dˈeɪv lˈæŋfɚd ɹᵻvjˈuːd ðə ɹˈɪvɚɹ ʌv tˈaɪm fɔːɹ wˈaɪt dwˈɔːɹf hˈæʃ nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ, ænd stˈeɪɾᵻd ðˈæt "mˈoːɹ kənvˈɛnʃənəl bˌʌt kəntˈeɪnz sˌʌm nˈaɪs ʒˈɑːnɹəmˈɪksɪŋ: ɪn ðə lˈuːm ʌv θˈɛsəli ðə wˈiːvɪŋ fˈeɪts ɛŋkˈaʊntɚ spˈeɪsboːɹn wˈɛpənɹi, ænd θˈoːɹ mˈiːts kˈæptɪn ɐmˈɛɹɪkə ˈɔfɚz ɐ nˈæsti wˈɜːld wˌɛɹ hˈɪtlɚ dˈɪd ɐtʃˈiːv hɪz dɹˈiːmz ʌv ɹᵻkɹˈuːɾɪŋ sˌuːpɚnˈætʃɚɹəl ˈeɪd.
Dave Langford reviewed The River of Time for White Dwarf #94, and stated that "more conventional but contains some nice genre-mixing: in 'The Loom of Thessaly' the weaving Fates encounter spaceborne weaponry, and 'Thor Meets Captain America' offers a nasty world where Hitler did achieve his dreams of recruiting supernatural aid.