Tress of the Emerald Sea
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- Author：Brandon Sanderson
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Summary
#1 New York Times Bestselling author Brandon Sanderson brings us deeper into the Cosmere Universe with a standalone adventure that will appeal to fans of The Princess Bride。
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？
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？
Reviews
Matthías Páll
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One of my favorite Sanderson’s so far。 Love the vibe， love the story， love the cosmere connection。 Great work！
Lukáš Hejtmánek
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Although I quite enjoyed the book， it did feel more like a series of encounters than a cohesive story。 and characters felt like caricatures， not necessarily in a bad way， but all in all this made an impression of a child story which went on for quite too long。 Story for kids written for adults。 Not bad， but did not reach the engagement of other sandersons books
Justus
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I think this is Brandons most whimsical book so far with a little bit Terry Pratchett vibes。What I liked:- The main character Tress- The adventure- The weird planet with wacky seas- Connections to Brandons other books （Cosmere）- Most of the whismsical narrationWhat I didn't:- A little too YA for my taste- A bit too predictableOverall I think it's very good especially if you're a Cosmere fan。 I think this is Brandons most whimsical book so far with a little bit Terry Pratchett vibes。What I liked:- The main character Tress- The adventure- The weird planet with wacky seas- Connections to Brandons other books （Cosmere）- Most of the whismsical narrationWhat I didn't:- A little too YA for my taste- A bit too predictableOverall I think it's very good especially if you're a Cosmere fan。 。。。more
Hannyj
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3。5
Matt Rudy
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4。75
Alison Sprague
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This is my first Sanderson novel， so I don't know how it compares to the rest of his works。 As a stand-alone， it was charming。 You can tell it was written for someone （his wife， as a gift）， but it doesn't weigh down its whimsical qualities。I especially appreciated reading the explanation of the inspirations for the story， but they are pretty spoiler-y。 Read them afterwards。 This is my first Sanderson novel， so I don't know how it compares to the rest of his works。 As a stand-alone， it was charming。 You can tell it was written for someone （his wife， as a gift）， but it doesn't weigh down its whimsical qualities。I especially appreciated reading the explanation of the inspirations for the story， but they are pretty spoiler-y。 Read them afterwards。 。。。more
Adrian
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So， I guess I do not always like fantasy books， and I am not sure why。 There are many I like and many I do not like。 Is there a pattern or sub-genre that I like more than others？ I guess I should look into that…This book was weirdly told from a first-person perspective which seems to be an actual character from the book telling the story as in he wrote it。 There are attempts at humor that do not go well。Either way， I got about 30% through before I had to quit and move on to other books…If I look So， I guess I do not always like fantasy books， and I am not sure why。 There are many I like and many I do not like。 Is there a pattern or sub-genre that I like more than others？ I guess I should look into that…This book was weirdly told from a first-person perspective which seems to be an actual character from the book telling the story as in he wrote it。 There are attempts at humor that do not go well。Either way， I got about 30% through before I had to quit and move on to other books…If I look into the fantasy books I have read （as an adult – so not counting the Harry Potters， Lords of the Rings， and Chronicles of Narnia）， this is what I have liked and not liked， along with the sub-genre， and relative age （also， only picking novels， not graphic novels）:Liked:The Passage （series） by Justin Cronin – Horror （Vampires） – 2010sGame of Thrones （series） by George R。R。 Martin – Epic Fantasy （lords and knights and some magic/dragons） – 2000s/2010sThe Dresden Files （series） by Jim Butcher – Urban Fantasy （wizards and magic） – 2000s/2010sThe Institute by Stephen King – Horror （superpowers and paranormal） - < five years oldThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by Victoria Schwab – Historical Fiction/Magic Realism/Romance - < five years oldAbraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter （duology） by Seth Grahame-Smith – Horror （Vampires） – 2010sOff to be the Wizard （series） by Scott Meyer – Light-hearted magic and time travel – 2010sSteelheart （series） by Brandon Sanderson – Young Adult/Superpowers – 2010sSix of Crows （duology） by Leigh Bardugo – Young Adult （magic） – 2010sThe Midnight Library by Matt Haig – Magic realism - < five years oldSkyhunter （duology） by Marie Lu – Dystopia （sort-of-superpowers） - < five years oldJust Like Home by Sarah Gailey – Horror （Gothic） - < five years oldDid not like:Gideon the Ninth （series） by Tamsyn Muir – Horror （Magic） - < five years oldThe Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern – Historical Fiction （Magic realism） – 2010sThe Bear and the Nightingale （series） by Katherine Arden – Mythology/Historical Fiction – 2010sSleeping Beauties by Stephen King – Horror （Supernatural） – 2010sCirce by Madeline Miller – Mythological/Retelling – 2010sNinth House by Leigh Bardugo – Paranormal/Urban Fantasy - < five years oldRing Shout by P。 