CATHARSIS, Legend of the Lemurians, will be FREE on Amazon 5/22-23!

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Many thanks to all those who’ve supported GOLD TRAIN #freebiefriday yesterday! GOLD TRAIN will now be on sale for only $1.49 (reg. $3.99). So, if you’ve missed the free day, you can still grab it here: Amazon US  UK  DE  CA  JP, or borrow free with #AmazonPrime trial membership.

Mark you calendar, as I have even more exciting news! 

CATHARSIS, Legend of the Lemurians (Earth Keepers Chronicle 1) will be FREE for 2 days: 5/22-23!     

Download CATHARSIS ebook on: Amazon US  UK  DE. Available on all international Amazon sites.

NOTE: You can also read CATHARSIS free with #AmazonPrime trial membership! Download today!

Karma can be a beautiful maiden or a bitch… Lemurians…Atlanteans…Hidden origins of humanity…

Before recorded history, before Humanity, since times immemorial, the Earth Keepers have been watching over our planet. Marked at birth and endowed with supreme powers, the nine chosen ones are the Earth’s record keepers and moderators, and when the time comes, ultimate decision makers. This is the first of their chronicles.

Legend of the Lemurians

The population of the red planet Catharsis, on the outskirts of the Andromeda Galaxy, is exceedingly beautiful. But Catharsians harbor a terrible secret: they have to share the planet with another race, which they call the Uglies, although the Uglies themselves prefer to be called Lemurians. Alas, no one on Catharsis cares what the Uglies prefer. Being ugly is considered a contagious disease, and the Uglies are herded into a reservation called Camp Ugly, where they live out their drudgery behind an electric fence. But the Uglies don’t seem to fret as they raise their young, guard the planet’s Crystalline Engine, and sing their heart-stopping songs to the Goddess of All, Mother Mu. And so, both races co-exist without much interaction, until the ultimate disaster strikes.

Morf is a seventeen-year-old Ugly who finds himself in the middle of it all. He is thrust fatefully into the leadership position when no one else can fill its shoes. Will the catastrophe bring to light everyone’s true beauty and true ugliness? Will planet Catharsis survive? What destiny lies in store for the Uglies? We are about to find out…

This metaphysical YA fantasy/scifi novelette is prequel and companion to THE EARTH SHIFTER, and first in the new Earth Keepers series.

This top-rated read, containing powerful and timely messages, is great for readers age 12 through adult.

Genre: YA crossover, visionary/metaphysical, fantasy, dystopian sci-fi, alternative history

Lemurian Crystal & Atlantis (Earth Keepers 2 & 3) ebooks are coming soon! Also, this enchanting 3 part mini-saga will soon come out as one novel, entitled: EARTH KEEPERS CHRONICLES: ORIGINS (ebook & paperback). Stay tuned!

Download CATHARSIS on: Amazon US  UK  DE. Available on all international Amazon sites.

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The Earth Shifter & Gold Train Paperback Preview

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Exciting news! Mark your calendar: THE EARTH SHIFTER paperback pre-launch release will be in the second part of March, and the official launch is in April! The exact date will be announced here – look for the book on Amazon, with subsequent release on Barnes&Noble, after March 18, 2013.

This is a 394 page book, trim size 6×9 inches, retail price $18.99. The good news: it will be available for a limited time for $16.88! Signed copies at a very competitive price will also be available through LadaRay.com Book Store. More info is coming soon, but for the time being, here’s a sneak peek at what the paperback looks like.

The Earth Shifter cover

Front Cover

Back cover, including bio, new book blurb, and praise

An inside look – the Title Page:

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I am also very pleased to announce the second, deluxe edition of GOLD TRAIN! It has been additionally edited, beautifully re-designed & re-formatted, and it includes a new blurb, new back matter, plus a blurb & excerpt from the next Accidental Spy Asia Adventure, DRAGON GATE. This is a 280 page book, trim size 6×9 inches, on cream paper, retail price $16.99. The good news: it will be available for a limited time for $14.99! Signed copies at a very competitive price will also be available through LadaRay.com Book Store. Look for the new edition on Amazon, Barnes&Noble, and various online retailers in the second part of March! Here’s a sneak peek.

