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(I moved this information further up - now that the book is out, I think it's better to focus the start of this article on the actual book instead of the campaign. I did some rewording as well - although Brandon uses the word 'canon' I wanted to try and move away from it because it gave a different tone than I think he necessarily meant (eg. everything in Tress is still canon to the cosmere, even if Hoid is not being 100% accurate))
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'''''Tress of the Emerald Sea''''' is a stand alone cosmere novel, told as an in-world story by Hoid. 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. Unlike other Hoid stories which tend towards more fanciful,
'''''Tress of the Emerald Sea''''' was the first of the secret projects released in 2023. It was released in January of that year as part of a [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dragonsteel/surprise-four-secret-novels-by-brandon-sanderson Kickstarter Campaign].{{ref|name=AnnouncementVideo}} This will be followed by a standard publishing release on April 4, 2023.{{url ref|url=https://www.amazon.com/Winter-2023-Tor-Title-Announced/dp/1250899656/|site=Amazon.com|text=''Tress of the Emerald Sea'' on Amazon|name=Amazon}} It is a cosmere novel set on a new world, with the "craziest worldbuilding" of the four secret projects.{{wob ref|15415}}▼
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.{{wob ref|15423}}
 
▲'''''Tress of the Emerald Sea''''' was the first of the secret projects released in 2023. It was released in January of that year as part of a [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dragonsteel/surprise-four-secret-novels-by-brandon-sanderson Kickstarter Campaign].{{ref|name=AnnouncementVideo}} This will be followed by a standard publishing release on April 4, 2023.{{url ref|url=https://www.amazon.com/Winter-2023-Tor-Title-Announced/dp/1250899656/|site=Amazon.com|text=''Tress of the Emerald Sea'' on Amazon|name=Amazon}} It is a cosmere novel set on a new world, with the "craziest worldbuilding" of the four secret projects.{{wob ref|15415}}
On March 3, 2022, Brandon released the first five chapters along with some brief commentary, which can be read [[bws:first-look-at-secret-project-1|on his website]] and listened to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBUVXcIE0E0 on his YouTube channel]. He also did a full spoiler Q&A about these preview chapters, which can be listened to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvXvV3rWsqg on his YouTube channel].▼
 
▲On March 3, 2022, Brandon released the first five chapters along with some brief commentary, which can be read [[bws:first-look-at-secret-project-1|on his website]] and listened to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBUVXcIE0E0 on his YouTube channel]. He also did a full spoiler Q&A about these preview chapters, which can be listened to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvXvV3rWsqg on his YouTube channel].
The story is not entirely canon, with Hoid having taken artistic liberties in his storytelling, but he is chronicling true events and it should be assumed as mostly canon to the events as they happened.{{wob ref|15423}}
 
== Synopsis ==
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