"A gripping adventure novel..Lessing is at the top of her form, blending ideas and action in a splendid, imaginative tale." – The Oregonian (Portland)
"A hegira of hardships and dangers..provocative and stimulating." – Newsday
"A substantial achievement, the latest remarkable book from a seemingly inexhaustible writer." – Boston Globe
"A substantial achievement, the latest remarkable book from a seemingly inexhaustible writer..There is a serious case to be made for placing Lessing's science fiction at the center of her oeuvre." – Boston Globe
"Doris Lessing remains one of contemporary fiction's genuine thinkers and visionaries, and it would be folly to ignore her." – Kirkus Reviews
"Mara and Dann has the shape of a myth or a folktale....But the book's proportions are those of an epic....Vividly rendered." – New York Times Book Review
"On the surface a grand adventure, this novel at its heart makes a fascinating argument for the force of affection and the power of the questioning mind." – The New Yorker
"Provocative and stimulating." – Los Angeles Times
"Tenderly perceptive....A resounding affirmation of humanity and what it holds dearest, from one of our most gifted storytellers." – Publishers Weekly (starred review)
