Emshinini wesikhathi, ngu-HG Wells besivele senza uhambo lokuqala eminyakeni edlule neyesikhathi esizayo yempucuko yethu. Futhi ekuboniseni okunomusa ngokwengeziwe, uMnyango Wezikhathi wakamuva, noma umsebenzi wakhe wokubhala Isikhathi siyikho, sinikezwa icebo eliyimpicabadala ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Le ncwadi inikela kakhulu futhi inhle kulo mkhuba ongapheli, osuselwa kubalobi bokuqala bezinganekwane abanjengoWells uqobo, u-Asimov noma uJules Verne uqobo. Ngejubane elikhulu, singena esakhiweni esixhumanisa ngobuciko izici zomlando wezwe. Akukhona ukuthi uhambo ngesikhathi, kunalokho kungaba yindlela yezici ezinhle zomlando.
KuKaren, i-ejenti yezobunhloli, umlando uyicala lakhe. Wazi kangcono kunanoma ngubani ukuthi angakuhumusha kanjani ukuthi kungani okwenzekayo kwenzeka, yini esilethe lapha nokuthi yini engasilindela ngokuzayo. UKaren uyazi ngezinto ezinciphisayo zomhlaba, labo abazama ukuguqula ukuvela kwemvelo kube yintshisekelo yabo emnyama.
Lapho uKaren engabandakanyeki kuphenyo olukhulu, uzinikele ekuphenyeni ukweba izingcezu zomlando. Lokhu kuzinikezela yikhona okugcina kumhlanganisa noBenjamin Hood, uchwepheshe waseBritish Museum, umfana ononya futhi odidayo ohamba phakathi kothando lwakhe lobuciko nomlando kanye nempilo yakhe eyihlazo.
Lapho sebebumbene ngenkani, uKaren noBenjamin baqala uhambo lokuchaza impicabadala enkulu ngemuva kwalokho abangeke bahambe bodwa. Ukuzidela, izingozi ezizayo kanye nesenzo esisheshayo. I-cocktail ekhangayo njengokufunda kwezokungcebeleka ngasikhathi sinye ehlakulela isakhiwo sayo esiyinkimbinkimbi, lapho kuchazwa khona izinga eliphakeme lolwazi lomlando wethu wonke.
Umhlaba uguqulwa ube yindida enkulu lapho amakhulukhulu akude kakhulu nesimanjemanje eba izingcezu eziyinkimbinkimbi ukulingana kwazo kungaba kuhle.
Ungathenga incwadi Isimangaliso Sangempela, inoveli entsha kaGilles Legardinier, lapha: