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Quick Silver
What does a reformed thief do when he has only months left to live? Sylvester “Silver” Larcini decides to test his skills one last time, and pulls off the caper of his life by robbing the mansion of the mysterious Sherman Lord. But Lord has access to powers and resources far beyond anything Silver ever imagined. He kidnaps Silver’s wife and unleashes a worldwide manhunt against him. Silver’s only hope is Morrigaine, an eccentric woman who unexpectedly appears in his home. She claims to be a sorceress, and she promises to help Silver rescue his wife if he helps her complete her murdered father’s quest to restore magic to the world. Despite his skepticism that magic exists, and despite her doubts that high technology isn’t some form of magic, they form an unlikely partnership...and soon learn how much they need each other’s unique talents in order to face the technological and supernatural forces Lord arrays against them.------------
239 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 13, 2012
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July 13, 2015
Sylvester Larcini a.k.a. "Silver" is a cat burglar who loves to steal stuff. After getting caught by the police, he decided never to do it again until his skills were put to use as a Security systems analyst. When he steals artifacts from a crazy warlock named Sherman Lord, Silver is now on the run along with a woman who claims to be Morrigaine Le Fey. Now with his wife Dana in danger, can Morrigaine and Silver save her and bring magical essence back to the world? Check this out for yourself and find out.
This was a pretty good audiobook that is read by the author and he did a pretty good job. If you enjoy action adventure stories with fantasy and paranormal elements on it, def give it a listen. You can listen to the audiobook here at this link, enjoy! http://podiobooks.com/title/quick-sil...
This was a pretty good audiobook that is read by the author and he did a pretty good job. If you enjoy action adventure stories with fantasy and paranormal elements on it, def give it a listen. You can listen to the audiobook here at this link, enjoy! http://podiobooks.com/title/quick-sil...
July 11, 2019
Good enough for free novel
Considering this is a free novel (they said crowd pricing), the content and the story flow was good enough to not boring easily.
Considering this is a free novel (they said crowd pricing), the content and the story flow was good enough to not boring easily.
January 18, 2025
Loved this book loved the development of the characters. Enemies to lovers in a good way!
November 13, 2013
Quick Silver
by Derek Mathias
I listened to this book here http://podiobooks.com/title/quick-sil...
but it is also available as an ebook
http://www.amazon.com/Quick-Silver-eb...
The latest fad of zombies and vampires do not attract me, however magic and Camelot do. I was fascinated to find that I was listening to a book about all the above and all of it was neatly wrapped up into a well-written, very well read adventure. I loved it.
Sylvester "Silver" Larcini is a thief who loves to steal in situations that seem impossible. The more challenging the better. His last "job" was the most difficult of his life, as it was not over when he barely escaped from Sherman Lord's compound. He found himself running for his life along with a woman who turned out to be from the past.
Derek skillfully wove all the stories of Camelot, zombies, vampires, the undead of other various myths, and twisted the facts enough to allow recognition yet, be different enough to make me believe they could be what really happened in the past.
One scene has Silver and Morrigaine coming across some skeletons, obviously at least a thousand years old, with 9mm bullet holes in the skulls. Listen to find out how and why. One of my favorite threads in the story.
His protagonist, Silver, along with his new companion, were trapped in many difficult situations, however he used his vast inventory of tricks and knowledge to rescue them, MacGyver-like. Very nicely done.
It is written in 1st person point of view and I am very attracted to books in this POV. I felt I was part of the story. I found Derek very easy to listen to and he complimented his story with his voice modulations for character changes.
by Derek Mathias
I listened to this book here http://podiobooks.com/title/quick-sil...
but it is also available as an ebook
http://www.amazon.com/Quick-Silver-eb...
The latest fad of zombies and vampires do not attract me, however magic and Camelot do. I was fascinated to find that I was listening to a book about all the above and all of it was neatly wrapped up into a well-written, very well read adventure. I loved it.
