Tarizon: The Liberator, Volume 1 by William Manchee
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- Age Range: Young Adult
- Pub. Date: September 2008
- 340pp
- Sales Rank: 606,206
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: September 2008
- Publisher: Top Publications, Ltd.
- Format: Hardcover, 340pp
- Sales Rank: 606,206
- Age Range: Young Adult
- ISBN-13: 9781929976485
- ISBN: 1929976488
Synopsis
The son of a CIA attorney inadvertently discovers that his father is working with aliens from another planet on a top secret project. When the aliens and CIA discover this serious security breach they insist on Peter Turner's exile to Tarizon.
Meanwhile Tarizon is recovering from a series of super volcanic eruptions that has nearly destroyed all life on the planet. Tarizon is slowly recovering ecologically but the political situation is volatile. The Purist Party, which condones slavery and promises to rid Tarizon of its growing mutant population, has just elected its leader, Videl Lai, Chancellor in a tainted election. Once in power, Chancellor Lai renounces Tarizon's constitution, The Supreme Mandate.
In response to this the Loyalist party is planning a civil war to restore rule under the Supreme Mandate, which guaranteed life, liberty and equality for all life forms on Tarizon. The Loyalist Party, however, is weak and there is little hope it will be able to defeat Videl Lai and his formidable army.
The only hope seems to be a prophecy that foretells of the arrival of a Liberator from Earth who would lead a revolt to rid Tarizon of a ruthless dictator. When the Loyalist learn of Peter's arrival from Earth, some believe he is the one promised in the Prophecy, but many are skeptical. All agree, however, that the appearance of the long anticipated Liberator, at this critical time, would greatly enhance their chances of victory over Videl Lai and the Purists.
When Videl Lai learns of Peter's imminent arrival and the possibility that he might be the Liberator, he vows to have him killed the moment he sets foot on Tarizon.
Biography
About the author
William Manchee grew up in Ventura, California in the 60s. After obtaining his BA from UCLA in 1965 he and his family moved to Texas in 1970 where Manchee attended law school at SMU. He began his legal career in Dallas as a sole practitioner in 1976 and currently practices with his son Jim. A resident of Plano, Texas he and his wife Janet have been married nearly 40 years and raised four children. Inspired by twenty years of true life experiences as an attorney, Manchee discovered his passion for writing in 1995.
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Alien abduction, mutants,CIA plot, good science fictionby Hudson_Valley
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January 29, 2009:
The young adult science fiction audience will go for William Manchee?s Tarizon: The Liberator, is the first book in his new trilogy.
This book has everything a sci-fi fan could want: an alien world, mutants, conflict and civil war, spaceships, super-technology and chapters full of action! There is even romance for young Peter.
The reader is pulled into the story, learning along with Peter the language, customs, food, technology and warfare practices of this alien culture. The vivid descriptions of the planet will feel as if readers are there assisting the earthling as he struggles with doing what he believes is morally right. There is a message here, which is oft repeated, a message of tolerance and hope.
Storyline is attention-grabbing, engaging and out of the ordinary. Settings are nicely detailed, reader is drawn into the action, and interest is compelling from beginning to end. Plot twists, subterfuge, stratagem, and chicanery abound, heroes are heroic, and villains are down-right vicious.?
An exhilarating powerful morality taleby Anonymous
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July 29, 2008: On the planet Tarizon, several volcanoes erupted simultaneously placing the world in darkness and affecting the ability to survive and even grow crops. Everything is aimed at survival so the people of Tarizon make a deal with the authorities in the United States. The will give America tech in exchange for mating with humans and producing healthy offspring. When teenage earthling Peter Turner discovers there are aliens amongst us, they kidnap him and send him to Tarizon to silence him. Many believe he is the prophesized Liberator who will appear from outside during a super eclipse, which occurs as he arrives.----------- Peter learns his new home, still devastated by e nature, is on the brink of a civil war that neither side can truly win. The Chancellor is incapacitated and Videl of the Purist Party takes his place. He and his followers oppose the Supreme Mandate that grants freedom and equality to sentient non-humans including mutants, the rhutz, the Nanomites and the Seafolken. Peter sides with Vidal?s opponents the Loyalists who vow to uphold the Supreme Mandate to live free or die. Still he is caught in a civil war between the Purists and the Loyalists as there is no room for compromise only death.----------- TARIZON: THE LIBERATOR targets the young adult science fiction audience, but older readers will enjoy the action-packed exciting thriller with a deep message of at least tolerance for all while preferable consensus. The vivid descriptions of the planet will feel as if fans are there assisting the earthling as he struggles with doing what he believes is morally right and taking part in the action and battles. William Manchee has created a fascinating world in trouble that anchors this exhilarating powerful morality tale.----------- Harriet Klausner
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