
ack ghante kaa chashma

ack ghante kaa chashma dhaaran karna piers anthany kaa ack kaalpanik upanyaas haye. yeh "amarta key avtaar" shrinkhala kii aathh pustakon mein seey doosari haye.
kathaanak kaa saransh.
bhavishya mein kuchh samay (jaisa kii upayog mein takneek seey pataa chalata haye joe pahali kahani kii tulanaa mein bahut adhik unnat haye), norton-lagbhag chaalees kaa ack aadami-ghumantu jeevan jee rhaa haye jaba gaven naam kaa ack bhoot usey apani patni, orleen key liye ack bachche key pitaa key liye kahata haye, jisake saath norton antatah pyaar mein parh jaataa haye. prakriti kaa avtaar, gaaya, bachche koo gaven kii tarah banaata haye taaki usaki rakt rekha jaari rahey. durbhagya seey, gaven key parivaar mein chalane vaali ack aprabhaavi bimari key kaaran, bachche kii mrityu hoe jaati haye. orleen kuchh hii samay baad aatmahatya curr letaa haye.
shoke orleen, norton apani yaatraaen phir seey shuru kartaa haye, jisake dauran usey gaven dwara sampark kiya jaataa haye. apani galati koo puuraa karane kii koshish mein, bhoot norton koo samay key karyalaya (chronos) koo soochit kartaa haye, joe samay key sabhi parthiv pahaluon parr shasson kartaa haye, vaha khul jaayega. gaven bataate hain kii joe vyakti chronos kaa pada dhaaran kartaa haye, vaha apane janm yaa garbhadhaaran key kshan taka samay mein peechhe rahata haye-pustak mein koee bhee nishchit naheen haye. bhoot bataata haye kii, peechhe kii or rahane seey, norton orleen koo dekhana jaari rakh sakata haye, kyonki vaha abhee bhee ateet mein jeevit haye. norton sweekaar kartaa haye, aur gaven usey usa sthaan parr leey jaataa haye jahan bhavishya key karyalaya dhaarak, norton key poorvavarti, norton parr ghante kaa chashma paas karenge.
norton turant samay key saath jeevan koo peechhe kii or jeena shuru curr detaa haye, halanki vaha asthaayi roop seey dusaron key saath baatchit karane key liye aage badh sakata haye. haalaanki, jaba vaha peechhe reh rhaa hotaa haye, tou vaha manushyon koo dikhaai naheen detaa haye. norton ney apane ghante key chashme key saath prayog kiye, jise sabhi avtaaron dwara duniya mein sabse shaktishali jadui upkaran key roop mein maanyata dee gaee haye, prithvi key ateet mein kaee laakhon varshon kii yatra karane aur/yaa samay koo ulatane key liye, aur bhaagya key avtaar key saath kaam karane key liye, jise bhaagya key dhaage mein uljhanon koo thheek karane mein madad karane key liye apane ghante key chashme kii aavashyakta haye.
kyonki norton samay mein peechhe kii or rahata haye, uska ateet harr kissy kaa bhavishya haye, jisase vaha anya avtaaron key beach bhee ack alag charitra bunn jaataa haye. usey yeh bhee ehsas hotaa haye kii isase aage rahane vaale orleen key saath sambandh banaana asambhav hoe jaayega. haalaanki, uska kapade key saath sambandh haye, joe bhaagya kaa sabse chhota pahalu haye. yeh norton key liye ajib aur dilchasp donon haye kyonki uska ateet uska bhavishya haye.
shuddhikaran mein apane nae nivaas parr, norton kaa daura shaitan dwara kiya jaataa haye, joe norton koo soochit kartaa haye kii vaha apane ghante key gillas key saath samay mein kaheen bhee yatra curr sakata haye, lekin vaha prithvi koo naheen chhod sakata haye. shaitan kaa daavaa haye kii usake paas poore brahmand kii yatra karane kii shakti haye, kyonki burai vaastaviktaa key sabhi hisson mein pravesh karati haye, aur norton koo anya grahon kii yatra karke iss kshamata key kuchh namoone detee haye, jahaan, shaitan kaa daavaa haye, samay peechhe kii or bahata haye, jisase norton samanya roop seey reh sakata haye aur ack antariksh opera ("bait durston aur beams") aur ack mahakavya kaalpanik saahasik donon mein shamil hoe sakata haye. aggar norton shaitan koo ack anugrah dega tou shaitan norton koo usa shakti koo praapt karane kii kshamata pradaan kartaa haye; 20 saal key samay mein vaapas jaane aur ack aadami koo aatmahatya karane seey bachaane key liye.
