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I received a flood of emails and tweets with messages like, “Hey, does this remind you of anything?” and “Is this like The Earth Shifter plot?” Yes, it is like the plot of THE EARTH SHIFTER materializing in front of our very eyes. Exactly as described, just like it happened in Siberia in 1908, or just like it could happen again – but a little ahead of schedule, so to speak…
In 1908, the Tunguska Meteorite explosion in the remote Podkamennaya Tunguska region of Siberia rocked the world. This historic event has become the fantasy/scifi premise for THE EARTH SHIFTER. Read more about it.
And this just happened in the Chelyabinsk region of the Ural Mountains, which is the dividing point between the European part of Russia and Siberia.
According to Russia Today (RT):
“It’s not been quite average morning in Russia. People in the Urals region have seen burning objects raining down from the sky after a meteorite exploded above the Earth.
MORE INFO & PHOTOS: http://on.rt.com/qn2v57”
I’m happy to say that there were no deaths and all the injuries received were treatable, based on reports. That’s a big relief.
Russians have obviously embraced the 21st Century very thoroughly, as a myriad of spectacular videos of the meteor and its aftermath were captured by various web cams, dash cams, cell phones, and CCTV installed in cars, trucks, offices, parking lots, and even schools.
Witness how it happened! Watch these incredible eye-witness Youtube videos, courtesy RT. Click on each video to watch!
Massive Meteor Rocks Russia
Huge Hole as Russian Meteor Smashes into Icy Lake
Apocalypse Now? The meteor report
Russian meteor explosion: Spectacular dash cam video
Skyfall: Hundreds injured as meteorite wreaks havoc in Russia’s Urals
Planet Earth escapes asteroid Armageddon
Tired of characters you don’t care about? Want to read an intensely moving fantasy cleverly intertwined with true historic events? Want to immerse yourself in the new, rich and fascinating world, with surprises and revelations at every turn?
THE EARTH SHIFTER is for you!
The meteor that broke up over the Urals today, hurtling its pieces down on the unsuspecting city, was only the size of the kitchen table. The meteor (or asteroid) that just missed Planet Earth by 17,000 miles (not much by the Cosmic standards), was 155 feet long! See the last video above.
The Comet of Karma described in THE EARTH SHIFTER is much, much larger. It’s roughly the size of the Island of Manhattan, akin to the size of the Comet that ended the dominion of the once mighty Dinosaurs on our planet (what happened to the Dinosaurs would be described in the upcoming Earth Keepers Chronicles: Origins – April release). Watching all these videos, I can’t help but ask the question raised in the book: Will the Earth Keepers interfere, saving the day again? Read Excerpt
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OMG this is just like in the book!! This is a bit eerie.
I know… It’s spooky, right?
Same happened last year, shortly after I released Gold Train. FSB announced that they uncovered a plot to overthrow the Russian government, similar to what was described in the book.
Talk about synchronicity at work! 😉
Whoa déjà vu all over again! Someone’s certainly looking over us. I hope your second installment has a happy ending for our sake, literary! We’ll talk more this weekend, see you at the dragon dances… if we’re still here? 😉 ❤
Yes, interesting synchronicities. See ya in Chinatown. Hopefully the weather will cooperate so we could film the dragon and lion dances. 🙂
The Earth Shifter plot sprung to mind when I heard the news yesterday. I hadn’t seen any footage until I visited your blog just now. Good to hear that no-one was killed.
Yes, this is a huge relief. Most injuries were from shuttered glass (ouch!).
Unbelievable! Meteor hits twice above the same area, and explodes before it reaches the earth…
Well, i just recently read Earth Shifter, so the events definitely rang the bell for me…!
Again, someone was trying to protect us…
Suddenly ‘fiction’ is not so fictious anymore!
You can say that again!
Good to see you on my blog again, Sofia 🙂
Me too! I was happy to see you stop by today! 🙂
I was not writing very actively lately, must fix that and come back into the blogging, writing and reading world 🙂
Cheers, Lada! 🙂 Say hi to Lilly! 🙂
Yes, it was a very busy time. I’m also slowly emerging back into the social scene.
You must tell me all about the healing studies you are doing. This is such great stuff! We have the world-renowned Omega Institute here in Upstate that does a lot of that (I used to go there a lot), and also Kripalu in the Berkshires, where I used to live,which is into yoga and shamanic studies (I studied shamanism there).
Awesome! 🙂
Ohh that’s so interesting! I would looove to learn shamanism!
We’ll talk more about it!! 🙂
Lily Cat is thrilled and sends her fluffy love 🙂
:)))
Spooky stuff, Lada! Try not to write about Earth’s destruction, okay? 🙂
I’ll do my best. If you read The Earth Shifter, you’ll see that the book is actually very positive and uplifting. 🙂
That meteor was perfect advertising for your book!
Crazy, right?
Whoo-hoo! I did it! Lada Ray and the Earth Shifter mentioned on the Vinny Eastwood Show! He just might be interested in featuring you if it’s cool I (or you) give him your contact info for a killer interview!
Congrats, MC! I’m traveling in the City till tomorrow, but I’ll listen to it as soon as I can. I’d love to be a part of the Vinny Show! Feel free to give him my info any time!
Talk soon and cheers! 🙂
Will do! He seemed quite impressed.
Awesome! Looking forward! I’ll be back at my desk home tomorrow night and will get in touch again 🙂
Good luck and be safe! Yeah, I’m passing on your blog to Vin and he can contact you from there. Cannot WAIT to see your show on this!
Well, I loved the book and must say…. was astounded that the fiction wasn’t so fictional after all…. Excellent advertising for you though…. LOL.
Thanks, Keli. 🙂 Happy you enjoyed The Earth Shifter. Huge relief that no one was killed – someone’s looking over us, just like in the book. 😉
How amazing is this right?! Your book was the first thing I thought about when I heard about the Meteor in Russia, so crazy! You’d better be careful what you write about haha 😉
Still loving the book, so close to the end now 🙂
Rohan.
Thanks, Rohan! Happy you are enjoying it.
I’ve got a lot of requests to be more careful with my writing in the future – like the dialog between Red and her mother in the end, remember? Whisper to avoid causing earthquakes. But, no spoilers. 😉
Cheers! 🙂
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