**The Number One *New York Times* and *Sunday Times* bestselling author Brandon Sanderson introduces you to his Cosmere universe with a rollicking, riveting standalone 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 striks, 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?