I enjoy stories that feel like older myths, but credit to Sanderson nonetheless for doing a thing I have rarely seen done before. There are few other high fantasy stories that come to mind full of multiple planets-one, possibly controversial exception that comes to mind is Star Wars. “I once spent ten years on a planet where the only sapient life was a group of pancakelike beings that expressed themselves through flatulence. One of the most interesting lines I could find was this one: There were several references to multiple planets and moons, which was not something I was expecting, and I imagine that the Cosmere is full of a lot of strange and colorful planets. I am sure if I learned more of the lore I would find it fascinating. I could tell just from reading it that this is a much greater world in the Cosmere than that which was contained in Tress of the Emerald 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? 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.

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. Tolkien, so I will do my best to review it as best I can.

He is not particularly a fan of fantasy as far as I can tell, but he knew I was a writer and a fan of another fantasy author famous for his world-building, namely J. However, my uncle did give me a copy of this (I think as a late birthday present). I must right off the bat admit this is my first excursion into the Cosmere, so any hard-core Brandon Sanderson fans, I imagine, will have a different outlook. Genre: High Fantasy, Young Adult Adventure

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