“Nolan’s deep blue-gray and brown-toned backgrounds provide marked contrast to the blood-red marvelously depicted dragon.”

Booklist

“Handsome watercolor illustrations capture the romantic mood and suggest, through luminous seascapes, the cold northern locale of the story.”

Horn Book

“Nolan’s somber dramatic paintings, with sturdy, unsentimentalizes characterizations and a sinuous nightmarish dragon that looks as if it’s been flayed, suit the story very well.”

Kirkus Reviews

“Nolan’s dramatic watercolors are nothing short of magical.  The blues and grays of the rocks, the sky, and the sea capture in turn the stark beauty and menacing nature of the cliffs.  His realistic renderings of people are extremely effective, and his majestic wyrm could strike fear in the bravest of the brave.”

School Library Journal