Barry Oakley's Let's Hear it for Predergast.