“One welcomes the debut of a writer who can imbue his work with so much invisible craft while telling a story that progresses so naturally.” -- Publishers Weekly
“Like a good point guard, Mr. Shields knows how to control the flow of a game. The story moves along nicely.” --Arthur Krystal, The New York Times Book Review
“The kind of novel that, after you finish it, you pick up the phone and recommend it to friends.” --Bob Greene, Chicago Tribune
“A generous novel about those two great American preoccupations, lost innocence and sports.” --James Marcus, Philadelphia Inquirer
“ Heroes is the only literate fiction ever written about basketball.” --W.P. Kinsella, author of Shoeless Joe