Tress of the emerald sea by Brandon Sanderson

"Tress of the emerald sea" by Brandon Sanderson - A new world! 

This book is published by Gollancz in 2023 and has 384 pages. This is Book1 of the Secret Projects.

Tress (a name she got due to her unruly hair) lives in an island made up of a single rock on a planet with 12 moons. She's a window washer. The island is ruled by The Duke and Tress loves Charlie, Duke's son. Not happy with this Union, Duke sends his son into midnight sea in the area of a wicked sorceress. The sorceress kidnaps him. Tress decides to rescue him.

What can a window washer do? Does she even know where midnight sea is? Who does she encounter? What does she learn? Does she get her love back? Will the journey change her?

It is interesting to choose a setting of another planet for the story. It gives the author a lot of latitude and lets his imagination run wild. So we have a sea without water. It's filled with deadly spores that explode when they come in contact with water. Salt and silver suppresses the spores. Waves in the sea come from natural air vents at the bottom. There are 12 moons and twelve seas. There's a dragon and a talking mouse. Etc. Author creates a new world.

The setting is exotic. However, despite the exotic setting, author has chosen to keep the things very simple. So Tress is fond of collecting cups. She is a window washer. Things are not said out loud, they are implied. She doesn't mind when she isn't treated well. She has a hidden talent that she discovers.

The story starts on her island in emerald sea and takes us on a boat ride through crimson sea, midnight sea and back to emerald sea. Majority of the story happens on the ship. The pirate ship has interesting crew. An evil lady captain. A mute man. A lady who is searching her father from one port to another. A vampire doctor. A stupid cabin boy. This stupid fellow is also the narrator of the story.

It's an interesting yet simple story. But it's not the end. This is just the first book of the series. Tress will continue her adventures.

Why did I read this book? It was available in hand.

What did I like? Authors imagination.

What I didn't like? Missed opportunity to make certain scenes more interesting.

Recommend reading.

Nano by Robin Cook

 "Nano" by Robin Cook -  Medical thriller continues! 

This book is published by Pan Macmillan India in 2019 and has 440 pages. This is Book 2 of Pia Grazdani series. 

After completing medical school, instead of doing internship, Pia has joined a research laboratory called Nano in Boulder - Colorado, doing research in Nano Technology. She finds a Chinese runner with cardiac arrest in the woods, she takes him to the hospital but her boss and a heavy security detail arrives and whisks-off the runner. Pia begins to get suspicious and she can't stop, when something bugs her, until she gets to the bottom of it.

Why is the runner sick? What is the Chinese connection? What is Nano doing? What is the real deal behind it?

Pia has a troubled childhood in foster care despite having a gangster father. She has no friends and can't love anyone. She is very intelligent and gorgeous. George Wilson, her friend from medical school, loves her. He is also her closest friend. Paul Coldwell is Head of ER at Colorado memorial hospital. He and Pia develop friendship. Paul is the only one ready to help Pia in her investigation. Zachary Berman is Owner of Nano. He is attracted to Pia and can't digest her refusal. Mariel Spallak is Pia's boss and head scientist. 

Well, as the title suggests, this story is about nano technology. It's about unauthorized human trials. What nanotechnology can do is limitless and has minimal oversight.

The story is not very interesting but you also don't lose interest. There are twists and turns. The Chinese connection is ominous.

Why did I read this book? First book was good.

What I didn't like? Sorry not very interesting. 

What did I like? Use of Nanotechnology.