“Fuller works hard to give us a mid-19th-century world that feels authentic, from small details (Cassius uses Lucifer friction matches to light his cigars) to the larger sprawl of the plantation … Some of the novel’s most effective scenes are based in strong action, from the vicious hobbling of a captured runaway slave to Cassius’ sojourn in a safe house on the Underground Railroad … captivating.”

–The New York Times Book Review