vɪktˈoːɹiə stɹˈɔːs ʌvðɪ ˌɛsˈɛf sˈaɪt θˈɔːt ðætðə nˈɑːvəl "hɐz mˈoːɹ ðə fˈiːl əvə θɹˈɪlɚ ðɐn sˈaɪəns fˈɪkʃən" bˌʌt ðˈæt "nˌɑːt sˌoʊ mˈɛni θɹˈɪlɚz, ˈiːðɚ, ɑːɹ æz kˈæɹɪktɚdɹˈɪvən æz ðˈɪswˌʌn. ...
Victoria Strauss of the SF Site thought that the novel "has more the feel of a thriller than science fiction" but that "not so many thrillers, either, are as character-driven as this one. ...