Tress of the Emerald Sea

A Cosmere Novel

403 pages

English language

Published April 10, 2023 by Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom.

ISBN:
978-1-250-89965-1
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1 New York Times Bestselling author Brandon Sanderson brings us deeper into the Cosmere universe with a rollicking, riveting tale 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? Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson

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I know sanderson has said that this was a play on Princess Bride but while I was reading it, it read more like Fanny Campbell. 
This was a wonderful adventure with a lot of really cool ideas. Like the spore system and the aliens and their technology. It was a surprisingly good mixture of fantasy and scifi

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La intención de hacerlo en el tono de La Princesa Prometida le ha salido bien, ameno, sencillito y las moralejas que se dejan ver la mar de apañadas. Puntos extras por la pequeña clase de narrativa que es cada capítulo.

Para mí el gran fallo del libro ha sido querer hacerlo tanto para fans, mencionar todo el rato cosas del Cosmere, cuando el tipo de narrativa necesita de un encuadre mucho más limitado ¿Por qué me va a importar una islita o un mar si de repente me dices que hay PLANETAS y MAGIAS y TABLETS y nosequé asuntos más? La gracia de un cuento es que vaya abriendo el plano poco a poco y cada vez que rompía la cuarta pared para hacer un guiño al Cosmere me sacaba de la historia rechinando los dientes.

Nothing Special

There is nothing wrong with this book, but there is nothing especially interesting or memorable about it either. It feels like it was written as a side project, which it was. It does get extra consideration since, like all Sanderson fantasy, it has a well thought out magic system instead of one that evolves to fit whatever corner the author writes themself into.

A fun, magical adventure to kick off the "Year of Sanderson"

This was a really fun, short novel. A bit of a romantic adventure, but with classic Sanderson world-building and quirky characters. You can certainly see some of the covid influences, from the fear of airborne spores to tablet communication devices. The plot is straightforward and told in an interesting style with a whimsical narrator that talks to the reader and frequently drops fascinating Cosmere links or foreshadows story events. Overall this was a good book and a great start to the year of Sanderson.

For a full review, check out my blog: strakul.blogspot.com/2023/01/book-review-tress-of-emerald-sea-by.html

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