Spirit's Oath

A prequel novella to the Eli Monpress series that began with The Spirit Thief , “a romp of a lighthearted fantasy starring an absolutely darling rogue” ( Publishers Weekly ). Four years before the events of The Spirit Thief , Miranda Lyonette, future nemesis of Eli Monpress, was a young apprentice Spiritualist on the cusp of a promising career. But on the eve of her return from bonding a wind spirit, a night that should have been a celebration, she finds instead that her father has come to take