Despite the fact that The White Stag was a Newbery Medal winner and The Good Master was named an Honor book, a number of reviewers consider The Good Master to be Seredy's best book, preferring it over The White Stag.
Although The White Stag won a Newbery Medal and The Good Master was an Honor book, some critics consider The Good Master to be Seredy's most accomplished work, preferring it over The White Stag.