According to Samuel R. Delany, the book is "considered by many to be the greatest single SF novel". while Robert Silverberg wrote that it is "on everybody's list of the ten greatest SF novels". Fantasy writer Michael Moorcock praised it as "a wonderful adventure story" that embodies truly libertarian principles. Ty Franck, co-author of "The Expanse" series, said "I don't remember any of the other stories in Treasury of Great Science Fiction, Volume Two; an anthology of science fiction stories, and I read that book a dozen times. The only story that sticks out in my mind is The Stars My Destination."