[Sharra's Exile] is a direct sequel to The Heritage of Hastur and not entirely intelligible to readers unfamiliar with the earlier book…. Darkover is becoming such a complex world that the "mature" Darkover novels (beginning with Heritage) are likely to be heavy going for the reader unfamiliar with the series. For loyal Darkover readers, however, this latest work will be a feast, displaying as it does all of Bradley's great gifts for characterization, world building, and sheer storytelling.

Roland Green, in a review of "Sharra's Exile," in Booklist, Vol. 78, No. 7, December 1, 1981, p. 483.