Readable as a stand-alone title or as an exciting continuation to Volume I: Into the Hollow Earth, , Volume II: Burned by the Inner Sun continues the adventures of you and your trusted friends Peter and Dresdale on your quest through a dangerous dystopian future. In Burned by the Inner Sun , you encounter strange new beings and allies: the intelligent elephant-whales off of Big Sur, the Desera fox people, and Torgan, a Lemurian prince who helps you as your quest expands as you search for a new clue: the crystalline Orana whose strange powers may unlock the mysteries of your quest. But will they help you to overcome your greatest adversary: Bram Interious, heir to the Agarthan empire, and his grandfather, Sceptus I, who hold your parents prisoner in an unknown location? Make your choices carefully as there is only one true Golden Path . Three choices from Volume II lead to the final volume in this epic trilogy, available 2009.