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'''The Spirit Thief''' is the first of a series of books by Rachel Aaron detailing the exploits of one Eli Monpress, a wizard and a [[Gentleman Thief]]. He is introduced having been captured by the realm of Mellinor, which by ancient tradition bans wizards from the land, and escaping by [[Talking Your Way Out|convincing the door to free itself from the tyranny of nails]], hence the page quote. It then transpires that this is part of a scheme to kidnap the king of Mellinor and ransom him for a modest sum of cash, plus a truly huge pledge to his bounty should he ever be caught. However, it turns out that the king has a long-lost brother who is less than eager to see him returned to take the throne, and a Spiritualist from the Spirit Court has been dispatched to apprehend Eli before he further besmirches the reputation of wizards. And that's just the first book.

* [[And I Must Scream]]: Being completely possessed by the Master can't be fun. Nor can being tortured by the Duke of Gaol. And of course, there's Renaud's little treat {{spoiler|during the ransom exchange, then later with the pillar.}}

* [[Attention Whore]]: Eli can be this at times, as Josef notes in one conversation with Nico

* [[Berserk Button]]: All spirits will flip out and try to kill a demonseed if they detect one, especially the stronger spirits, Gin included. Josef's berserk button tends to be when Nico is in danger, and vice versa. For Miranda, it's the abuse of spirits.

* [[BFS]]: Josef's [[Empathic Weapon|Heart of War]]. Though 'BFM' might be more accurate, {{spoiler|seeing as the Heart is a mountain transformed into a sword.}}