Djèlí Clark – Historical Fiction/Horror - < five years oldGallant by Victoria Schwab – Young Adult/Gothic - < five years oldFairy Tale by Stephen King – Horror （fairy tale/adventure） - < five years oldRiver of Teeth （duology） by Sarah Gailey – Historical Fiction/Alternate History – 2010sMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia – Horror （Gothic） - < five years oldFire and Blood by George R。R。 Martin – Epic Fantasy/Dragons - < five years oldSo， this deep dive into my brief Goodreads history tells me NOTHING！ There are books I like/don’t like by the same author， from the same era， in the same genre， and are standalone/duologies/series…。 How do I avoid this in the future？？？ I guess I do not…Audiobook narrator Michael Kramer rating: 2 starsI feel like much of the dislike of the book comes from the narrator。 I think he’s just ok， but it does not make the story better。 I would imagine a more imaginative narrator would have made this book much better。 。。。more
Christina TB
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Simply wonderfulHaving a full story told by Wit was just everything I needed。 A grown up fairytale， with an accidental heroine， absolutely delightful。
Luu Herondale
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4。5
Jessie
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Loved this。
Raul Salgado
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Sanderson no deja de impresionar con su gran imaginación。 Esta historia aunque la encuentro sencilla， tiene un mundo maravilloso。
Sofía
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una puta obra de arte
Domivra
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3，8
Cameron
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This book was a delight。 It gives a real fairy-tale feel but has more emotional heft and Sandersonian world-building than such a description would suggest。I listened to the audiobook with my family and only paid attention with half an ear for a good part， so I went back and read the ebook as well。 I was nearly as entertained the second time as the first。 It's got a good mix of what I like about Sanderson's books: dense， unique worlds and magic， heroic characters， a decent amount of heart， and hi This book was a delight。 It gives a real fairy-tale feel but has more emotional heft and Sandersonian world-building than such a description would suggest。I listened to the audiobook with my family and only paid attention with half an ear for a good part， so I went back and read the ebook as well。 I was nearly as entertained the second time as the first。 It's got a good mix of what I like about Sanderson's books: dense， unique worlds and magic， heroic characters， a decent amount of heart， and his trademark goofy dad humor that's actually smarter than it appears at first glance。 I'm very excited to see what he comes up with for the remainder of his Secret Projects books。Standouts in this book: Tress， the main character， who starts out as a total doormat and ends up coming into her own through her adventures， Fort， the deaf quartermaster who drives a hard bargain but has a heart of gold， and Salay， the helmswoman with guts of steel。 All experience growth and change in satisfying ways， and Hoid's cheeky narration toes the line between insightful and juvenile。Brandon still ain't much when it comes to romance， but this one is sweeter than most of his others， and the fairy-tale feel goes a long way toward ameliorating what might otherwise be a tad cliché or trite。 I've said it before: Sanderson may not be the top of the field in beautiful prose or perfectly-tuned characters， but he's more consistent than anyone else I've read。 I'll take 10 very-good novels over one masterpiece any day， and that's what he delivers nearly every time。 。。。more
Gabriel Ríos Samper
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Damn you BrandonWriting a masterpiece probably on a toilet break， or during a short flight。
Mikey
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 There's been a lot of discourse， especially lately on whether Brandon is a good writer or not。 When I initially tried to finish the Mistborn trilogy so many years ago， I really wasn't convinced。 All the characters in the main group were interchangeable to me so the story wasn't super griping， the magic overexplained， and the romance forced。 The imagery and world building wasn't as fulfilling as my more recent forays into his work。 Reckoners and Skyward were full of lore and epic moments that wer There's been a lot of discourse， especially lately on whether Brandon is a good writer or not。 When I initially tried to finish the Mistborn trilogy so many years ago， I really wasn't convinced。 All the characters in the main group were interchangeable to me so the story wasn't super griping， the magic overexplained， and the romance forced。 The imagery and world building wasn't as fulfilling as my more recent forays into his work。 Reckoners and Skyward were full of lore and epic moments that were well built up to。 So while I've grown， so has Sanderson。 Tress is art。 Tress is literature。 Tress IS good writing。 Sanderson shot for a certain tone。 He nailed it。 Sanderson mashed together ideas he's held onto。。。and nailed it。 Without the pressure of deadlines。 Without constraints of expectations。 He could just write a book that was earnestly his。Brandon IS a great writer。