Nearly two decades have passed since the Sifiq occupation and the resulting civil war ended in Turand.
Through faith and hard work, Turandans have recaptured the vitality and prosperity that once characterized their nation. However, new questions assail them and the leaders who guided them to victory and peace. Their High Priestess Valkana has mysteriously vanished, and only the Valkana's presence allows Turand to thrive in spiritual harmony. ...
Humiliated by his final confrontations with Alexa Maraná, Sifiq King Bin-Lot encourages ruthless raids against Turand.
Furious over Alexa's captivity and abuse, Gregor recalls his solemn pledge to protect his beloved Turand from further Sifiq aggression. All efforts for a peaceful solution fail. Facing daunting odds but determined to end Sifiq threats to their family and country, King Gregor and Crown Prince Nikolai decide on the one action B...
Turand. A nation abounding in natural beauty. Turandans. A people struggling with the loss of essential connections to their God, their faith, and the mystic spirits that long ago inspired them to greatness. Turand now suffers beneath the yoke of enemy occupation by invaders from the distant Sifiq Kingdom. Gregor, known to his subjects as the Dark King of Turand, lives in the nation's opulent palace, lavishly entertaining enemy officers while ...
In the gripping finale of the award-winning Chikondra Trilogy, time dramatically alters the focus of Chikondra's Minister Sirinoya and his Terran lifemate, Sandra. Challenges force the couple to blend the responsibilities of unification and family with their unique combination of skill and experience in statesmanship. Meanwhile, history careens along a perilous path. Dedicated diplomats confront growing risks as they doggedly pursue peaceful i...
In the gripping finale of the award-winning Chikondra Trilogy, time dramatically alters the focus of Chikondra's Minister Sirinoya and his Terran lifemate, Sandra. Challenges force the couple to blend the responsibilities of unification and family with their unique combination of skill and experience in statesmanship. Meanwhile, history careens along a perilous path. Dedicated diplomats confront growing risks as they doggedly pursue peaceful i...
The award-winning Chikondra Trilogy continues...Zeteron's mission to weaken the Dil-Terra Interplanetary Alliance grows. The galactic union's leadership relies more than ever on its dedicated diplomatic corps to stem destabilization attempts and maintain tenuous peace.Critical missions force Senior Field Minister Warnach Sirinoya to face new, daunting perils. He must confront the dangers his vocation poses to his newfound personal peace and th...
As Guardian Redeemed introduces the critically acclaimed Chikondra Trilogy, cryptic signs emerge that hint at mysteries to be revealed within the whispers of unfolding time.The project to gain Earth's ratification into the Dil-Terra Interplanetary Alliance has stalled. Doubts assail renowned Chikondran diplomat, Minister Warnach Sirinoya, when he meets Sandra Warner, the young Terran administrative specialist assigned to help steer the massive...
Diferentes compuestos carbámicos han sido introducidos para reemplazar a los pesticidas clorados y organofosforados. Aunque éstos son considerados biodegradables, algunos de ellos son muy tóxicos y sus residuos han sido encontrados en al ambiente. Además, la degradación de algunos de ellos genera metabolitos que también pueden ser peligrosos. Se ha demostrado que muchos agentes químicos no son mutagénicos por si mismos sino que requieren de lo...
Este escrito sobre las "Técnicas de Socialización usadas por Adultos Mayores con sus Nietos", está estrechamente relacionado con una publicación anterior, "La figura del abuelo favorito", los cuales tuvieron su origen en proyectos de investigación que forman parte de los estudios sobre Abuelidad dentro del convenio de la Universidad del Quindío (Colombia) y la Universidad de Valencia (España). En este trabajo damos especial significación al pa...
Por cuanto el tema de abuelidad ha sido poco abordado en nuestro contexto se requiere ahondar en el rol de abuelo frente al desarrollo socioafectivo de sus nietos y todo aquello que confluye en esta relación intergeneracional. La investigación, la figura del abuelo favorito, es parte de los estudios sobre Abuelidad, dentro del convenio entre Universidad del Quindío y Universidad de Valencia. El equipo de investigadores está compuesto por docen...
Nights usher Diana Lorenz from modern city life into a bygone era of horse-drawn coaches, elegantly gowned ladies, and gentlemen as adept with social graces as they are with swords. Scars, mysteriously present since her infancy, bleed with no discernable cause. Vivid dreams intensify, filling her with terror. Haunting, penetrating eyes peer at her through confused images. Meanwhile, Kendra Porter, Diana's best friend, employs training in psych...
The project to gain Earth's ratification into the Dil-Terra Interplanetary Alliance has stalled. Doubts assail renowned Chikondran diplomat, Minister Warnach Sirinoya, when he meets Sandra Warner, the young Terran administrative specialist assigned to help steer the massive project back on course. Never could he have imagined their first rocky encounter would alter the direction of his life, ushering him from private turmoil and personal disgr...