‘Pluribus’ fans, you can now read Carol’s ‘Bloodsong of Wycaro’
Dreams really can come true. In some cases, it means landing that job you’ve always dreamed of or finding the love of your life. In my case, it feels like reading an excerpt from a made-up romance novel based on a TV show.
This show is the science fiction series from Vince Gilligan and Apple TV, Pluribusand this novel is none other than Wycaro’s Bloodsong by Carol Sturka (played by Rhea Seehorn).
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As viewers learn in the Pluribus first, Wycaro’s Bloodsong is “the fourth book of [Carol’s] Winds of Wycaro trilogy.” The series as a whole is a blockbuster phenomenon, with die-hard fans eager to see how the high-stakes romance between Captain Lucasia and the privateer Raban unfolds. Carol hates fans. And his work, but that didn’t stop me from hoping that Wycaro the books could somehow become a reality.
And now they have done it! Type of.
Apple Books has released a free chapter of Wycaro’s Bloodsongthe one that reunites Lucasia with Raban in an island cave. The entire excerpt is a perfect pastiche of historical fantasy, complete with otherworldly jargon and overly descriptive passages. You can imagine Carol rolling her eyes as she writes about sandy cyclocans and painful moonshots. Still, it’s hard not to get drawn into Lucasia and Raban’s story, even without the context of three other books to guide us.
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Carol’s books in “Pluribus” aren’t real, but I need them.
However, the most fascinating part of Wycaro’s Bloodsong the excerpt is Carol’s letter at the beginning. In the letter, Carol reveals that she is posting this excerpt to appease the hordes of “Rabasia” shippers who are angry that Raban (presumed dead after walking the plank) is not featured on the cover.
“You know that I publicly despise ‘spoilers’ in any form, and that my preference would be to let events unfold at their own pace through Lucasia’s anguished eyes. But I also understand that this is not everyone’s preference,” Carol wrote in the letter. “Different strokes for different people. How hellish would the world be if we all thought the exact same thing?!”
Of course, the whole world thinks the same thing. precisely the hell that awaits Carol in Pluribuswhere she is one of the only humans unaffected by the Hive Mind of Happiness. This line is a dark and ironic reminder of what awaits him. The same goes for the beginning of the letter, which reveals that Carol is completing the final leg of the journey. Wycaro’s Bloodsong tour. In PluribusThe global hive mind union occurs just after the tour ends, meaning that as of writing this letter and publishing the excerpt, Carol only has a short time left before the world as she knows it disappears.
For more foreshadowing and an excellent fantasy parody, check out the full excerpt from Wycaro’s Bloodsong.
Wycaro’s Bloodsong is downloadable for free from Apple Books. Pluribus is now streaming on Apple TV, with a new episode every Friday.
