Pretty good story, though it has its kind of potboiler moments when it feels like there are too many characters to go around. The last part is more exposition than story. Still a pretty good read. ( )

Oh dear. I really love The Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart, but this book is simply not very good. Incredibly pronounced gender stereotypes are so overdone that it's not in the least bit offensive, it's just really really funny when viewed post-feminist revolution. The plot is completely predictable. It's a real page turner though. Think of it as high octane pop music, in literary form. ( )

A group of survivors flee from atomic war on a sailboat. A tightly-plotted thriller.

Timeframe: pre-catastrophe through short-term survival. ( )