Not sure, but this thread might belong around the campfire. At any rate, I'm curious what you didn't like about Lucifer's Hammer. I thought it an interesting read (if dated and a touch unrealistic/optimistic). Adrift was a very different book altogether, and certainly holds your attention (except perhaps the lead-up at the beginning).

I wasn't planning on picking up Patriots - it seemed a bit like tin foil survivalist porn to me - but maybe I'll consider it; Amazon has it at 4 stars after 200+ reviews. But I have to think it has many correlations to Lucifer's Hammer: A small group rebuilds society after collapse of civilization, the difference being that the group in LH is not necessarily "survivalist" oriented - quite the opposite in many ways. So that's why I ask why you might like one vs. the other.

Cheers. And can you get ETS a discount @ B&N?