Long voyage back (original 1983; edition 1983)

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. ( )