Sylvester "Silver" Larcini is a thief who loves to steal in situations that seem impossible. The more challenging the better. His last "job" was the most difficult of his life, as it was not over when he barely escaped from Sherman Lord's compound. He found himself running for his life along with a woman who turned out to be from the past.
Derek skillfully wove all the stories of Camelot, zombies, vampires, the undead of other various myths, and twisted the facts enough to allow recognition yet, be different enough to make me believe they could be what really happened in the past.
One scene has Silver and Morrigaine coming across some skeletons, obviously at least a thousand years old, with 9mm bullet holes in the skulls. Listen to find out how and why. One of my favorite threads in the story.
His protagonist, Silver, along with his new companion, were trapped in many difficult situations, however he used his vast inventory of tricks and knowledge to rescue them, MacGyver-like. Very nicely done.
It is written in 1st person point of view and I am very attracted to books in this POV. I felt I was part of the story. I found Derek very easy to listen to and he complimented his story with his voice modulations for character changes.
September 29, 2012
I generally enjoyed this fantasy-thriller, except for a couple of problems.
Firstly, the protagonist's wife is not a character. She's the McGuffin, the reason that he runs around doing what he does. She's a plot point. That left her, to my mind, badly underdeveloped and was a significant flaw.
Secondly, while I generally appreciated the unpredictability of the plot twists, towards the end there are a couple of examples of pulling a twist out of thin air. For example, there's nothing in the protagonist's background that suggests, to me, that he would know exactly how to make his own 9mm ammunition when silver bullets are called for. He does it competently, quickly and apparently without looking anything up, so it's as if he's done it before. When? Did I miss something?
Secondly, part of the big resolution is that he's suddenly able to do something that he couldn't do mere seconds before. Again, I felt like I'd missed something, and maybe I had.
The setup for the return of the secondary protagonist was beautifully done, though. One of those "I didn't see that coming but it completely makes sense in retrospect" moments.
I listened to the audio version, and some of the whispery voices were a little annoying (and hard to hear in my car). But generally, apart from the above issues, this is a solid, enjoyable story.
Firstly, the protagonist's wife is not a character. She's the McGuffin, the reason that he runs around doing what he does. She's a plot point. That left her, to my mind, badly underdeveloped and was a significant flaw.
Secondly, while I generally appreciated the unpredictability of the plot twists, towards the end there are a couple of examples of pulling a twist out of thin air. For example, there's nothing in the protagonist's background that suggests, to me, that he would know exactly how to make his own 9mm ammunition when silver bullets are called for. He does it competently, quickly and apparently without looking anything up, so it's as if he's done it before. When? Did I miss something?
Secondly, part of the big resolution is that he's suddenly able to do something that he couldn't do mere seconds before. Again, I felt like I'd missed something, and maybe I had.
The setup for the return of the secondary protagonist was beautifully done, though. One of those "I didn't see that coming but it completely makes sense in retrospect" moments.
I listened to the audio version, and some of the whispery voices were a little annoying (and hard to hear in my car). But generally, apart from the above issues, this is a solid, enjoyable story.
January 30, 2013
Quick Silver is an enjoyable book, imaginative, unpredictable, and well researched historically. While most characters were well developed and interesting, I agree with the reviewer's comment regarding the protagonist's wife. However, recent additions by the author have helped rectify this lack of character development. I particularly enjoyed the unexpected twists and turns. There were several potential story endings that I imagined, none of which turned out to be accurate, which is always a plus.
April 13, 2025
Quicksilver remains an engaging read, especially for those who appreciate lore-infused mysteries, cerebral protagonist and some historical magic. Silver is a character worth remembering, even if the story doesn’t quite stick the landing. Fans of historical adventure with a touch of the mystical will find much to admire here, even if they’re left wishing for a more polished conclusion.
June 1, 2016
A great book! Super imaginative, intense action, and a dash of humor. I really enjoyed this one!
March 25, 2017
My thoughts wandered more than the MC did ....
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