In no world do I want the events of Pluribus to become a reality.

An extraterrestrial virus that turns the world's population into a too-happy hive mind? No thank you, that sounds like it would be terrifying to experience. (It does, however, make for great TV.)

But there is one element of Pluribus that I would love to see come to life, and that is the series of books written by the world's most miserable woman, Carol Sturka (Rhea Seehorn).

Carol writes a best-selling series called The Winds of Wycaro , which is described by a Barnes & Noble employee speaking over a PA system as "speculative historical romance literature." A more accurate term in 2025's book-selling landscape would probably be "romantasy," but for Carol, it's all just "mindless crap."

Look, I haven't read any

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