norton iss yuvak koo dekhane key liye samay parr vaapas jaataa haye, lekin anya avtaaron seey paramarsh karane key baad, usey soochit kiya jaataa haye kii yeh aadami mrityu key avtaar kaa vartamaan pada dhaarak haye (tanatos-dusare shabdon mein, zena, pichhale upanyaas seey) aur yeh zena key aatmahatya key prayaas ney usey usa sthiti mein laaya. iss aadami kii aavashyakta haye kii vaha apani premika, luna kaftan koo shaitan kii shararat seey bachaa sakey taaki vaha rajneeti mein jaa sakey aur shaitan koo whiffle karane kii bhavishyavani koo puuraa curr sakey.
haalaanki, ack avashesh shaitan ney norton koo bhesh badalkar ack rakshas key roop mein saamane laaya thaa. jaba norton samay parr vaapas chalaa gayaa, tou kuchh saal pahale rakshas ney chandrama koo rajneeti mein jaane seey rokane key liye utar aaya (rakshas ack maujooda rajneta koo usey jeevit rakhane key liye ack aushadhi detaa haye taaki chandrama aapaatkaaleen chunaav mein apani sthiti naa leey). ghante key chashme kii kuchh seemaon key kaaran, iss rakshas koo rokna mushkil haye, lekin norton antatah ise rokane mein kamyab hoe jaataa haye.
haar naa maanate hue, shaitan ack baar aur norton koo una anya grahon mein seey ack parr fansaane kii koshish kartaa haye jiss parr usane ack saahasik kaary kiya thaa. ghar vaapas kaise pahunche, yeh sunishchit naheen haye kii norton ghante key kaanch key saath khelna shuru curr detaa haye, avalokan yogya brahmand kii shuruat taka aur usake anta taka (badey dhamaake seey laker usa bindu taka jahaan sabhi padaarth black holl mein funce gaye). usey ehsas hotaa haye kii usake romanch anya grahon parr naheen they, balki prithvi parr vistrit charanon mein they, shaitan ney norton koo herfer karane key liye samay key pravaah koo niyantrit karane key liye brainwash abhinetaon aur chronos key ghante key gillas kaa upayog kiya thaa.
norton koo taba pataa chalata haye kii bhram paida karane vaalaa rakshas usase judaa huaa thaa aur ack baar phir, pahali pustak kii ghatnaaon key dou saal baad, pichhale ack bindu parr, chandrama koo badnam karane key liye ack abhiyaan shuru karane key liye utar gayaa taaki vaha pada key liye naa bhaag sakey. norton phir iss bindu parr vaapas jaataa haye aur duniya koo una sabhi buri cheejon koo dikhaane key liye apane ghante key gillas kaa upayog kartaa haye joe chandrama key nirvaachit naheen honey parr hongi. abb shaitan key bhram seey moorkh naheen baney norton koo pataa chalata haye kii vaha shaitan koo ack samay chakr mein funce sakata haye. parajit hocker, shaitan uska shoshan karane kii koshish karna bund curr detaa haye.
saahityik mahatva aur swaagat.
library journal kii sameeksha mein jackie casada kaa kahana haye kii "achche aur burey, samay aur sthaan, aur jaadoo aur vigyaan kii prakriti key baare mein bhaari aur aksar jatil atkalon key beach, anthany kaa adamya haasya apratyaashit tarikon seey khud koo pusht kartaa haye. gambhir yaa roopak honey seey bahut door-"ack halke ghode parr" kii yeh agali kadee anthany key badey pathakon koo aakarshit karegi."
dave langford ney "safed bauna" #70 key liye "ack ghante kaa chashma" kii sameeksha kii, aur kahaa kii "dilchasp vichaar kachare mein dafan hoe jaate hain."

