Sequels are often disappointing and [The Curse of the Viking Grave] lacks the spontaneity, careful planning and craft of Lost in the Barrens. Frequently the story seems forced or contrived and the characters suffer too in a plot which to all appearances has been hastily thrown together. This is somewhat compensated for by the author's knowledge of the North and by his concern for the Eskimo.

Marguerite Bagshaw, in her review of "The Curse of the Viking Grave," in In Review: Canadian Books for Children, Vol. 1, No. 1, Winter, 1967, p. 38.