Quicksilver
by Callie Hart
Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets, including strange powers she has and the stealing she has done from the Undying Queen's reservoirs. Her secrets are about to be tested.
Best for: Romantasy readers who like a thief heroine.
Quicksilver is #25 on BookWard's Rising chart for October 2026: the hottest new books published in the past two years.
What Quicksilver is about
Saeris Fane is twenty-four, a skilled pickpocket who has also robbed the Undying Queen's reservoirs, and she has always hidden the odd powers she carries. A meeting with Death goes wrong, and she accidentally reopens a gateway between realms. She is flung into a land of ice and snow where the Fae, long dismissed as legend, are very real.
Saeris finds herself in the middle of a war that has dragged on for centuries, and she is the first of her kind to walk the frozen mountains of Yvelia in more than a thousand years. By mistake she ties herself to Kingfisher, a handsome Fae warrior who keeps secrets and has plans of his own. He means to use her Alchemist's magic to shield his people, whatever the price. The twist for her is that Death has a name, and he may be her only road back home.
Why Quicksilver is on the Rising chart
120 readers have shelved it on Open Library since 2024. The Rising score blends six public signals, each scored from 0 to 100 against the other new books and weighted as shown.
| Signal | This book | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reader pace | 62 | 28% |
| Buzz | 32 | 24% |
| Growth | 20 | 18% |
| Being read right now | 76 | 12% |
| Reader love | 94 | 10% |
| Newness | 53 | 8% |
New and popular Ranked on reader activity only; no Wikipedia page to measure.
The numbers behind it
- Wikipedia: no article yet, so this book is ranked on reader activity alone and we make no claim about its direction.
- Open Library readers: 98 want to read, 9 reading now, 13 have read it.
- Ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 10 Open Library ratings.
Quicksilver on the Rising chart: history
First on the chart this month. The history grows with every monthly update.
| Month | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | #25 | 51 |
Questions about Quicksilver
Is Quicksilver a new book?
Yes. Quicksilver by Callie Hart was first published in 2024, and BookWard's Rising chart only includes books published in the past two years.
Why is Quicksilver on the Rising chart?
120 readers have shelved it on Open Library since 2024.
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How we know
This page uses public data: Open Library reader counts and ratings, and Wikipedia page views. The description is paraphrased from real source text (Open Library or Wikipedia). A book is on the Rising chart only if it was published in 2025 or 2026 and its readers are active and its interest is not falling. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales. Read the full methodology.
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