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As far as lesbian apocalyptic utopian sci fi novels go, this one is probably considered a classic. Not because of the quality of the writing, which was mediocre, but because it exists and made an impact. It must have sold well when it first came out in 1992 because there are five novels all together in this series and then was reprinted in 2010. But comparing it to other sci fi in general, my reaction is meh. It's not bad, but it's not too good. It plays on what are now common tropes of women-hating men and a women's utopia disrupted by someone who acts like the kind of men they escaped from. Reading it thirty years after it was originally published, I had to put on my way-back hat to appreciate what I could. Surprisingly, or maybe not, this book was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Sci Fi/Fantasy in 1993.

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