Amanoveli omlando agxile ezikhathini ezisikiselayo njengekhulu leshumi nesikhombisa, nempucuko yaseNtshonalanga engaphansi kwezikhathi ezinzima neziyingozi, abelokhu enambitheka ekhethekile kimi. Uma siphinde sigxilise itulo eRoma, idolobha laphakade kanye nokuqala kwawo wonke amasiko aseNtshonalanga, kungabikezelwa ukuthi ngizogcina ngijabulela indlela nokubeka ngaphandle kokungabaza.
Izinganekwane zalolu hlobo, kanye nezazi-mlando noma abavubukuli njenge UMarcello simoniUkwazi ukuthi iqiniso lasendulo kanye nemininingwane yalo emincane kakhulu, kuwuhambo olumnandi lokuya kulokho kusetshenziswa namasiko amadoda nabesifazane lapho sisazibonakalisa khona ngezilimi zethu, ukuziphatha kwethu kanye nobuningi bezinye izici.
Encwadini ethi The Mark of the Inquisitor, yonke into iqala njengenoveli esolisayo, uhlobo lohlobo lwabaseshi olwahlehlela emuva kulelo khulu leshumi nesikhombisa olwakhanyisa izinto ezitholakele zesayensi ezifanele.
Kodwa-ke, phakathi kwesayensi nenkolo impikiswano yayisikhona kakade. Lokho okwake kwachaza izinkolelo manje kwaba insimu evundile yaleyo mibono yesayensi eyayibonakala isongela uMdali ngokwakhe.
Ukusetshenziswa komshini wokunyathelisa kunganakekela ukusabalalisa lokho kuhlakanipha kukaSathane. Iningi leBandla lalikuqonda lokhu njengokuhlasela, hhayi nje ngenxa yokuhlubuka kodwa nangenxa yokuphelelwa amandla phezu konembeza babanye abantu ababengaqonda ukuthi izinto zingaba nencazelo enengqondo ...
Iphuzu liwukuthi saqala ukufunda nomuntu ofile. Isidumbu sakhe sisavaleleke phakathi kwamapuleti omshini wokunyathelisa. U-Sherlock Holmes wethu osemsebenzini, noma uFray Guillermo de Baskerville, kuleli cala uba u-Girolamo Svampa, ophethe ukuthola ukuthi kwenzekeni.
Yiqiniso, abambalwa abayofisa ukuba iqiniso lingaziwa. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi iyini intengo… I-obscurantism iyaqhubeka iyisiphephelo esingokomoya samakholwa ayizimpumputhe, imikhuba yokuzidela futhi, ngaphezu kwakho konke, izigqoko zokwelusa namasongo.
Manje usungathenga inoveli I-Inquisitor's Mark, incwadi entsha kaMarcello Simoni, lapha: