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Tress of the Emerald Sea

A Cosmere Novel

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Tress of the Emerald Sea

By: Brandon Sanderson
Narrated by: Michael Kramer
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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 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?

Note from Brandon:

I started writing this in secret, as a novel just for my wife. She urged me to share it with the world—and alongside three other secret novels, with the support of readers worldwide it grew into the biggest Kickstarter campaign of all time. I’m excited to present this first book to you at last: a different type of Brandon Sanderson story, one I wrote when there were no time constraints, no expectations, and no limits on my imagination. Come be part of the magic.

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Some of Hoids whimsy almost gives Douglas Adam’s vibes which is just excellent. Feels quite suitable for YA without being irritating and sometimes it’s nice to have a break from the dark & gritty. Well worth a listen, excellent narration as usual.

Lovely addition to the Cosmere.

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I enjoy multiple voice actors but this voice actor did very well making it easy to identify the different characters

Loved getting lost in this story

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This book is a great read. I very much enjoyed listening to it. The writing is fantastic and the audio was very entertaining

A fantastic read

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unique story. plot and character development well orchestrated. I already want to listen again or buy the print copy.

a great listen

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Another great story by Brandon and voice acting by Michael. My only real complaint is that the story left me wanting more. After reading some of his longer stories it's hard to feel satiated with the shorter content. If you like his other cosmere stories this is definitely worth a listen.

Short and Sweet

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Honestly just a super fun story with charming characters and a fun whimsical feel. Love Brandon Sanderson

Whimsical and well written

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Love this style of narrative land really enjoy this « fairy tale for grownups » style. I want more

New way to enjoy the Sanderson book

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absolutely stunning world building even by the lofty standards I've come to expect from Sanderson

beautiful read from start to end

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Loved it sooo much such a cool world! It's great to see a genuine book,

The new world and wit/hoid/safandrius narration!

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I love this story and having Hoid tell me the tale was an amazing bonus. Thanks Brandon for another great adventure.

Hoid's Story Time

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