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Quicksilver: No Surrender
Quicksilver: No Surrender #5
Quicksilver has uncovered the dark secret behind the creatures that are hunting his loved ones, but knowing is only half the battle. The other half is facing every horrible thing he’s ever done. And it’s a long list. Can Quicksilver overcome his inner turmoil, or is he doomed to be lost forever?
22 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 5, 2018
About the author
Saladin Ahmed
472 books1,772 followersSaladin Ahmed was born in Detroit and raised in a working-class, Arab American enclave in Dearborn, MI.
His short stories have been nominated for the Nebula and Campbell awards, and have appeared in Year's Best Fantasy and numerous other magazines, anthologies, and podcasts, as well as being translated into five foreign languages. He is represented by Jennifer Jackson of the Donald Maass Literary Agency. THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON is his first novel.
Saladin lives near Detroit with his wife and twin children.
His short stories have been nominated for the Nebula and Campbell awards, and have appeared in Year's Best Fantasy and numerous other magazines, anthologies, and podcasts, as well as being translated into five foreign languages. He is represented by Jennifer Jackson of the Donald Maass Literary Agency. THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON is his first novel.
Saladin lives near Detroit with his wife and twin children.
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March 18, 2026
This finale wraps up the mini-series in a way that at least provides some long-awaited direction. Instead of more vague, nameless threats, Quicksilver finally faces a tangible antagonist. The “gray space” manifests his inner turmoil into a dark duplicate, a version of Pietro fueled entirely by his anger and loneliness. That concept has real potential, and seeing this twisted counterpart threaten his loved ones raises the stakes in a meaningful way.
Unfortunately, the execution falls flat. The dialogue is weak throughout, and Pietro’s voice comes across as overly pitiful rather than resilient. The emotional resolution, where he defeats his double through empathy and understanding, feels unearned and rushed instead of powerful. It’s aiming for something introspective and meaningful, but it never quite lands.
The art is serviceable but doesn’t elevate the material, ultimately suffering from the same lack of impact as the story itself. In the end, this was a disappointing conclusion to a series that never fully found its footing.
Grade: D
Unfortunately, the execution falls flat. The dialogue is weak throughout, and Pietro’s voice comes across as overly pitiful rather than resilient. The emotional resolution, where he defeats his double through empathy and understanding, feels unearned and rushed instead of powerful. It’s aiming for something introspective and meaningful, but it never quite lands.
The art is serviceable but doesn’t elevate the material, ultimately suffering from the same lack of impact as the story itself. In the end, this was a disappointing conclusion to a series that never fully found its footing.
Grade: D
November 11, 2023
Review for the whole series here, but I went into it with an open mind and it started getting a bit better half way and quickly died off.
Things just irritated me, like how many times are you going to mention he's the fastest man ever? Also he might be the dumbest. I wanted to yell at him while reading. IDK if I ever want to read another Quicksilver.
Things just irritated me, like how many times are you going to mention he's the fastest man ever? Also he might be the dumbest. I wanted to yell at him while reading. IDK if I ever want to read another Quicksilver.
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