Esicini sakhe senganekwane, u-Deborah Harkness ujabulisa abafundi bomdlalo osemusha omuhle kakhulu. Kodwa lo mbhali uyakwazi ukujova izindaba zakhe ngensalela enkulu yomlando phakathi kwenganekwane kanye nenganekwane. Ukuze izindaba zabo zingamane zilebulwe ngokunembile njengezincwadi ze-naïve.
Singathola amathonya, esicini sawo esihle kakhulu salokho Stephenie Meyer lokho kwamangaza intsha evela engxenyeni yomhlaba. Kodwa-ke, abalingiswa bakhe bathakazelisa kakhulu ekuziphendukeleni kwabo phakathi kwalokhu nezinye izindiza ekufuneni izimfihlakalo ezinkulu. Umongo womlando nokusuka okumangalisayo okukhulu, okuthinta i-esoteric, ngisho ne-uchronic, kugcina kunikeze umsebenzi wakhe ukuthinta okukhulu kwesakhiwo esiyinkimbinkimbi.
Zisengamasu alula ashwabadela isenzo kanye nobudlelwano babalingiswa babo, yebo. Kodwa ukuhlolisisa isaga sika-Harkness esidume kakhulu esithi "Ukutholwa Kwabathakathi" kuhilela ukuza nokuhamba okukholisayo ngokugcwele ngesikhathi, nalelo phunga eliyinqaba nelididayo elihlobanisa isikhathi futhi elibonakala lihlanganisa yonke into ngentambo yesiliva yeziphetho...
Amanoveli aphezulu angu-3 anconyiwe kaDeborah Harkness
Indodana yesikhathi (Ukutholakala kwabathakathi 4)
Kwadingeka kuthathe, ukungena okusha ku-vampirism okusibonisa ukungafi okubi kakhulu kwalabo abathengisa imiphefumulo yabo ukuze baphuze igazi ...
Enkundleni yempi ye-American Revolution, uMatthew waseClermont uhlangana nodokotela ohlinzayo osemncane uMarcus MacNeil. Lesi yisikhathi soguquko nezinxushunxushu zezombangazwe lapho kubukeka sengathi izwe selikude nekusasa elingcono. Futhi lapho uMatthew emnikeza ithuba lokungafi futhi akhululeke emikhawulweni yendawo ahlala kuyo, uMarcus ugxumela ethubeni lokuba ivampire ngaphandle kokungabaza. Kodwa uMathewu wenza okungaphezu kokusindisa ukuphila kwakhe. Ukunikeza ithuba lokushaya isikhathi.
Emakhulwini eminyaka kamuva, eLondon yanamuhla, uMarcus uthandane noPhoebe Taylor, isisebenzi esincane soSuthu. Futhi lapho, naye, enquma ukulandela inhliziyo yakhe futhi abe i-vampire, lo mbhangqwana uthola ukuthi izinselele ezilindele abantu abafisa lolu shintsho azinamandla kangako ezweni lanamuhla kunangekhulu le-XNUMX. Izithunzi uMarcus ayecabanga ukuthi ubalekile kudala zingase zibuye zizobahlupha...kuze kube phakade. Ngoba iphakade liyisipho esingavamile kakhulu, kodwa futhi kunzima kakhulu, ukuthi umuntu angasithola.
Incwadi yokuphila
Ukuhlehla kulolu chungechunge lwe-"Discovery of Witches" senza inqubekelaphambili encane ebheke engxenyeni yesithathu. Inoveli ezoshwabadela bonke asebeyazi ngempilo nomsebenzi kaDiana Bishop.
Ngemva kokuhamba isikhathi neThe Shadow of the Night, isazi-mlando kanye nomthakathi u-Diana Bishop kanye nesazi sofuzo u-Matthew Clairmont babuyela esikhathini samanje ukuze babhekane nezinkinga ezintsha nezitha ezindala. Kodwa usongo lwangempela lwekusasa labo lusazofika, futhi uma lufika, ukusesha kwe-Ashmole 782 namakhasi ayo alahlekile kuthatha ukuphuthuma nakakhulu. Emizini yasendulo nasezindlini zokucwaninga zamanyuvesi, kusetshenziswa ulwazi lwasendulo nesayensi yesimanje, kusukela emagqumeni asemaphandleni aseFrance kuya ezigodlweni zaseVenice, laba babili bazogcina bedalule lokho abathakathi abakuthola emakhulwini eminyaka adlule.
Yayiyini imfihlo evalelwe ku-Ashmole 782 engaqondakali bese ilandelwa ngokungakhathali ama-daimones, ama-vampires nama-warlocks? Umthakathi uDiana kanye ne-vampire uMatthew bangaluphila kanjani uthando lwabo futhi bafeze umsebenzi wabo ngaphansi kwesisindo sawo wonke umehluko obahlukanisayo?
Ukutholakala kwabathakathi
Isiqalo esihle sochungechunge oseluvele lwenganekwane olusiyisa endaweni yonke elandisayo esezoqhuma. Nge-prolegomena evamile yanoma yimuphi umsebenzi odinga ukusilungiselela uhambo oluhle, sijabulela konke okusilindile ngaphandle kwesikhashana sokuphumula.
Enhliziyweni ye-Oxford's Bodleian Library, isazi-mlando esishisekayo u-Diana Bishop sithela phezu kombhalo wesandla ohlonzwe njenge-Ashmole 782 phakathi nocwaningo lwakhe.
Njengoba wehla ohlwini lwasendulo lwabathakathi, u-Diana uyezwa ukuthi lo mbhalo wesandla ngandlela thize uhlobene nomlingo, kodwa akafuni lutho oluhlangene nobuthakathi. Futhi ngemva kokuthatha amanothi athile emidwebeni yakhe enelukuluku, uyayibuyisela ngaphandle kokuchitha isikhathi emashalofini. Angakwazi u-Diana ukuthi umbhalo wesandla we-alchemical owalahleka amakhulu eminyaka futhi ukutholakala kwawo kuye kwakhulula izindimbane zama-daimones, ama-vampires nabathakathi emakamelweni okufunda eLabhulali.
Esinye salezo zidalwa ngu-Matthew Clairmont, isazi sezakhi zofuzo esiyimfihlakalo, umthandi wewayini elimnandi kanye ne-vampire yasendulo, ubudlelwano bakhe noDiana buzosondelana kancane kancane futhi kancane kancane buzovela ubudlelwano phakathi kwabo obuzonyakazisa ama-taboos asungulwe isikhathi eside. imfihlo yomhlaba futhi enchanted.
Ithiyori kaDarwin yokuziphendukela kwemvelo ayizange ihlanganise zonke izinto ezisemhlabeni, kodwa u-Deborah Harkness unazo kule noveli ethokozisayo nehlakaniphile. Ukusuka e-Oxford kuya eNew York, futhi ukusuka lapha kuya eFrance, umlingo, i-alchemy nesayensi kwembula izixhumanisi zakho zangempela encwadini eqinisekile yobuthakathi namandla abo.
