The Revenge of Eli Monpress
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Eli Monpress is vain. He's cocky. And he's a thief. But he's a thief who has just seen his bounty topped and he's not happy about it. The bounty topper, as it turns out, is his best friend and master swordsman, Josef. He's been keeping secrets from Eli. Apparently, he's the only prince of a rather feisty country, and he's been ordered to come home to do his duty. This means throwing over personal ambitions like proving he's the greatest swordsman who ever lived. Family drama aside, Eli and Josef have their hands full. The Spirit Court has been usurped by the Council of Thrones and someone calling herself the Immortal Empress is staging a massive invasion. But it's not just politics - the Immortal Empress has a specific target in mind: Eli Monpress, the greatest thief in the world. This omnibus edition contains: THE SPIRIT WAR and SPIRIT'S END
Series
5 primary books6 released booksThe Legend of Eli Monpress is a 4-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2010 with contributions by Rachel Aaron.
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I give up. Not going to rate this book, because technically I didn't finish, but I also didn't hate it. This series is just really not that interesting. The characters are fun, the magic system is interesting, it's just... not an interesting story and as books get longer and longer, I can't handle spending so much time when nothing really worthy of mention ever happens.
With a bit of a less... uninspired story I would have loved this. Being in a bit of a rut is not helping any of it either. I was just trying to read this and not getting anywhere, while thinking about what I'm doing with my life. Not ideal.
Rachel is one of the few writers who seems to understand when not to stretch a story beyond its capability. And so this book is takes us on a complete tangent as we follow Joseph's backstory. And while Osera, was never even mentioned in the first three books it suddenly comes front and center in this one. This also becomes the first book with a full scale battle which while very simplistic still manages its ups and downs pretty well. Rachel is also consistent with providing the Heart of War a challenge in every book and most times they live upto the build up which is the case here too. Den too makes an appearance and is extremely memorable due to his final battle. All in all a really good read taking us towards the final book of the series. The first book to get 5 stars this year:-)
