Ngaphandle kokunethezeka ohlotsheni oluyimfihlakalo kakhulu Dan Brown, Javier Sierra o UMatilde Asensi (ukuze acaphune izinkomba zamazwe ngamazwe zalolu hlobo), u-Katherine Neville futhi ujabulisa isixuku sabafundi ngesakhiwo esikhuluma ngezimpicabadala ezidlulayo, ezingokomoya, nezimnyama.
Ebunzimeni bomqondo bokuthola leyo nto engaqondakali eyenziwe itulo, uNeville ezikhathini eziningi udonsa i-esoteric, emngceleni wenganekwane yesayensi ngezinye izikhathi. Kodwa yonke into ihlala isondelene kakhulu, ibheka iso lansuku zonke, langempela lomhlaba wethu ukuze kuvuse ukugodola okukhulu kakhulu.
Kusukela emuzweni oyinqaba wokusondelana neminye imihlaba ehambisanayo, enezimpawu nezimpawu ezihlale zifuna ukwembula izisekelo ezifihliwe ezinzwa zethu, uNeville uwuhlobo lombhali ohlale eqalisile ukuthola kabusha umhlaba wethu.
Amanoveli aphezulu anconyiwe ka-Katherine Neville
Abayisishiyagalombili
Kusukela inganekwane yeNkosi uSheram kanye noSissa ohlakaniphile, owacela njengomvuzo izinhlamvu zikakolweni ezicishe zingapheli eziphuma ngokusobala ebhodini le-chess, lo mdlalo uzinikeze okuningi njengomdlalo wobuhlakani, uphawu lwezenhlalo kanye leli cala ingxabano yemibhalo.
Isishiyagalombili akuyona inoveli yokuqala yokukhuluma nge-chess njengomongo wesakhiwo. Akudingekile ukwenza kanjalo, ngoba indaba ithole ukuhlobana komthengisi kakhulu emhlabeni ngenxa yokugxila kwayo okusha phakathi komdlalo othokozisayo kanye nemfihlakalo yomlando. I-flashback ephakathi kweminyaka engu-1790 no-1972 ibonakala iyingxenye yalokho kuqhubekela phambili kweminyaka lapho ingaholela ezikweleni ezithuthukile zokuqhubekela phambili ukusuka kwesikwele esisodwa ukuya kwesinye esihlangene.
Yebo, isikhathi siyahlangana ukuze uCatherine Velis waseNew York ngo-1972 ahlangane noMireille de Rémy noValentine, izindela zaseFrance ka-1790. Ukufuna okufanayo kubo bonke. Ngoba ikusasa lilotshiwe phakathi kweminonjana yezandla zethu. Futhi njengoba kungenangqondo njengoba kungase kubonakale kithi, ukuqala kohambo olukhulu ngesikhathi lapho ama-omens ethu e-esoteric kakhulu aphezu kwethu, angeke avele aqondane.
Ibhodi le-chess likaCharlemagne, ithonya layo elikwazi ukuguqula umhlaba. I-labyrinth izulazula phezu kwawo wonke umuntu ukuze ayithole. Ukuxhumana okukhethekile kuphela phakathi kweKati nezindela zaseMontglane Abbey okungaholela ekutholeni umcebo. Inkinga ingase ibe imiphumela.
Isiyingi somlingo
Kunengxenye yempikiswano yenoveli kaNeville ehlotshaniswa naleyo ngxenye edonswayo yezingasoze zabuna uConan Doyle noma Agatha Christie. Futhi lokhu kuyabongeka ngaso sonke isikhathi ngoba kwengeza ingxenye emsulwa yokungezwani kunoma iyiphi itulo, ngale kwanoma yibuphi ubuciko obumayelana nobuciko obubi besigebengu esisemsebenzini noma imvelo emangalisayo yokuketula umbuso kwamanje. Le noveli inesandla esikhulu kuleso sifiso sokubandakanya umfundi ekuxazululeni impicabadala okukhulunywa ngayo.
I-Ariel ithola njengefa imibhalo yesandla emidala eyigugu equkethe imfihlo ebalulekile ehlobene nezinto ezingcwele zezizwe zakwa-Israyeli. Noma ngubani okwaziyo ukuzichaza uzoba yi-depository yokuhlakanipha kwakudala kangangokuthi kulahlekile enkumbulweni yesintu, uzokwazi ukuthola umsuka wezinganekwane, amasiko, izinkolelo nezimpawu zawo wonke amasiko amakhulu omlando futhi azocacisa. okhiye bokuchazwa kwekusasa.
Ngakho, ngokushesha nje lapho bewela ezandleni zabo, i-Ariel iba isisulu sabo bonke abafisa amandla akhe. Ukuze asindise ukuphila kwakhe angabaleka kuphela efuna umsuka wemibhalo yesandla nencazelo yayo. Imikhondo ayitholayo ibonakala imyisa kude nakakhulu nomphumela: I-Teutonic runes, izinganekwane zamaGreki, ImiBhalo Engcwele nokuhlakanipha kwamaNdiya aseMelika kubonakala kuzungeza umbuthano omubi. Okuwukuphela kwento esele okufanele uyenze ukufuna isiphephelo ongangena kuso enhliziyweni yemfihlakalo futhi uthole imfihlo ehambe amakhulu eminyaka ukuze idalulwe.
Ingozi ebaliwe
Yonke into ithatha uhlangothi oluhlukile uma impumelelo ifinyelelwa. Ngoba le noveli isivele ishicilelwe ngaphambi kwe "Eight", kodwa-ke, udumo lomhlaba lwaholela enguqulweni entsha kanye nokucutshungulwa kabusha kwale noveli njengesakhiwo esihle.
Njengoba kuvame ukwenzeka, itimu ihluke kakhulu kunengoma uKatherine aziwa ngayo. Ngoba kuze kube yisikhathi lapho impumelelo ifiphaza yonke into, umbhali ngamunye uyazibheka, unesithakazelo ezindabeni ngezikhathi ezihluke kakhulu, nokungabaza njengesizinda esingaqhathaniswa nayo yonke incwadi yakhe yezincwadi, lesi sakhiwo sikhomba kakhulu ukushuba kwezenzo ezijabulisa kakhulu. yokungabaza okukhomba uhlobo lwe-noir.
I-Verity Banks iyingcweti yamakhompiyutha futhi iyisikhulu esifunwa kakhulu seBhange Lomhlaba elinamandla amakhulu, kodwa lapho umphathi wakhe elahla isiphakamiso sakhe sokuthuthukisa ukuphepha kwamakhompiyutha enkampani, ngeke angabaze ukwenza icebo eliphelele elizofakazela ukuthi alilungile kangakanani. nokuthi, isinyathelo, sikulethela isamba esihle semali. Kodwa-ke, i-prank encane ka-Verity izothatha izilinganiso ezintsha lapho u-Zoltan Tor, umeluleki, wizadi yezezimali kanye nomenzi wemali, engena endaweni yesigameko futhi ephakamisa inselele esilingayo: ukweba ibhiliyoni lamadola, ukutshala imali ukuze uthole izigidi ezingamashumi amathathu ezinyangeni ezintathu, futhi uyibuyisele. . Igeyimu endizela phezulu lapho u-Verity ekwazi ukunqoba yonke into noma alahlekelwe ukuphila kwakhe.
