by Nancy Springer, Delia Sherman, Laurel Winter, Elizabeth Wein, Emma Bull, Meredith Ann Pierce, Sharyn November, Megan Whalen Turner, Sherwood Smith, Kara Dalkey, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Lloyd Alexander, Diana Wynne Jones, Nancy Farmer, Michael Cadnum, Garth Nix, Charles Vess
These seems like a collection of 'what if' scenarios from various fantasy Authors and they are very enjoyable for a casual read; a few of them would even qualify for college-level analysis, I believe.
Meh. It was pretty good, but I like the second one better XD
This is one of the better anthologies I've read. All anthologies are something of a mixed bag. The reader's taste very seldom meshes exactly with the editor's, or the editor has had to make some compromises along the way. Firebirds is substantially above average.The book is helped, of course, by hav...
A very fine representative collection of recent scifi and fantasy. I esp. liked Sherwood Smith's short story and Diana Wynne Jones's.
Another short story collection, this one focused on authors with a connection to the Firebird imprint. Several of my favorite authors, including Megan Whalen Turner, had stories in it and overall I thought it was a very solid, well-done collection. I really enjoyed “Beauty” by Sherwood Smith, partly...
Gaaaah, I love these Firebird anthologies!!!!They are so good, and SO MUCH FUN to read!
Firebirds is a really nice book to snatch bits and pieces of over time, as I did, with contributions from a variety of different authors. It’s a young adult story collection and it shows at times, but I enjoyed each of these stories. “Hope Chest” was my favorite, with “The Baby in the Night Deposit...
Really excellent anthology from the Firebird imprint, which specializes in YA fantasy. The list of authors really speaks for itself.Cotillion • Delia ShermanThe Baby in the Night Deposit Box • Megan Whalen TurnerBeauty • Sherwood SmithMariposa • Nancy SpringerMax Mondrosch • Lloyd AlexanderThe Fall ...
A really fabulous collection of YA scifi and fantasy short stories.
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