The Chikondra Trilogy

Guardian Redeemed

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 disgrace. Neither could he have dreamed that she would inexplicably draw him into legendary mysteries on his own world.

Sandra Warner strives to prove herself while refusing to allow her family’s disapproval or tragic events to derail her goal of building a diplomatic career. Intelligent, driven, and sensitive, she surprisingly finds empathy with the difficult Minister Sirinoya. Two people from different planets and dramatically diverse backgrounds balance unexpected turns in their relationship with cultural differences, demanding careers, lofty dreams, and personal sorrows, all woven into a fascinating tapestry of fear and conflict, triumph and love.

[The author’s] exceptional talent for developing characters and scenes in the story, along with a very keen sense for just the right amount of detail, helped to create very vivid images in my mind.

The characters are meticulously developed…

reader reviews

I was excited to see a new book from Ms. Valencia. I'm still in love with her Turand series. (By the way, Ms. Valencia, if you read this, are you taking us back to Turand? Please?) On the other hand, I got Guardian Redeemed and sucked in my breath. I love long books. Then I got a little nervous. I was afraid I’d be disappointed like I have by other writers. Could this book really do to me what Alexa, Gregor and Victor did? I was soon reading through Guardian Redeemed and losing awareness of time. This book drags even more out of me. The characters are meticulously developed but in a way that either endears the reader or makes him/her mad, depending on who you're reading about. Either way, the story is amazing. I love the idea of connections to other worlds. I love the hints of mystery that still stick in my mind. I'm absolutely crazy about Quazon. I hope the next book in this trilogy is coming real soon. I can't wait to find out what's next after the last couple of chapters really hit my emotions and left me wanting more.

I, too, read the Turand books and immediately fell in love, not only with the story itself, but with Mrs. Valencia's style of writing. I became very emotionally involved with the characters, and had a strong sense of being able to observe what was happening first hand. When I read Guardian Redeemed, that love of her writing continued to grow. Her exceptional talent for developing characters and scenes in the story, along with a very keen sense for just the right amount of detail, helped to create very vivid images in my mind. The feeling of "being there" to witness the story of Warnach and Sandra was just as strong and powerful as it had been with the Gregor, Alexa and Victor. I especially love the fact that, as with the Turand books, this is not just a love story but is full of drama and action as well. There are so many possibilities for where this story could go that I can't wait to see what comes next!

I read a lot, and I would like for you to know that your novel is one of the best I have read in quite some time. I am amazed at the depth of your writing and how well you are able to draw the reader into the story. This novel is one of those books that you do not wish to put down until you have read it from front to back. The love story between Warnach and Sandra is one of the most beautiful I have ever read. The depth of their love for one another is a rare treasure and one that is not seen often, but yet the story also gives us a glimpse of what could happen in future times when our world changes, as I believe will happen someday. I am looking forward to reading the next two books in the trilogy and also to meeting you at your books signing in November. Thank you so much for sharing your talent with others. In a world so torn with conflict, it is comforting to know that love so beautiful can still exist.

I am looking forward to reading the next two books in the trilogy and also to meeting you at your books signing in November. Thank you so much for sharing your talent with others. In a world so torn with conflict, it is comforting to know that love so beautiful can still exist. R. Harper, Ohio Guardian Redeemed from the first few pages hooked me in with the main character being a hard-working, no nonsense girl that takes no stuff. I like the comparison of earth type problems, for example, prejudices between races, financial status, etc. This book kept me reading, I couldn’t put it down until the end wondering are the ever going to get together? I admired Sandra for her faith. Keeping true to one’s faith is very hard, especially at a young age, when everything seems to be going wrong. Just when you think everything is going to work out she puts in another twist! I love her character, being a loner myself, I identified with Sandra because I have very few friends. Books are my retreat! I can hardly wait for the next book!

The level of cultural and religious detail in this novel of the far future in space is remarkable. The author is a good “world-builder” and a convincing architect of future and alien societies. This is not a “space opera’ but a romance set in space against a backdrop of interstellar diplomacy, politics, and the clash of cultures. Two people, a man and a woman from different planets, manage to forge a relationship across the light years. I liked the clash between Earth and Chikondran Cultures and the forces the collision brings to bear on the romantic couple. Writer’s Digest

Reviewed by K.C. Finn for Readers' Favorite Guardian Redeemed is a work of romantic and metaphysical science fiction penned by author Sandra Valencia. Forming part of The Chikondra Trilogy, this lengthy and deep work centers on the personal connection between its two central figures and is recommended for adults due to scenes of a sexual nature. Our heroine is Sandra Warner, newly assigned as an administrator to help unpick the stagnant work of getting Earth to enter the Dil-Terra Interplanetary Alliance. The project is huge for this age of the planet, so when Sandra meets diplomat Warnach Sirinoya, she knows she has many bridges to build and cross in order to help him see eye to eye with her vision of how things could change. Part diplomatic and cultural tale, part romance and deep interpersonal drama, this is a quirky mixture of a futuristic society, politics, and relations that will suit readers looking for something intellectual and complex. Author Sandra Valencia takes time and pains to develop her work with a high level of personal realism, making her characters stand out for their past life experiences and showing us how they have been molded by the tragedies of those times. It is, at its heart, a tale of true empathy and connection, which strikes a powerful metaphor for the ideas of alliance and cohesion that are present in the novel’s wider plot. Overall, I would certainly say that Guardian Redeemed is suitable for science fiction and romance fans looking for a more complex plotline and meaningful conclusion than your average romance.

Guardian Redeemed: Perfect Place to Be by Sandra Valencia is a compelling sci-fi romance that follows Sandra Warner and Minister Warnach Sirinoya as they work together as a part of the Dil-Terra Interplanetary Alliance. Sandra is a compelling role model that young readers will look up to and be inspired by. Her persistence, drive and understanding for others is to be admired. The writing is well-paced and immediate. The storyline is original and each chapter gives readers just enough information to want to keep reading. Valencia’s world-building is what makes this novel a standout piece. Readers will be engulfed in the new dimensions of interplanetary space she has created. Themes of family, love and diplomacy tie the work together in a memorable way.