[2][3] The Adelaide News said "Idriess has handled his facts with imagination, has tried to interpret the native mind and outlook as well as the white.

"[4] The Melbourne Herald declared "Just as there are batsmen who know nothing of footwork and style but can still connect with the ball, there are authors whose prose needs sandpapering, but who have their following as storytellers.

"[5] The Sydney Morning Herald said "Even the most generous critic would have difficulty in maintaining that Jack Idriess is a liteary stylist.

But the success of his many books... shows he has something that, withinthe limits of the stories he chooses to write, is a fair substitute for style: he is an honest reporter, with a keen eye for dramatic incident, and he knows his backgrounds intimately.

"[6] The Age declared Idrless gave the story "vitality in thrilling, free-moving narrative, that is sometimes crude, but never tedious.