Tarizon: The Liberator (Vol I, Tarizon Trilogy)

William Manchee
Top Publications (2008)
ISBN 9781929976485
Reviewed by Sandra M. Webster for Reader Views (8/08)


Aliens have been living on Earth for years and the government not only knows about it, they are covering it up and helping the aliens abduct U.S. citizens.

When 17-year-old Peter Turner discovers that his father, Attorney Stan Turner is missing, he heads to Cactus Island to find him. Peter has long suspected that his father is working with the CIA on a secret government project involving visitors from another planet. Though Peter swears not to reveal what he knows, the aliens abduct him and transport him to Tarizon. He must accept his fate or be executed.

Tarizon is recovering from a series of major volcanic eruptions years ago that almost destroyed all life on the planet. Many of the remaining inhabitants live in domed cities and are trying to repopulate the planet any way they can. Unfortunately the cities aren’t big enough for the entire population and those living outside begin to mutate.

Discord breaks out between the two political parties on Tarizon. The Loyalists, who are currently in control, believe in the Supreme Mandate that guarantees freedom and basic rights for all humans and other sentient beings. The Purists renounce the mandate and want to rid the planet of the growing mutant population and all other non-human life forms including the Rhutz, the Nanomites and the Seafolken.

Many of the Tarizons believe in a prophecy that says a great liberator will come and free the Mutants, Rhutz, Nanomites and Seafolken and save them from extermination by the Purists who seize power. Peter is believed to be this liberator and the Loyalists set out to help him become the great leader they want him to be while trying to keep him from being assassinated.

William Manchee has created a fascinating alien world in “Tarizon: the Liberator.”  Though only 17 when he is abducted, the hero Peter Turner steps up to the plate and does a man’s job (in more ways than one as he does his part to help the population grow). The first in a trilogy, this book is sure to appeal to adult Sci-Fi aficionados as well as the Young Adult audience it targets.

With fabulous alien life forms, advanced technology never seen on Earth and the need to repopulate their world however they can, the inhabitants of Tarizon will abduct your mind and transport it to their planet until the final page is read. After reading “Tarizon: the Liberator,” you will be left staring at the stars, waiting for the next trip

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