Long Voyage Back [Paperback]

Luke Rhinehart (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1995

A taut thriller about a small group of friends escaping a nuclear holocaust.

Product Details

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: Naval Institute Press (April 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557501300
• ISBN-13: 978-1557501301
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,712,191 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Luke Rhinehart is the acclaimed author of nine works of fiction, including most notably THE DICE MAN. In 1995, the BBC called that book one of the fifty most influential books of the last half of the twentieth century," and Loaded Magazine honored it in 1999 by naming it "Novel of the Century". Last year the London Telegraph named it one of the 50 great cult books of the last hundred years. Although first published 40 years ago, the book has been rediscovered in the 21st century, being published or republished in more than 60 countries and translated into 26 languages. It is currently selling more copies than ever and, amazingly, this resurgence of interest is led by young people--readers under 25.

His books SEARCH FOR THE DICE MAN, WHIM and THE BOOK OF THE DIE are also comic and philosophical dramatizations of his ideas, although each unique in its own right.In addition, over the years dozens of pieces of music have been inspired by Luke's ideas, including "Six Different Ways" by The Cure; "Dice Man" by The Fall; "Random I Am" by Millencolin; "Slaughter Of The Soul" by At the Gates; "X, Y and Zee" by Pop Will Eat Itself; "Black Diary" by Jameson; and "Such a Shame" by Talk Talk.

Customer Reviews

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just like you were there & very believable!, November 6, 2003

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Georgie Cavitt "an avid book reader" (Evans City, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Long Voyage Back (Paperback)

Although this book was written in 1983, it is just as scary and applicable today. Rhinehart wrote a very realistic book about nuclear holocaust that could still happen, except probably not by the Russians against the US. The scenario of thieves, pirates and desperate & fanatical people just trying to survive makes you feel like you are going thru it yourself. A horrible prospect, to say the least. I liked the idea to attempt to sail away and survive off the sea. Having just finished this great book, I feel like I was right there and part of the group. I wish there was a sequel. This is one book that is worth the read & hard to put down.

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth reading, April 23, 2004

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Russ (Duluth, GA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Long Voyage Back (Paperback)

Not a bad read based upon its limited scope. The majority of the action takes place upon a trimaran sailboat in Atlantic and Caribbean waters. It has a well done believable beginning as the "war clouds gather." The escape from a suddenly desperate surviving populace is tense and exciting. Sailing away from the devastation and desperation is a different approach than I have seen in most similar novels. Good character development also. I got a little tried of being seasick, but I guess they were on the boat alot. I've read all the apocalyptic books on all the Amazon lists and this one is worth the time. The ending was rather disappointing but getting there was fun. Blurb: A tight, simple, staightforward story of survival told in style with adequate character development and a lip biting plot using effective linear movement.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A tale of escaping a nuclear holocaust by sailboat, April 19, 1998

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"robert2011" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Long Voyage Back (Paperback)

Using the topic of sailing away from a nuclear war, Luke Rhinehart creates a moving yarn of radiation clouds, near escapes, refugee centers, pirates, famine, plague, and survival. Insights into life in the Caribbean and South America after the war are prophetic.