Maphakathi nekhulu le-XNUMX, izilwandle nezilwandle zeplanethi zisalondoloze i-aura yakudala yemfihlakalo nokulinganisa okuhle kwabo bonke labo abazama ukuzihambela nganoma iyiphi injongo. Ngaphandle kwemidwebo ye-oceanographic esivele ichaze umhlaba nezilwandle, izinganekwane ezindala kanye nezindlela zokuxhumana ezilinganiselwe nezindlela zokuhamba, ziguqule noma yiluphi uhambo lwaba yinto yokuzijabulisa.
Le noveli iqala kulokho okwenzeka ohambweni lwemikhumbi i-Erebus neTerror eyasuka eLondon ngoMeyi 18, 1945 nokuthi ngemuva kwezinyanga ezimbalwa zokuhamba, lapho sebengene e-Arctic, kwaholela ekufeni kwamalungu e-135 crew.
Amaqiniso adabukisayo nenjongo atholakala ngemuva kwesikhathi esithile, kepha izehlakalo zansuku zonke zale nhlekelele zizohlala endaweni ebandayo yemimoya yomoya opholile.
Futhi lokho, umlando ongaziwa kakhulu wenhlekelele, ubhekane nawo UDan Simmons, othi, ngomcabango wakhe omangalisayo, asinikeze isimangaliso esivela emibonweni eyisisekelo yokuphila, enongwe ngokuqiniseka okuphambene nokuthi kukhona okunye obekungabanakekela bonke labo bantu abafa ngaphezu kwamazinga angamashumi amabili ngaphansi kuka-zero.
Ithemba yinto yokugcina elahlekelwa yibhubesi lolwandle noma umuntu othanda ingozi. UDan Simons usethula emadodeni athile azimisele ngokuqhubekela phambili ebusweni be-hecatomb. Kuphela, njengoba ukudla kuyanyamalala futhi amakhaza eqhubeka nokufutheka enyameni nasemoyeni, udlame luthinta imiphefumulo yawo wonke lawo madoda. Igunya lomyalo liyancipha futhi ukudla abantu kubonakala njengokunye kuphela.
Kepha hhayi kuphela amadoda uqobo acabanga ukudla izisulu zezinhlobo zawo, labo kuze kube muva nje babe ngabangane bokuzijabulisa lapho befuna imizila emisha eya enyakatho-ntshonalanga yomhlaba. Okuthile kubacathamela njengesithunzi esesabekayo esiluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, behamba emoyeni obandayo futhi behlasela njengesilwane esingabonakali.
Manje usungathenga inoveli Okuthusayo, incwadi entsha kaDan Simmons, lapha: