The World just wants to help—which infuriates Carol. A heart-to-heart conversation ends with a bang.

Carol doubles down on her investigation—loneliness be damned. Meanwhile, howls in the night reveal a new source of danger.

An astronomer’s discovery turns the planet upside down. Carol Sturka, a curmudgeonly novelist, is terrified by this strange new world.

A curiously familiar face introduces Carol to the bizarre new normal. A gathering in Europe brings strangers together…and causes friction.