ig il , ▁a ▁Dem oth - wide ▁organization ▁of ▁om bud s men . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁she ▁finds ▁herself ▁en mes hed ▁in ▁an ▁ancient ▁mystery ▁involving ▁murder ous ▁android s ▁and ▁bi ological ▁weapons . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁At ▁the ▁SF ▁Site , ▁Rich ▁H orton ▁pra ised ▁Gard ner ' s ▁dep iction ▁of ▁F aye ▁as ▁" less ▁than ▁perfect ▁but ▁still ▁lik able ", ▁and ▁called ▁the ▁book ▁" en jo y able " ▁and ▁" fast - mov ing ", ▁but ▁fault ed ▁it ▁for ▁its ▁" el abor ate ▁ed ifice ▁of ▁motiv ations ▁and ▁plots " ▁( while ▁conced ing ▁that ▁the ▁" co inc id ences ▁are ▁generally ▁well ▁explained ", ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁book ▁has ▁a ▁" f air ly ▁tight ly ▁constructed ▁den ou ement "). ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁Ger ald ▁Jon as ▁described ▁F aye ▁as ▁" eng aging ", ▁with ▁an ▁" un qu en ch able ▁spirit ▁and ▁pure ▁heart ", ▁but ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁narr ative ▁" st ops ▁for ▁nothing , ▁not ▁even ▁common ▁sense ", ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁" w ish - ful fill ment ▁fant asy ▁of ▁a ▁high ▁order ". ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 9 ▁Canadian ▁nov els ▁Category : Nov els ▁by ▁James ▁Alan ▁Gard ner ▁Category : Nov els ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 5 th ▁century <0x0A> </s> ▁K - 2 8 4 ▁may ▁refer ▁to : ▁Russian ▁sub marine