Reception
According to Publishers Weekly, "his ... first collaboration in the long-running Krishna series very much in the same lighthearted adventure vein as de Camp's solo efforts ... There's plenty of amusing action ... plus some wry, wise observations on relationships. After 46 years, the de Camp imprimatur still guarantees a good time.
Tom Easton, writing in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, takes a different view, calling the book "less good than its predecessors, partly because it is too much of a reprise. Too often, the pages ask (and answer), "Whatever happened to so and so?" and the story suffers for its lack of original novelty." He cautions that "anyone who first visits Krishna through Bones is going to wonder what all the fuss is about," noting that "though the complications lend pace and fury to the action, they seem arbitrary, staged, like a tornado in a wind tunnel." But he concludes "evertheless, I am sure there are enough Krishna fans to buy out the Phantasia edition. They will enjoy the book enough to justify the expense."
Robert Coulson, in Amazing Science Fiction Stories, agrees that "t's not the best book in the Krishnan series, but it's entertaining and well worth your time." He characterizes the story as "n amusing trek through the pre-industrial societies of Krishna." Regarding the characters, he calls "Reith's wimpish attitude toward Alicia ... believable if infuriating; the rest of the cast, plot, and background are good."
Don D'Ammassa, addressing this and other late entries in the Viagens series, writes "he quality of the series remains undiminished in volumes, which combine good-natured mayhem and a crisp, exciting narrative style.
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