It achieved a degree of literary recognition unusual for science fiction works due to its exploration of many themes, including anarchism and revolutionary societies, capitalism and individualism and collectivism.
Novel tersebut meraih tingkat pengakuan sastra tak biasa untuk karya-karya fiksi ilmiah karena eksplorasinya dari beberapa tema, termasuk anarkisme dan masyarakat revolusioner, kapitalisme dan individualisme dan kolektivisme.