Apple has provided some guilty pleasure companion reading for fans of Vince Gilligan ‘s new apocalyptic drama Pluribus , full of proud, haughty pirates corsairs and Mandovian spicefruit.

Following the Apple TV+ show’s debut earlier this month, the streamer has released part of fantasy romance novel Bloodsong of Wycaro by author Carol Sturka ( Rhea Seehorn ), available to read digitally on Apple Books.

The download features an 11-page chapter excerpt from the fourth book in the saga and an exclusive letter from Carol.

The book’s description invites readers to “take sail with Lucasia, Captain of the duneship Mercator, as she traverses the amaranthine sands of Wycaro seeking a cure for the insidious illness felling her crew. As Lucasia navigates a treacherous storm, she is

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