On March 3, 2022, Brandon released the first five chapters along with some brief commentary, which can be read on his website and listened to on his YouTube channel. It is a cosmere novel set on a new world, with the 'craziest worldbuilding' of the four secret projects. This will be followed by a standard publishing release on April 4, 2023. It was released in January of that year as part of a Kickstarter Campaign. Tress of the Emerald Sea was the first of the secret projects released in 2023.

Unlike other Hoid stories which tend towards more fanciful, Tress' adventures reflect real-world cosmere events that occurred, though the tale still includes artistic liberties added by Hoid as part of his storytelling style. It chronicles the journey of Tress as she travels the world of Lumar to rescue her beloved, Charlie, after he is kidnapped by the Sorceress. Tress of the Emerald Sea is a stand alone cosmere novel, told as an in-world story by Hoid. 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.This page or section contains spoilers for Tress of the Emerald Sea! This information has the ability to potentially ruin elements of the plot for the reader. Proceed with caution if you have not read this book.

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.

#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. Please note: Digital product purchases are nonrefundable. This ebook arrives immediately as a downloadable epub file. 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. 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. Note from Brandon: I started writing this in secret, as a novel just for my wife. A perfect introduction to Brandon's work, and a delightful story in the tradition of the Princess Bride, Good Omens, and Stardust. Experience one of the books that launched the biggest kickstarter of all time.

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