Quicksilver

Are Saeris and Fisher fated mates because they are similar or different? Does that matter to their choice to enter into a romance? Why or why not?

Is the quicksilver a character in the novel? Is it an object? Use details from the text to argue the extent to which the substance is personified. How does this influence its role in the novel?

How do Saeris’s motivations change over the course of the novel? What does this say about how she pictures “home?”

Compare the novel’s examples of despotic rule—Madra’s transparently totalitarian regime and Belikon’s more subtly oppressive one. What features do they share? How are they different? What methods of resistance are effective against each?

How does Saeris’s upbringing affect her decision-making in Yvelia? How might these skills be of use in the leadership role she is poised to assume?

How does the novel use foreshadowing to build suspense? Consider Saeris’s transformation, Kingfisher’s quicksilver illness, or Belikon’s deception to orient your argument.

How does Carrion’s arrival in Yvelia affect the role of fate in the novel?

What tropes or conventions in Quicksilver parallel other romance, romantasy, or romance tropes? Do these tropes help fantasy worldbuilding? Why or why not?