Catharsis, Legend of the Lemurians (Earth Keepers Chronicle 1) [Kindle Edition]

Lada Ray just gets better and better. I absolutely loved this first book or prequel of the Earth Shifter series.
The red planet of Catharsis is inhabited by extraordinarily `beautiful' people. But the Catharsians harbor a secret - they share the planet with the Lemurians - an ugly people who have been herded into Camp Ugly to live in drudgery under harsh conditions. They do not complain and are very gentle and compassionate in nature. We are quickly reminded that beauty lies not in looks but in the heart and soul.
Through Morf, one of the chosen runners who must make the dangerous trip amongst the Catharsians to get supplies, we learn of a disastrous fate about to befall the planet of Catharsis, and watch as the Lemurians are forced to take control and make the most difficult decision of their lives.
This is a most original story and it captured my imagination immediately. It is a wonderful mix of magic, science and morality and has so much value I cannot recommend it more highly. The author has an intriguing mind and you cannot help but be swept into her worlds filled with wonderful imagery and interesting characters. At moments it reminded me of the Hunger Games but with a more scifi feel.
Pass this book on to children and adults alike. It's suitable for all ages.
I simply can't wait for The Earth Shifter so that I can find out about what happens between the Lemurians and Atlanteans. Fascinating stuff! Don't miss it.

Holy Snappers!

There are seven billion people, or rather, souls, on this planet right now. Statistically speaking, everyone has a doppelganger. A person who shares so many qualities with you, that there exists striking similarities.

I write a series of books about life before humanity on our Big, Blue World. So does author Lada Ray. The synchronicity is astounding!

"Catharsis" is a novelette tackling this same quandary. And why not? Right now, doomsayers are screaming eschatological epithets for humanity. Transhumanists are telling us with gigantic presentations at T.E.D. that we no longer matter and Mayan shamans say time's up.

This gets one to think: How did we begin? What made us the warlike entities that build, love, create and destroy?

Ray has no fear, as do I, to tackle this question and you really need to read "Catharsis" to get some insight into the point.

Don't get me wrong, the book isn't some diadem like "The Silmarillion" or some faux-history tome like "The Twelfth Planet". Don't expect an essay on what life was like in ancient Atlantis down to the statistical output of beans and corn. Be prepared to engage in a wonderful adventure, or rather, preamble, featuring drama and action for a people unlike us - but soon to be.

"Catharsis" is a planetary romance blended with dystopian drama that is like reading John Carter-cum-"The Time Machine". It's THAT good. But she only penned it in thirty-plus pages. More to come.

Seriously, I care not that I have a contender to my genre of pre-human romance. I want more than just me and Zechariah Sitchin trying to figure this terrible topic out.

God may not "love" you as you had thought. Your humanity may have awfully mundane beginnings and you may not like knowing them. Deal with it. Love each other and have hope for your species. We all share this Earth with each other just as I do with Lada Ray.

Five Stars.

I read all the author's previous books and loved them all. "Catharsis - Legend of the Lemurians", the author's first book of the Earth Keepers Chronicles. It is the prequel to the soon to be released - The Earth Shifter novel.

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.

The author has an exceptional talent to blend amazing creative writing, brilliant imagination and current topical issues in her writing. This prequel will appeal to lovers of Star Trek, The Chronicles of Narnia, and Star Wars, all rolled into an exciting new series of fantasy chronicles.
Catharsis has everything, science, astrology, mythology, biblical prophecy, and current affairs, all intertwined in a magical tour de force. You can tell the author puts a little bit of her soul into everything she writes, this pays off exceptionally well, as the reader will always find it difficult to remove oneself from the journey presented.

The author provides an escape into another world with "The Legend of the Lemurians," enabling the reader to visit far off lands and explore them with their imagination, while delving into the deep rooted divisions of the vanity and socially elite orientated "Catharsians," and the humble, but generous Lemurians.

The two races are characterized by opposite extremes in every need morally, socially, in attire and character. This prequel transcends all age groups, Every character has a significance and every page a twist. It contains plots consistent with any YA readers' life experience, it contain strong themes of interest and main characters who are young adults.

There is a uniquely moralistic under current throughout the prequel, and in the manner that the author writes the story. It contains strong values, fosters loyalty and respect, and provides for the type of leadership qualities that we all seek, but rarely find in our own modern day world.
The promise for the future and the sense of the unknown for the main characters is as relevant, and as important to the main characters, as it is to any reader of this wonderful piece.

I encourage any reader or fan of YA to explore this new, exciting and engaging story.