Shorefall by Robert Jackson Bennett

This is a sequel to Foundryside.
Sancia, who has an embedded plate in her head which allows her to see scribing which could be defined

as magical writing, is the main character.  She and her band of misfits are faced with an extremely powerful villain, who may be the originator of scribing.

The story is colorful with a wealth of interesting characters. There is plenty of action but perhaps the more interesting aspect of the story is the ability of the people to form a collective mind and what that would mean to social issues.  The story sets up for the next in the series.  It does have somewhat of a conclusion which really doesn’t satisfy any of the protagonists.

I really enjoyed the book and I  highly recommend the series. 
Trailer Link: https://twitter.com/i/status/1245804834512650241

This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.