[1] Richard Jones reviewed Ember from the Sun for Arcane magazine, rating it an 5 out of 10 overall.
[1] Jones comments that "Canter could have chosen a bizarre ending, an apocalyptic one, a happy or a sad one.
"[1] Kirkus Reviews states "An effective blend of scientific fact and shamanistic fancy, one that weaves a genuinely magic spell.
"[2] Publishers Weekly states: "Canter's approach fails to do his premise, or his characters, particularly the appealing Ember, full justice.
"[3] Entertainment Weekly rated the book a "C" and states that "Ember from the Sun's plucked straight from the pulp fantasies of Edgar Rice Burroughs.