Review. Booklist (September 15, 1985): 124-125. Praises Hill's "distinctly individualized" characters, and his gift for creating "brutal, almost visual fight scenes" that suit the story.

Review. Growing Point (January 1986): 45-44. Calls Hill's work an "absorbing tale," and praises the author's characterizations and serious theme.

Review. Junior Bookshelf (December 1985): 278. Praises ColSec Rebellion as a "rousing conclusion" to Hill's trilogy.

Review. School Librarian (December 1985): 355. The reviewer calls ColSec Rebellion a good "yarn," but finds it inferior to its predecessors, Exiles of ColSec and The Caves of Klydor, contending that those who read it for pure entertainment "will be well pleased, but I am left wondering about the more thoughtful reader."