Early reviewers of the Ace edition were not terribly impressed by the book. J. Francis McComas called it "a tedious account of a private eye's quest through space for a runaway heiress," with "[t]he chase ... a pretty drab affair, without the wit and charm usually found in this author's work."
Early critics of the Ace edition were unimpressed by the book. J. Francis McComas described it as "a tedious account of a private eye's quest through space for a runaway heiress," adding that "[t]he chase ... is a dull affair, lacking the wit and charm typically seen in this author's work."