Series: A Cosmere Novel
Genre: Fantasy
Length: 384 pages
First Published: 2023
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Rachael’s Review
The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one, with the simple pleasures of collecting cups brought by sailors from faraway lands and listening to stories told by her friend Charlie. But when Charlie goes missing, Tress must stowaway on a ship and seek the Sorceress of the deadly Midnight Sea. Can this fair maiden save the day?
Written for his wife Emily, Brandon Sanderson’s Tress of the Emerald Sea is a charming, beautifully illustrated fairy tale written for adults. Facetiously narrated as if a bedtime story, Tress of the Emerald Sea enchants with a simple whimsical adventure in a fantastically imaginative world. Although Brandon Sanderson fans will recognize the humorous narrator, Tress of the Emerald Sea can easily be read as a standalone novel without any knowledge of the Cosmere.
Publisher’s Description
The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one, with the simple pleasures of collecting cups brought by sailors from faraway lands and listening to stories told by her friend Charlie. But when his father takes him on a voyage to find a bride and disaster strikes, Tress must stow away on a ship and seek the Sorceress of the deadly Midnight Sea. Amid the spore oceans where pirates abound, can Tress leave her simple life behind and make her own place sailing a sea where a single drop of water can mean instant death?
About Brandon Sanderson
Brandon Sanderson is an author and a professor at Brigham Young University. His works include The Mistborn trilogy, the Stormlight Archive novels, and Elantris. He currently lives in Utah. Visit the author’s website →
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