The setting for [The Black Moon, an] historical novel of Cornwall during the late eighteenth century, is near Truro and Falmouth. The span of years is not great, but the events and people crowd a fine tapestry. On the whole the novel is well-organized and well-researched—a bit of European history brought to life by a skilled craftsman, abounding in imaginative reality. (p. 208)

Lucille Crane, "Fiction: 'The Black Moon'," in Best Sellers (copyright 1974, by the University of Scranton), Vol. 34, No. 9, August 1, 1974, pp. 208-09.