Gold Train – book cover

Front Cover

Back cover, with the new blurb, updated bio, and praise

An inside look – the Title Page

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In April, I’ll also be releasing the STEPFORD USA paperback!

Stepford USA front cover

Also coming soon: EARTH KEEPERS CHRONICLES: ORIGINS

Read next on Lada Ray Blog:

THE EARTH SHIFTER Review & Feature Fest

Stay tuned for all the goodies!

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Ancients & Spirits: Author Mark O’Neil on the Vinny Eastwood Show

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How exciting! Our very own M.C. O’Neil of the RoyalManaBall.com blog has been interviewed by Vinny Eastwood on The Vinny Eastwood Show on 2/18/13! Vinny is a trail-blazing, forward-looking, off-beat and brave Kiwi, who’s interviewed the likes of David Icke!

Mark and Vinny discussed the following topics: NWO, the shifts in the world system and the USA, conspiracy theories, predictive programming in the media and YA literature, and what it’s like to become aware that what you’ve been told your entire life may be not the truth. Mark O’Neil also talked about his fascinating YA fantasy, The Ancients and the Angels. I’m starting to read book one, The Ancients and the Angels: Celestials, and I’ll let you know my thoughts as soon as I’m done. Look for my review here, on GR, Shelfari, and Amazon in a few weeks!

What’s also awesome, Mark O’Neil discussed me and my book, The Earth Shifter, on the show, and I thank him from the bottom of my heart for this terrific endorsement! Watch the entire interview below! The piece about yours truly starts at 35:06. Check out the whole thing!

Find out more about The Vinny Eastwood Show and subscribe:

TheVinnyEastwoodShow.com  &   www.Guerillamedia.co.nz

Twitter: @MCONeill2      @Guerillamedia

Below are some exciting news for those who’ve asked about my upcoming books & about plans to release my ebooks in print! I am happy to report that:

1. THE EARTH SHIFTER paperback is coming in April.

2. In April, I’m also releasing Earth Keepers Chronicles: Book 2 – Lemurian Crystal & Book 3 – Atlantis. These two novelettes will come out as separate ebooks. Simultaneously,  I will release all three Earth Keepers books (Catharsis, Lemurian Crystal, Atlantis) together as paperback entitled EARTH KEEPERS CHRONICLES: ORIGINS.

3. Also, I’ll finally be releasing STEPFORD USA (Accidental Spy US Adventure) as paperback, which is Jade Snow’s humble beginnings in Smalltown USA – presently available as an ebook. This adventure precedes GOLD TRAIN (Accidental Spy Russia Adventure), which is already available as both ebook and paperback.

Look for these new releases on Amazon and Barnes&Noble in April-May!

Last, but certainly not least, on March 6-7 Lada Ray Blog will be hosting the Book Review Fest 2 (read Book Review Fest 1 featuring my reviews of several exciting Indie books). The upcoming Fest will feature the best recent reviews of The Earth Shifter, along with links to the reviewers’ blogs, recent features and author interviews. By the way, two exciting author interviews are coming up: I am happy to be interviewed by Rohan Healy of http://rohan7things.wordpress.com/ & by Maddy Walsh of http://1earthunite.wordpress.com/. These promise to be truly awesome interviews as the aforementioned bloggers are both fun and aware, and they are total spiritual dynamos! Stay tuned!

Update 2/22/13 – just posted: A million thanks to Rohan Healy of the Rohan7Things blog for a new, stunning review of THE EARTH SHIFTER! Check it out on his blog! http://rohan7things.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/book-review-the-earth-shifter-by-lada-ray/

The Next Big Thing Blog Hop

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This is my first time participating in a blog hop and it promises to be fun! I’ve been tagged by two awesome writers and bloggers back in the end of 2012, but had to delay answering their questions due to the launch of my new metaphysical YA fantasy/thriller, THE EARTH SHIFTER.

These are the bloggers/authors who have tagged me. Please check out their blogs and books!

Darlene Foster’s Blog

Chloe Carstairs – Chloe Gets a Clue

Q&A:

1.What is the title of your new book? What’s next? 

The title of my new novel is The Earth Shifter. It is book one of the Earth Shifter trilogy. I am starting to work on book two, with anticipated release of Winter 2013-14.

