WOW! Lada Ray’s blend of history, current events, mythology and fantasy left me in awe.
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They were the Key of Destiny. They would multiply their power and propel Earth forward or they would destroy it. They are the Earth Shifter.
1908
The Earth Keepers were deciding Earth’s fate. They were the record keepers, moderators and ultimate decision makers. Should they allow the Comet of Karma to determine the Earth’s fate or should they intervene to save the planet? As they talked, Tengis, one of the Keepers, told the others that the Key of Destiny would be both male and female – yin and yang, receptive and assertive. If they did not save the Earth now, the Key may be destroyed. Their vote was to allow the Comet to run its course.
2011
Sasha and her father, Maxim Elfimov, where camping at their secret spot on Lake Baikal in Russia. Tengis, her mentor, was with them. He began to tell them of the Tunguska Meteorite Explosion,103 years ago. He went on to say, that the Comet was sent to Lake Baikal, because no people lived there. The Keepers had saved mankind from the Comet of Karma in 1908. But, the Keepers agreed not to interfere again. If Earth was to be saved this time, it must be done by free will.
As Sasha drifted off to sleep, she dreamt of the end of Earth. Tengis and Maxim looked at each other. She had the Vision. Time was running out.
Sasha Elfinmova is the Key of Destiny, the female key. She is also a Time and Mind Shifter. Her mentor, Tengis, is a famous Siberian Shaman. Her father, Maxim Elfimov, is a Moscow University professor of linguistics and her mother, Olga, worked for Russia’s richest man, Boris Konukorsky, CEO of Norus, the country’s largest oil company. Her father and mother were her Protectors, humans, whose mission was to assist the Key of Destiny. They were there as a sacrifice to help save Humanity from itself. If Humanity refuses help from the Key of Destiny, Karma intervenes and restarts Earth’s clock.
There are four types of Shifters: Mind Shifters can access any thoughts. Matter shifters can turn into anything or turn objects into something else. Time Shifters can bend and jump time. Space Shifters can compress space, appearing at different places at once. The Keepers watched them from birth, because misuse of their power could be catastrophic. A case in point is Hitler.
When Sasha was young, they found she was an Intellect Shifter, unique on the earthly plane. She was a true Mind Shifter. She was bored at school, so she would tap into minds, just to pass the time. Until Misha Siuzin appeared. When she tapped into his mind, she found a Kindred Spirit and they became best friends. Shortly after, she became friends with Zeena and school became more fun.
Sasha could also time travel. For three years she traveled randomly, or so she thought. Slowly she began to see a pattern to her travels..
Late one night, Olga received a call to return to the office. It was very unusual, but there was no way she could say no. She wondered if they could have found out her secret? After she left the office, the man in black, who had sat quietly as she talked, said it was her. Boris Konukorsky told him to take care of it, tonight. Olga still didn’t realize what was happening as the truck pushed her car through the guard rail.
In NYC Win and Kei were playing chicken on their new bikes, weaving through the cars. Kei heard a woman calling for help. The brothers raced to help the man. Win felt as if he was flying over the traffic, gently settling back down when they reached the man. (Made me think of ET and the kids flying on their bikes as they try to elude the feds). It felt supernatural to him. The twins worked over the man until he began to breathe again. When Kei looked up from the man, he saw her. She winked at him.
Win and Kei’s parents had been there for Yunn Lin when she was pregnant with Hao. She returned the favor, when the boy’s mother had been ill after their birth. In her delirium, the mother had mentioned a Key. Now Yunn Lin would betray her to save her own son.
Assistant CIA Director, Aloysius Drakely, received a call from Yunn Lin. She told him what she knew. She told him of the Key – two children born 30 days apart, who would open the door to a new era. For that to happen, they must come together. They would multiply their power and propel Earth forward or destroy it. They are the Earth Shifter.
Drakely couldn’t let anyone else hear about it. He would betray everyone and everything to get what he wanted. He went to the Society, which consisted of the elite, those raised above us commoners, whether by birth, wealth or talent. They were bestowed with great power. and wanted Ultimate Global Dominance. No one and nothing would stand in their way.
The Keepers had allowed Maxim to wait until Sasha was sixteen to tell her of her destiny, but now she had to know. Time was running out and only she could save Earth from its ultimate destruction.
5 STARS – Would Buy It For Them (lol)
Originally, it was the cover that made me notice the book. It was not only beautiful, but made me wonder what the book was about. Combining history, science-fiction and the paranormal makes this a unique read.
