Summary:Tress of the Emerald Sea
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This page contains a chapter by chapter summary of Tress of the Emerald Sea. We hope this summary will make it easier to find specific areas of the book, as well as providing a quick plot refresher for anyone who doesn't want to take the time to reread the entire book.
Part 1
Chapter 1: The Girl
- Characters
- Tress (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 2: The Groundskeeper
- Characters
- Tress (point of view)
- Charlie
- Snagu
- Lead
- Charlie's father (mentioned only)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 3: The Duke
- Characters
- Tress (point of view)
- Charlie
- Charlie's father
- Plot Summary
Chapter 4: The Son
- Characters
- Tress (point of view)
- Charlie
- Charlie's father
- Hoid
- Lem (mentioned only)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 5: The Bride
- Characters
- Tress (point of view)
- Ulba
- Charlie's father
- Dirk
- Princess of Dormancy
- Flik
- Charlie (mentioned only)
- Lem (mentioned only)
- The Sorceress (mentioned only)
- Plot Summary
Part 2
Chapter 6: The Inspector
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 7: The Father
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 8: The Stowaway
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 9: The Rat
- Characters
- Tress (point of view)
- Huck
- The Sorceress (mentioned only)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 10: The Sprouter
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 11: The Thief
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 12: The Crow
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Tress, with Huck, walks cautiously across the stilled spores to the Crow's Song. Other sailors from the doomed ship also try, but fail due to haste or being shot by the attacking Captain. Tress gets a vine to grow by the Crow's Song and clings to the side until crew members throw her a rope and pull her aboard. Captain Crow declares there's no use for an inspector, so Tress makes herself useful scrubbing the deck, where she falls asleep.
Part 3
Chapter 13: The Cabin Boy
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 14: The Dougs
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 15: The Quartermaster
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 16: The Corpse
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 17: The Carpenter
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 18: The Other Corpse
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 19: The Cannonmaster
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 20: The Helmswoman
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 21: The Pirate
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Part 4
Chapter 22: The Idiot
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 23: The Assistant Cannonmaster
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 24: The Cursed Man
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 25: The Prey
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 26: The Sharpshooter
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 27: The Spore Eater
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 28: The Extra Good Listener
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 29: The Familiar
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 30: The King's Mask
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 31: The Midnight Essence
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 32: The Liberator
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 33: The Liar
- Characters
- Tress (point of view)
- Crow
- Ulaam
- The Sorceress (mentioned only)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 34: The Tosher
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Part 5
Chapter 35: The Lover of Tea
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 36: The Explorer
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 37: The Scholar
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 38: The Apprentice
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 39: The Chicken Keeper
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 40: The Chef
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 41: The Philosopher
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 42: The Guide
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 43: The Musician
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 44: The Fallen
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 45: The Protector
- Characters
- Tress (point of view)
- Salay
- Crow (mentioned only)
- Charlie (mentioned only)
- Fort (mentioned only)
- Pakson (mentioned only)
- Xisisrefliel (mentioned only)
- Ulaam (mentioned only)
- The Sorceress (mentioned only)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 46: The Informant
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 47: The Poet
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 48: The Nightmare
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 49: The Martyr
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 50: The Murderer
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 51: The Dragon
- Characters
- Tress (point of view)
- Crow
- Xisisrefliel
- Charlie (mentioned only)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 52: The Sacrifice
- Characters
- Tress (point of view)
- Xisisrefliel
- Crow
- The Sorceress (mentioned only)
- Lili (mentioned only)
- Hoid (mentioned only)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 53: The Survivor
- Characters
- Tress (point of view)
- Laggart
- Ann
- Ulaam
- Fort
- Salay
- Crow (mentioned only)
- Salay's father (mentioned only)
- The Sorceress (mentioned only)
- Marsh (mentioned only)
- Plot Summary
Part 6
Chapter 54: The Valet
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 55: The Hypocrite
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 56: The Traitor
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 57: The Maligned Fashion Expert
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 58: The Monster
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 59: The Prisoner
- Characters
- Tress (point of view)
- Huck
- The Sorceress (mentioned only)
- Salay (mentioned only)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 60: The Sorceress
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 61: The Man
- Characters
- Tress (point of view)
- Charlie
- The Sorceress
- Plot Summary
Chapter 62: The Hunter
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 63: The Pilot
- Characters
- Hoid (point of view)
- The Sorceress
- Salay
- Ann
- Laggart
- Tress (mentioned only)
- Kelsier (mentioned only)
- Salay's father (mentioned only)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 64: The Hero
- Characters
- Tress (point of view)
- Riina
- Charlie
- Hoid
- Fort
- Ann
- Salay
- Xisisrefliel (mentioned only)
- Salay's father (mentioned only)
- Plot Summary
Epilogue
- Characters
- Tress (point of view)
- Salay's father
- Salay
- Charlie
- Lem
- Ulba
- Charlie's father
- Fort (mentioned only)
- Riina (mentioned only)
- Laggart (mentioned only)
- Plot Summary