Literary Significance and Reception
Jackie Cassada in the Library Journal review says that "Amid weighty and often convoluted speculations about the nature of good and evil, time and space, and magic and science, Anthony's irrepressible humor asserts itself in unexpected ways. Far from being grim - or even allegorical - this sequel to On a Pale Horse will appeal to Anthony's large readership."
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