The Spirit Thief
core novel 2010 The Legend of Eli Monpress
Record
| First published | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.88 (10,192 ratings, collected 2026-08-30) |
| Page count | 310 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780356500102 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
The Spirit Thief (2010) is the first novel in Rachel Aaron's The Legend of Eli Monpress series. Eli Monpress is a talented, charming wizard and self-styled greatest thief of his age, working toward a fortune large enough to top every kingdom's wanted list. To raise the bounty on his head still further, he sets his sights on an audacious target: kidnapping the king of Mellinor. The scheme sets off a chain of events that draws the attention of Miranda, a Spiritualist of the Spirit Court determined to capture him and bring him to justice. Eli is joined by his longtime companions, the mercenary swordsman Josef and the near-silent Nico, as the chase unfolds across a world where nearly every object, from doors to rivers, carries a sentient spirit that only trained wizards can hear and command.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Legend of Eli Monpress
- Series: The Legend of Eli Monpress core; position 1 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Rachel Aaron
Notes
- From the series record (The Legend of Eli Monpress): The core five-novel sequence following the thief-wizard Eli Monpress.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Legend of Eli Monpress: position 1 of 5: next The Spirit Rebellion (2010)
Sources
- FictionDB: The Legend of Eli Monpress series
- https://www.fantasticfiction.com/a/rachel-aaron/spirit-thief.htm
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