ɪn ɐ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː ˌɪntɚzˈoʊn ɹᵻvjˈuː, pˈɔːl bˈɪɹdsli ɹˈaɪts, "ðɪ ˌɪntɚɹˈækʃən bᵻtwˌiːn ðə tˈɑːɹdɪs kɹˈuː ænd sˈæbəθ ɪz ɛndʒˈɔɪəbəl, ænd ðə pɹˈoʊz ɪz ɡˈʊd tˈuː, bˌʌt ðə nˈɑːvəl ɹˈiːdz lˈaɪk ɐn ˈɜːli dɹˈæft səbmˈɪɾᵻd ɪn hˈeɪst.
In a 2002 Interzone review, Paul Beardsley writes, "The interaction between the TARDIS crew and Sabbath is enjoyable, and the prose is good too, but the novel reads like an early draft submitted in haste.