In addition, I am also creating a companion series to The Earth Shifter. It is called  Earth Keepers Chronicles. The first in the series, Catharsis, Legend of the Lemurians is a novelette, now available as an ebook everywhere. I am presently working on  books 2 and 3: Lemurian Crystal and Atlantis to be released in Spring 2013. Later in the year, Catharsis, Lemurian Crystal, and Atlantis will also be released together as Earth Keepers Chronicles: Origins. These metaphysical/dystopian fantasies are about our shadowy ancient history, the Lemurains, Atlanteans, and origins of humanity. More Earth Keepers Chronicles are planned for 2014 and beyond. Stay tuned.

2. Where did the idea come from for the book?

In 2005, after I’d decided to leave my high-powered Wall Street career,  I immersed myself in the in-depth study of spirituality and metaphysics. I picked up a number of books at the Princeton Barnes&Noble, the town where I lived back then, and was checking them out. The young man at the counter handed me a receipt.

“Your autograph, please,” he said.

As I was signing the receipt, he suddenly added, “May be worth a lot one day.”

I stared at him because it really seemed like an odd thing to blurt out just like that. It sounded more like a message meant for me, and so in that very moment, a light literally went on in my head.

I imagined the Comet of Karma, the Keepers, the Protectors, the secret society, various mystical characters, creatures and power players, and in the midst of it all, two very different teenagers residing on the opposite sides of the planet. Theirs would be an unenviable task of saving the world, if they managed to come together before it was too late…

I started fleshing out The Earth Shifter. In it, I sought to combine a lifetime of research and study of the metaphysical world, my various travels, experiences working in finance, interest in geopolitics, history, and my vision of humanity’s probable futures.

3. What genre does your book fall under?

This is a complex book with multiple characters and various settings, new ideas, and lots of interesting information. It is categorized as fantasy historical, fantasy contemporary and visionary/metaphysical. Other applicable categories: YA crossover, geopolitical/spy thriller, quest.

The Earth Shifter is a true YA crossover, suitable for most readers, early teen through adult.

4. Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?

The cast would have to be international. The protagonist, Sasha Elfimova, is Russian, although she speaks very good English. She would have to be played by a 16-17 year old Russian girl, who is tall, light-haired, blue-eyed and has a bit of an angelic look, yet is strong and very powerful when she has to be. Perhaps a younger Keira Knightley would have the right look and personality. The twins, Win and Kei, are Chinese teens living in New York Chinatown, so they would have to be played by Chinese-Americans. The cast would have to include Russians, Chinese, Siberians, Americans, Brits. The nine Keepers could be interesting since they include representatives of various cultures spanning the entire globe.

I have a dream: one day I would love to make a movie based on The Earth Shifter. It could be so much fun selecting the right actors for the roles!

5. What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?

The Comet of Karma, the Earth Keepers, the Protectors, a global secret society, the Shifters, and three teenagers, two of whom are destined to become the all-powerful KEY of DESTINY, if they succeed in keeping their souls uncorrupted… and if they manage to come together before it’s too late…

6. Is your book self-published or represented by an agency?

I am an Indie author and as such, I self-publish in the USA. However, I may be looking to work with traditional publishers in other countries soon.

7.  How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?

This is kinda funny: it took me several years to flesh out all the characters, settings, ideas, and to write one half of the manuscript. The rest, I wrote and polished in one month. Talk about inspiration and acceleration!

8. What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?

I usually try not to draw comparisons; I simply like to create new, original characters and stories. In my books, I aim to both entertain and educate/ enlighten.

That said, one of my readers/reviewers just emailed me his impressions. I quote: “The scope is on the measure of Asimov, Tolkien, and any of the great writers I have encountered.”

I don’t know what he’ll end up writing in his review, but I hope it’s a good one.

9. Who or What inspired you to write this book?

The Earth Shifter carries this dedication:

To my international family and friends,

 who inspired some of my characters,

and to all those

who boldly go toward their destiny…

More about this in my answer to question 2.

10. What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?

Definitely the Shifters with power over mind, matter, time and space. Also, I think the readers would love my mystical, yet poetic, descriptions of the Sacred Lake Baikal in Siberia. If you like spy thrillers, you’ll enjoy the chapters about remote viewers – psychic warriors, as they were called – and the clandestine war between Russian and American intelligence. Check out the real story of Grigory Rasputin, one of history’s big enigmas. Also, you may find the character of the infamous Russian oligarch, Boris Konukovsky, very interesting. And last but no least, check out the mysterious character of Red and her Underworld castle. You will never guess what she really is! To find out, you’ll have to read the book!