Lada Ray’s writing, the depth and detail of Russia and its history intertwined with the fantasy of the Earth Shifters, takes you on a fantastic journey towards Earth’s end or it’s new beginning. I was lost, as I dove into Sasha’s story, only coming up for a breath of air as I raced through the final pages. I was crushed when I reached the end, wanting so badly to continue reading.
The storyline reads like the current events of today.
The Mayan calendar with the date 12-21-12. The end of the world. Armageddon.
Since the end of the cold war with the USSR, the CIA has nothing to do. They can’t fight China, seeing they own trillion of dollars of our debt and supply most of our goods. So, what else can they do? How about the USSR, again, with its gangs, mafia, and corruption.
The Society operates like our politicians today, above the laws of us commoners. The misuse and manipulation of power overwhelms the headlines today. It seems they feel as if it is their right and they deserve whatever it is they are after, bar none. Sound familiar?
I am a bit of a conspiracy believer. When Lada Ray wrote about Ultimate Global Dominance, it brought to mind a thought I had. There is a small group of the elite, MEN rolling in money, who control and manipulate world events. Do you think this is possible?
The book relates so much to real life and real events. As I read along, the book telling of money laundering, tax evasion, treason, greed………. I would forget it wasn’t a true historical novel, but fantasy.
Recycled – a term used for taking out humans who had not earned the right to move to the next level, the rest died. I once went to a seminar where they talked about recycled employees. They were employees no one wanted, so they “passed” them on to another company just to get rid of them.
Keys would unlock the door to a new era. Some other Keys were – Buddha, Jesus and it definitely went wrong with Hitler.
“Ancient Greeks emphasized two disciplines – philosophy translated as “the love of wisdom” and philology translated as “the love of the word”. And of course the word logos also gave birth to the contemporary word “logic”.
I can hardly wait for Book II, which is due out the Winter of 2013-2014.
I received this book in return for an honest and unbiased review.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Living her life in the fast lane, Lada Ray, M.A., always wanted to write cool stories, which she’d been imagining in her head ever since she can remember. Instead, she listened to her well-meaning parents and started her life in a more traditional way (for her, that is). Born in Russia, she is a world traveler, linguist, financial consultant, Feng Shui Master, shaman, futurist, and metaphysics/spirituality researcher.
Lada holds a Master’s Degree in comparative linguistics (graduated summa cum laude,) is fluent in several languages and has traveled to twenty six countries in Europe, Asia, North and South America, as well as Africa. She had worked in Havana, Cuba as an interpreter for the Russian educational exchange delegations, including a couple of interviews with the man himself – Fidel Castro.
In the USA, she published articles in the Hartford Courant & taught Russian on cable TV. Then, something inexplicable possessed her to work as financial consultant for AIG and Smith Barney/Citigroup. But later, she came back to her senses and quit the corporate world to pursue her dreams. She studied Feng Shui in Hong Kong and Malaysia, and received her Feng Shui Master’s certification from the famed Asian author, Lilian Too (graduated first in class). For years, Lada operated an extensive feng shui website and blog – a hit with both local and worldwide fans – and authored over thirty articles on feng shui and spirituality. At the same time, she taught her proprietary feng shui courses and did public speaking.
A few years ago, Lada finally got her ultimate wish, and now she imagines her stories full-time in the bustling New York City and beautifully serene Catskill Mountains, NY, where she lives with her family and calico cat.
Lada Ray is the author of the Accidental Spy Adventure Series, including the Amazon & Kindle bestseller, GOLD TRAIN (Accidental Spy Russia Adventure), mystery/thriller STEPFORD USA (Accidental Spy Smalltown Adventure), and GOLD TRAIN (Accidental Spy Iraq Prequel). She is the creator of the new, top-rated metaphysical YA fantasy/thriller THE EARTH SHIFTER, and the EARTH KEEPERS CHRONICLES: ORIGINS (Catharsis, Lemurian Crystal, Atlantis).
Visit Lada’s innovative & cool author website: LadaRay.com
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About the true story of the Tunguska Meteorite Explosion
From the “real” story of Grigory Rasputin and Tunguska Meteorite explosion in Siberia, to the Underworld conveniently located under Manhattan, The Earth Shifter is a top-rated metaphysical fantasy cleverly intertwined with a gripping thriller, based on true history and modern world events! Don’t look for sword fights or deadly lightning bolts, as the powers described here are much more subtle, and therefore, infinitely more Earth Shifting!
This is Book One of The Earth Shifter Trilogy. Book Two – anticipated release, Winter 2013-14!
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