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Line 2: {{quote\|''"First rule of dungeons," he said with a wry grin, "don't pin all your hopes on a gullible door."''}} '''[[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. So far, the series includes ''The Spirit Thief'', ''The Spirit Rebellion'', and ''The Spirit Eater'', which have also been published in an omnibus edition. ''The Spirit War'' and ''Spirit's End'' are coming in 2012. {{tropelist}} ~~----~~ ~~''[[The Spirit Thief]]'' contains examples of:~~ * [[A Chat with Satan]]: {{spoiler\|Nico ends up having these, as does any demonseed that becomes advanced enough.}} * [[Action Girl]]: Nico and Miranda * [[Agent Peacock]]: Sparrow, though he has very interesting reasons for it, and switches to drab colours when employing stealth rather than diplomacy. * [[~~Always Chaotic~~Exclusively Evil]]: The demons and demonseeds, especially in the eyes of the League. * [[Anti-Magic]]: The world's magic revolves around entering an agreement with spirits for them to help a wizard, or by enslaving them. However, this is completely useless against demonseeds, who eat spirits. The League has its own form of anti-magic to use against demon abilties though. * [[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.}} Line 72 ⟶ 71: [[Category:Fantasy Literature]] [[Category:The Spirit Thief]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Spirit Thief, The}}