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The Bloodline Vigil
Paperback
Series: The Standard Median, Book 2
Publisher: MR Parrott
Published: Jun 21 2026
Pages: 398
Weight: 0.86
Height: 0.89 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
In the floating city of Aethelgard, survival isn't governed by machines, but by the Law of Harmonic Resonance. The city's failing energy grid is stabilized only through a neural link known as the Sync-Core, a crystalline conduit that melds two operative minds into a single, energy-modulating force.
When a Primary Node and a Secondary Node are bonded, their internal trust becomes the city's literal lifeline. Any flicker of doubt or unresolved friction manifests as a Lumen-Drop-a physical plunge into darkness and structural decay. As external atmospheric storms and internal cognitive rifts threaten to fracture their connection, the pair must navigate The Fade to prevent a total blackout. In a world where mental dissonance leads to total collapse, they must achieve an unbreakable frequency or watch their civilization fall into the void.
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