Many thanks to Darlene and Chloe for thinking of me! In turn, I would like to pass the torch and hear what these fine writers are up to. You may talk about a recently published, or a future book – your choice. Just link your post to mine and enjoy!

J.J. Collins JJCollinsAuthor

Paulette Mahurin

Mardi Orlando

Jason Sullivan Different Outcomes

M.C. O’Neill RoyalManaBall

Karen Robiscoe Charron’s Chatter

And here is this meme’s origin: http://www.andreajarrell.com/blog/2012/10/5/the-next-big-thing-my-creative-side-project.html

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P.S. I have created the Next Big Thing badge you see on top of this post. Feel free to use it in your posts, and if you give me credit, all the better!

P.S.S. A fellow fantasy author M.C. O’Neill has posted a wonderful spotlight for THE EARTH SHIFTER at RoyalManaBall Blog. Check it out here and join a very interesting discussion in the comment section!

Book Launch: CATHARSIS, Legend of the Lemurians (Earth Keepers Chronicles: Book 1)

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Dear readers and friends,

CATHARSIS IS FREE FOR A LIMITED TIME! Read on!

I am very excited to announce a simultaneous launch of my new series, Earth Keepers Chronicles, and of my new book CATHARSIS, Legend of the Lemurians!

 

CATHARSIS is Book 1 of the Earth Keepers Chronicles. This series of YA visionary/dystopian fantasy shorts 
has been created as companion for the upcoming

THE EARTH SHIFTER Trilogy 

 Catharsis category: YA, dystopian, fantasy/sci-fi, visionary/metaphysical 

Total word count: 15.5k words. Page count: 31 pages with bonus

Bonus: First 2 chapters from the upcoming YA fantasy, THE EARTH SHIFTER!

Download CATHARSIS ebook!

Amazon US (incl. India) only $.99!

Amazon UK   DE  ES  FR  IT 

Smaswords FREE!

CATHARSIS ebook will also be available very soon @:

 B&N Nook, Kobo, Sony & Apple

(I will post the links here & @ LadaRay.com as they become available)

Or it can be purchased in PDF format directly from 

Lada Ray Book Store

Check it out!

Read synopsis:

CATHARSIS

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Earth Keepers Chronicles: Book 1

Before recorded history, before Humanity, since times immemorial, the Earth Keepers have been watching over our planet. Marked at birth and endowed with supreme powers, the nine chosen ones are the Earth’s record keepers and moderators, and when the time comes, ultimate decision makers. This is the first of their chronicles.

Legend of the Lemurians

The population of the red planet Catharsis, on the outskirts of the Andromeda Galaxy, is exceedingly beautiful. Women wear exquisite gowns and gorgeous hairdos, men look stately and dignified, and children are adorable angels. Even the old people are beautiful: nice grannies knitting scarves or baking delicious cakes and cheerful grandpas taking morning strolls to discuss the latest news at a nearby café.

But Catharsians harbor a terrible secret, which they are ashamed to admit even to themselves. The thing is, they have to share the planet with another race, which they call the Uglies, although the Uglies themselves prefer to be called Lemurians. Alas, no one on Catharsis cares what the Uglies prefer. Being ugly is considered a contagious disease, and because of that the Uglies are herded into a special reservation, called Camp Ugly, where they live out their drudgery behind an electric fence.

Yet the Uglies don’t seem to fret as they work in the fields, raise children and sing their beautiful songs about Mother of All, the Goddess Mu. And so, both races co-exist without much interaction—one in their large and beautiful homes, the other in their tiny huts behind the electric fence, until the ultimate disaster strikes.

Morf is a seventeen-year-old Ugly who finds himself in the middle of it all. He is thrust fatefully into the leadership position when no one else can fill its shoes.

Will the catastrophe bring to light everyone’s true beauty and true ugliness? Will planet Catharsis survive? What destiny lies in store for the Uglies?

We are about to find out…

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Read more about CATHARSIS, including excerpt, here!