 The collection placed seventh in the 1979 Locus Poll Award for Best Single Author Collection.The book was reviewed by Algis Budrys in "The Washington Post" for March 5, 1978 and "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction" for September 1978, as well as by Dan Miller in "Booklist" for June 1, 1978 and Robert Coulson in "Amazing Stories" for May 1987.Budrys called the book "[a] triumphant collection from SF's best-educated humanist," and a "selection of De Camp's witty, very literate fantasy and science fiction.