There's no doubt for me now。My evidence I'll share in this example:**spoilers**"Many grammarians bemoan the word’s near-constant misuse— second only in dictional assassination to the way some people use the word “literally。” （Their use of which is ironic。） I’m not one of those people who care if you use words wrong。 I prefer it when words change meaning。 The imprecision of our language is a feature; it best represents the superlative fact of human existence: that our own emotions— even our souls— are themselves imprecise。 Our words， like our hearts， are weapons still hot from the forging， beating themselves into new shapes each time we swing them。 Yet irony is an intriguing concept。 It exists only where we want to find it， because for true irony， expectation is key。 Irony must be noticed to exist。 We create it from nothing when we find it。 But unlike other things we create， like art， irony is about creating tragedy。 Irony is reversal。 Set up， then collapse。 A perfect bit of irony is a beautiful thing。 So watch。 Enjoy。"This quote is prosaic。 It's thoughtful and less tangential to the story than surface value。 The book has lots of this and lots of character development。 Quite different from my first experience。 The characters are quite unique and distinct and the world building is intriguing and makes me even more excited to revisit Mistborn （as I have been planning to do for the Year of Sanderson） and read the other secret projects。If you weren't on board before， I'd urge you to return and check out Tress。 。。。more
Lia
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I love this book。 I've always been a fan of fairytale retellings， while this isn't one。 It has the feel of one。 The whimsy， the sort of magical feel， and a sweet romance while also containing a very unique world to explore。 Just an overall fun， enjoyable read。 I love this book。 I've always been a fan of fairytale retellings， while this isn't one。 It has the feel of one。 The whimsy， the sort of magical feel， and a sweet romance while also containing a very unique world to explore。 Just an overall fun， enjoyable read。 。。。more
Dan
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If the other three books are half as good as this one， it'll be an amazing year of reading。This Sanderson fellow might just have a future in writing =） If the other three books are half as good as this one， it'll be an amazing year of reading。This Sanderson fellow might just have a future in writing =） 。。。more
Polillas ReinaHada
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Es un cuento de hadas para adultos
Anita Vivirmilvidas
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Una novela que estaba esperando con muchas ganas y que me he permitido disfrutar de sus 552 páginas tranquilamente。 En ella conoceremos a Trenza， una chica que vive sobre una roca rodeada del Mar Esmeralda。 Este mar no es un mar de agua como el que conocemos， es un mar de esporas， esporas muy peligrosas por lo que los habitantes no pueden salir de ahí。 Solo son visitados por barcos que traen mercancías。 Está enamorada de Charlie， el hijo del duque y el amor es correspondido pero como os podréis Una novela que estaba esperando con muchas ganas y que me he permitido disfrutar de sus 552 páginas tranquilamente。 En ella conoceremos a Trenza， una chica que vive sobre una roca rodeada del Mar Esmeralda。 Este mar no es un mar de agua como el que conocemos， es un mar de esporas， esporas muy peligrosas por lo que los habitantes no pueden salir de ahí。 Solo son visitados por barcos que traen mercancías。 Está enamorada de Charlie， el hijo del duque y el amor es correspondido pero como os podréis imaginar， el duque no va a poner de su parte por lo que se llevará a su hijo en un viaje en busca de esposa。 El dia que vuelven a la Roca。。。 Charlie no viaja con ellos。Trenza se embarcará en una aventura que jamás habría pensado en recorrer， sorteando los mortales mares de esporas， con un acompañante curioso y parlanchín。 En esta novela encontraremos un narrador peculiar， piratas， dragones， hechiceras， magia， fantasía， humor。。。 Veremos una evolución de nuestra protagonista brutal。 Destacar también los personajes secundarios están muy bien construidos， te encantarán todos， buenos y no tan buenos 😏Dividida en 6 partes con capítulos cortos， con 12 ilustraciones preciosas de @howardlyonart ， os invito a descubrir esta nueva aventura que nos trae Brandon Sanderson， traducida por Manu Viciano y revisado por @toliol 。Pasada de edición que tiene esta historia。¿Como habría sido la historia de la princesa prometida si Buttercup hubiera salido a buscar a Weasly en vez de darlo por muerto al instante？ Gracias Emily por plantearte esta cuestión。 。。。more
Elizabeth Braxton
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4。5 stars。 So heartwarming。 Loved it。
rach
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4'5。 4'5。 。。。more
Adam Cronkhite
