Tress of the Emerald Sea
by Brandon Sanderson · first published 2023
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\#1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson expands his Cosmere universe shared by The Stormlight Archive and Mistborn with a new standalone novel for everyone who loved The Princess Bride. Narrated by Michael Kramer. 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
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Fiction: "Yumi and the Nightmare Painter" and "Tress of the Emerald Sea" - Two of Brandon Sanderson's "secret projects" that he released this year and easily my favorites of the bunch. Tress is just such a fun adventure and Yumi left me an emotional wreck by the end. "There…
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2023 and recommend for 2024” ↗For fiction I read a lot of Brandon Sanderson: the second Mistborn series, plus a few of the Secret Projects. I quite liked Tress of the Emerald Sea. Also currently reading R. F. Kuang's Katabasis which I'm really enjoying so far. For nonfiction, I found Amanda Ripley's High Conflict to be excellent and insightful. I also finally got around to reading…
on “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?” ↗Tress of the Emerald Sea is set on quite a unique world. The planet is covered by oceans of magical "spores" which react violently to water. For example the spores in the Emerald Sea, where the hero is from, instantly grow into…
on “Sea snail teeth top Kevlar, titanium as strongest material (2015)” ↗