[In The Changing Land] Dilvish, of the Elvish race, bent on revenge against Jerelak, tries to gain access to the Castle and does so by being captured and thrown in the dungeon. Aided by other prisoners, he escapes, and eventually brings about the fall of Jerelak and Baran, the reorganization of the Castle by the Elder Gods and the re-creation of the universe outside it. Zelazny names one of his characters Hodgson in a nod to William Hope Hodgson's powerful "House on the Borderland." But unlike that novel, this book is at best a qualified success, a good idea given lackluster treatment.

"Science Fiction: 'The Changing Land'," in Publishers Weekly (reprinted from the February 6, 1981, issue of Publishers Weekly by permission, published by R. R. Bowker Company, a Xerox company; copyright © 1981 by Xerox Corporation), Vol. 219, No. 6, February 6, 1981, p. 371.