a solid follow up to an intriguing beginning!
The Treacherous Path (The Narrowing Path Series #2) by David J. Normoyle Societies develop in different ways. On Arcandis, an outpost of Earth, communities had been formed under the threat of the Infernam, a condition of extreme heat visited once every six years, as the planet Helion passes within orbit. Actions are driven or tempered by the Infernam, that time when the planet burns so hot that all outside are scorched and die horribly. Only those who can secure a place in The Refuge survive. That place is earned and held by trial, by belonging, by bribery, by any means possible. It's been three years since Bowe earned a place for the Bellingers when he survived the testing time on the Green Path [The Narrowing Path]. He has not carved out the place for the Bellingers he had thought to. The Bellangers do not have an empire and hope of returning them to their original place is fading. Other family's are looking to displace them. His latest venture looks to fail...