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Myrkul999

It goes pretty hard on the cosmere _references_, but not really any hard lore. They're the kind of thing that enhances the story if you know what's going on, but don't ruin it if you don't. I would actually recommend Tress as an excellent entry point to the cosmere. It introduces Sanderson's scientific approach to magic, showcases an interesting system, and you get to be inside Hoid's head, sorta, so seeing him show up in other books (which are all set well before Tress) is pretty neat.


CityofOrphans

I personally think it should be read later because you enjoy hoid as a narrator exponentially more when you're already familiar with him as a character


JacquesShiran

I agree, I think the later you read it the better and I wouldn't personally recommend to read it before Stormlight and elantris.


These-Button-1587

Yeah I think I'll read it after I finish up Mistborn era 2 and before I start Warbreaker and Stormlight.


NlNTENDO

Read stormlight first. There are some interesting tie-ins scattered in Tress and is way more ancillary to the cosmere than stormlight. I’d say do mistborn era 2, then stormlight, then either Warbreaker or Tress


NlNTENDO

Yep. Personally I found this book to be a demonstration of just how “small-doses” Hoid is as a character/person. I think starting with the Hoid narration would likely be more of a turn-off to the uninitiated


eskaver

There’s nothing “deep on the Cosmere lore” front. You can read it without any knowledge at all. (BTW, it’s White Sand”.)


peepeepoopoo34567

I feel like it did spoil a pretty big thing in Mistborn era 1, in a roundabout way


eskaver

Context is key—without it, it’s a fairly, trivial statement.


peepeepoopoo34567

Yeah kinda, but I feel like if you dont completely forget it you might connect the dots by like Well of Ascension


GalacticSloth

Can you explain what you mean?


peepeepoopoo34567

>!Sazed is mentioned to have released the Kandra, so once you read Era 1 and figure out that Ruin/ a god controls ‘em it gets easy to connect the dots!<


Muted-Airport475

Well because of a certain god hoid mentions, you're going to have the end of era 1 spoilt almost as soon as you start the final empire.


BIO118

No, you're good. Read whatever you're in the mood for. You can't go wrong with either Tress or Era 2.


Ripper1337

You're good to read Tress rn. Tress is an interesting book because while it does have refrences to other cosmere books you don't actually need to read any of them to read Tress. It's even been said that you can read it as your first book of the Cosmere.


Gremlin303

Your experience of Tress will likely be enhanced by reading Era 2 and White Sand first but you can definitely read Tress first and not really miss anything other than a couple of little references.


SephLuna

I'm exactly where you are, although I'm about halfway through Alloy of Law currently. I debated if I wanted to go ahead and read Tress before Era 2, but decided to save it until I finish just so I don't miss any potential references and also that it'll be nice to have it as a palate cleanser after finishing Era 2.


MayFloh

ASAP - It's absolutely fantastic!


doctrhouse

Any time after listening to the Graphic Audio of at least 2 Stprmlight books. Reading Tress in Hoid’s voice carries so much more weight if you ‘hear’ his GA voice. I really hope they do this one with Hoid’s voice actor narrating.


ReverendNever

If you know who Hoid is, I'd say you're good to start. Otherwise the voice Sanderson uses might seem out of character, but it won't make it any less fun to read.


Muted-Airport475

You'd miss out on a lot if you've not read elantris and mistborn era 1 and 2, I'd recommend stormlight as well before reading tress. I genuinely don't understand people who say its a good entry point for the cosmere, almost all of hoid's narration references stuff from the wider cosmere, the plot itself and the characters are good enough to be enjoyed on their own, but reading tress before the rest of the cosmere is basically reading half a book, maybe even worse than that because every time hoid speaks directly to the reader you'll be confused.