Last Legionary - Literary Reception

Literary Reception

Anne Osborn in the School Library Journal did not have much good to say about Young Legionary. She says that "Hill's trademark, non stop action is at its best; the pages go by in a blur. The pace slows down only when the author attempts to deal with a complex relationship;he has no feelings for emotional subtleties; sentence fragments grate. Discerning readers may be disappointed by the comic book plot and hackneyed prose".

Jerry Spiegler in the School Library Journal describes Keill Randor as the cybernetic Bruce Lee of the future. He says that "readers will enjoy the fast-paced action as long as they don't mind the many violent confrontations. Not great literature but a lot of fun and excitement".

Mary I. Purucker in the School Library Journal said that Day of the Starwind was "full of action, cave-dwelling monsters and violence, this moves along at a good clip and leaves readers breathlessly waiting for the next in the series".

Carolyn Caywood in the School Library Journal did not have very much good to say about this young adult book. She says that "the constant action does not advance readers knowledge about the Warload, suggesting that several more books are planned before Keill finally catches up with his enemy. Like its predecessor, this is a successful imitation of the currently popular space movies. It is not as interesting, however since most of the development of the characters and settings takes place in the first book".

Carolyn Caywood in the School Library Journal said that Galactic Warlord was "pure space opera pitting, heroes against evil doers with lots of action but no real insight. The story is fast paces, readable though no easy, and will have wide appeal among those teens who have enjoyed recent movie and television science fiction".