“And I’m with her,” Eli said, straightening up. “You can’t just walk out on us now.”
Josef raised an eyebrow. “And I suppose my opinion in this doesn’t matter?”
Eli crossed his arms over his chest. “Not in the least. Where are we going?”
For a moment, Josef almost smiled. “The port at Sanche. We can catch a ferry from there to Osera.”
“Osera?” Eli made a face. “You mean the island with the carnivorous yaks, endless rain, and zero-tolerance policy toward thieves? Why?”
“Because,” Josef said, setting off down the road, “I’ve been called home.”
Nico fell in behind him, her feet kicking up little clouds of yellow dust as she hurried to catch up. Eli stared at their backs a moment longer, and then, cursing under his breath, he shoved his new poster into his bag and ran down the road after them.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Peggy, Steve, Judith, and Rob. This book would not exist without everything you do.
Table of Contents
COVER PAGE
WELCOME
DEDICATION
EXTRAS
MEET THE AUTHOR
A PREVIEW OF THE SPIRIT WAR
PROLOGUE
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11
CHAPTER 12
CHAPTER 13
CHAPTER 14
CHAPTER 15
CHAPTER 16
CHAPTER 17
CHAPTER 18
CHAPTER 19
CHAPTER 20
CHAPTER 21
CHAPTER 22
BY RACHEL AARON
PRAISE FOR THE SPIRIT THIEF
COPYRIGHT
By Rachel Aaron
The Legend of Eli Monpress
The Spirit Thief
The Spirit Rebellion
The Spirit Eater
Praise for The Spirit Thief
“The Spirit Thief is a delightfully giddy romp of a novel.”
—KAREN MILLER
Copyright
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Copyright © 2010 by Rachel Aaron
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