kɹˈɪs ɡˈɪlmoːɹ ɪn hɪz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv ɹᵻvjˈuː ʌvðə bˈʊk ɪn faʊndˈeɪʃən: ðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ɹᵻvjˈuː ʌv sˈaɪəns fˈɪkʃən nˈoʊɾᵻd ðˈæt "ðɛɹz mˈʌtʃ tə pɹˈeɪz hˈɪɹ", bˌʌt ˈɔːlsoʊ kɹˈɪɾɪsˌaɪzd ðə bˈʊk fɔːɹ bˌiːɪŋ pɹɪmətʃˈʊɹ, nˈoʊɾɪŋ ðæt ɪf ðɪ ˈɔːθɚ dᵻlˈeɪd ðə pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən baɪ sˈɛvɹəl jˈɪɹz, stɹˈɔŋɡɚ stˈoːɹiz kˌʊdɐv ɹᵻplˈeɪst sˌʌm wˈiːkɚ wˌʌnz..
Chris Gilmore in his 1995 review of the book in Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction noted that "there's much to praise here", but also criticized the book for being premature, noting that if the author delayed the publication by several years, stronger stories could have replaced some weaker ones..