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This is a pandemic book: a cozy read that enables you to escape from the challenges of the real world。 As noted in the postscript， the intent of this book was to be whimsical and fairy-tale adjacent （i。e。， a grown-up fairy-tale）， similar to The Princess Bride by William Goldman or Good Omens by Sir Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman。 I think the book does a good job in relation to its stated goal， but it's not comparable in depth and quality to Sanderson's other works （understandable since it was w This is a pandemic book: a cozy read that enables you to escape from the challenges of the real world。 As noted in the postscript， the intent of this book was to be whimsical and fairy-tale adjacent （i。e。， a grown-up fairy-tale）， similar to The Princess Bride by William Goldman or Good Omens by Sir Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman。 I think the book does a good job in relation to its stated goal， but it's not comparable in depth and quality to Sanderson's other works （understandable since it was written in about a quarter of the time as a full novel）。 Typical of books in the Cosmere franchise， it heavily leans into fantastical and expansive world-building that draws in the reader。 Unfortunately， deep character development was lacking， relying on clichés to convey context and character motivations—although this still aligns with the fairy-tale nature of the book。 。。。more
Johnny
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Very fun and sarcastic story of a girl who sets off to rescue her prince across dangerous seas。 Many good Easter egg payoffs for those who've read his other cosmere books。 Audiobook narrator had fun with it Very fun and sarcastic story of a girl who sets off to rescue her prince across dangerous seas。 Many good Easter egg payoffs for those who've read his other cosmere books。 Audiobook narrator had fun with it 。。。more
Laura
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Definitely a fantastic read， and it made me glad I participated in his Kickstarter！ It already tops my reads this year， it's a great stand-alone with a compelling and sweet story。 One of my new favorite Sanderson works。 Definitely a fantastic read， and it made me glad I participated in his Kickstarter！ It already tops my reads this year， it's a great stand-alone with a compelling and sweet story。 One of my new favorite Sanderson works。 。。。more
Anya
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Finished this book two days ago and still gushing about it！ A perfect adventure story for lovers of the Princess Bride - where the girl joins the pirate crew and does the rescuing。 =） I just loved this， and even though it is written for an adult audience， I think middle grade and YA readers would also love this story。 Highly recommend！
Zach Rubbico
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In his author's note， Sanderson stated that he was inspired to write the novel after watching "The Princess Bride" and thought about what it would have been like for Princess Buttercup to have more agency。 This novel was a fun ride written in the voice of a long-time character appearing in each Cosmere book。 You don't need to know much about the Cosmere as a whole， but there are fun easter eggs if you have read each book so far。The novel was a joy to read from beginning to end and left me thinki In his author's note， Sanderson stated that he was inspired to write the novel after watching "The Princess Bride" and thought about what it would have been like for Princess Buttercup to have more agency。 This novel was a fun ride written in the voice of a long-time character appearing in each Cosmere book。 You don't need to know much about the Cosmere as a whole， but there are fun easter eggs if you have read each book so far。The novel was a joy to read from beginning to end and left me thinking about pirates for days on end。 。。。more
Belle Sabattin
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Darle una vuelta a la Princesa Prometida y salir tan airoso que olvidas totalmente la referencia， obvio que Sanderson lo logró al 100%。Amé al narrador de la historia， pero no diré más para no spoilear。Solo quiero leer pronto los otros 3 libros， además encontré la edición preciosa con las ilustraciones， las paginas de cambio de capítulo y los adornos en los numeros。。。 tanto asi， que incluso el mismo libro era una experiencia。
Josh Mum
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I enjoyed 80% of this book。 I questioned whether I liked the general tone and environment at the beginning but really came to enjoy Lumar’s unique qualities。 Tress is written from the point of view of a beloved Cosmere character， an approach that Sanderson admits was a bit of an experiment。 Most of that point of view works really well。 The book is humorous and whimsical but at times disjointed。 There were a few too many narrative pauses with human-nature-type pontifications。 The narrative pauses I enjoyed 80% of this book。 I questioned whether I liked the general tone and environment at the beginning but really came to enjoy Lumar’s unique qualities。 Tress is written from the point of view of a beloved Cosmere character， an approach that Sanderson admits was a bit of an experiment。 Most of that point of view works really well。 The book is humorous and whimsical but at times disjointed。 There were a few too many narrative pauses with human-nature-type pontifications。 The narrative pauses suit the personality of the character telling the story but I just didn’t enjoy reading them as much。 All of that aside， Sanderson did an awesome job of creating an exciting new world with very unique characteristics。 Personalities in the book are varied and delightful。 I am still very much a fan of Sanderson。 。。。more
Samuel Flyman
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The first of Sandersons secret projects！ It was a nice and fun adventure story。 Very light hearted。 Enjoyed the world which is creative as always with Sanderson。
tpg0
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tpg1
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tpg2
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