Tarfane: Episode One

by Allen M. Werner

ZedZee has been a slave on Tarfane all her life. Her dreams were small. She wanted to remain a domestic. As long as she stayed infection free, her life wouldn't change. But now she is being rounded up with other Zed and taken to prison. Why? No one told Zed anything. The dream is slipping away. She is tested and learns she is infected. But when? By who? She doesn't feel ill. It's too late. There is no going back now.
"The molecules in their skin began to come apart and before the fear of what was happening to them could kick in, they were gone. They were nothing."

47 pages, Paperback

Published September 20, 2021

About the author

Allen M Werner is the author of THE CRYSTAL CRUX SERIES - epic dark fantasy.
There are five books in the series - Betrayal, Blue Grotto, Cold Knight, Shimmer and Beautiful.
Allen M Werner is also author of the award-winning article The Grand Transition about being at his brother's bedside when he died from complications of Muscular Dystrophy.
Allen M Werner's latest release (12/29/25) is a Greek mythology novella titled Ares In Chains.
Be sure to follow the author at amwerner,com

Reviews

[Susan Wüthrich · Rating 4 out of 5]

The cover gives no clue of what to expect from this Sci-fi mystery, so I was surprised to find that the image is of a girl called ZedZee, a slave from the planet Tarfane. Little is known of her previous life as a domestic worker, but after being examined and found to be infected (with what, I'm not quite sure), she is rounded up with others like her and transported to a large spaceship. Inside the craft there are some strange goings on, which includes humans who have been 'taken,' from the planet Earth. It's a very short read, but with a hint of possible cross-breeding, it leaves the reader longing to learn more.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting. Want to see where the story leads.

[Charlotte · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was trying to be every cliche in the book. It was short but I really regret entering the give away for this shit. It just wasn’t good or well written. It got really confusing really fast.

[Eric · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting ready I guess but not really a full story. The prose could be clunky at times. Could use some editing.