Blessed is the Link

Lenore lives in the shadow of her parents, Fenrir and Sophie. It's been twenty years since they destroyed the Linkrot virus and, in doing so, restored the Link. A new world order has emerged with Fenrir and Sophie at the helm as wardens of the Link, dead set on protecting that enigmatic connection to other worlds.

But Lenore doesn't believe the ideology her parents spout. She defies them by joining revolutionaries determined to destroy the Link. After the rebels' attempt fails, Fenrir and Sophie learn that the Linkrot virus isn't wholly gone. It gnaws away at other Link nodes in other cities.

As punishment for her involvement with the rebels, Lenore is forced to help her parents bolster the Link. They must travel into a land of unknowns and cleanse the nearest node of its Linkrot virus. Lenore doesn't believe in their mission until she gets her first glimpse of the horrid creatures the Linkrot virus breeds. Were her parents right after all?

Doubts consume Lenore, but there's one thing she's certain of—she's not going to have her future decided for her. Can Lenore carve her own path and, what's more, survive the deadly task ahead?

Blessed is the Link is a dark science fantasy novel, the second in the Bit trilogy and part of the Alfom shared universe. It is highly recommended that readers complete book 1 in the Bit trilogy, Blessed is the Rot, prior to reading Blessed is the Link.