Reception
Lester del Rey received the novel unfavorably, noting that while the opening half was "minor Zelazny, quite enjoyable", the conclusion was "rather grim and ugly… dull". He concluded that, with the essentials of the hero's biography left unrevealed, "the whole thing seems rather pointless".
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