by Sharyn November, Francesca Lia Block, Diana Wynne Jones, Ellen Klages, Sharon Shinn, Patricia A. McKillip, Emma Bull, Kelly Link, Tamora Pierce, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Alison Goodman, Charles de Lint, Kara Dalkey, Alan Dean Foster, Carol Emshwiller, Tanith Lee, Pamela Dean
The only problem is, a lot of the stories get darker as you go on... but it was pretty interesting, considering I read this one first, and then simultaneously read and reread all three.
I have previously read the first and second books in this anthology series, which is largely notable for being a YA anthology (something we do not have enough of).In general, I tend to have mixed reactions to anthologies, especially those with stories by a number of different authors. This was no ex...
"Hives is still stuck in my head."
Overall a 2, but 3.5 for the stories that I really liked:Diana Wynne Jones's "I'll Give You My Word" - fantastic and well worth picking up the volume to read!Ellen Klages "In the House of the Seven Librarians"- This one was interesting.Sharon Shinn's "Wintermoon Wish"- Set in the same world as the T...
Lots of OK stuff - - They've already started to fade... "Hives" stood out for me, the Diana Wynne Jones was cute, but almost cliche for her.
I try to pull from my TBR shelves when I go on trips, and this particular anthology has been languishing for a number of years thereupon. I found the quality of the stories to be consistently high throughout, not as uneven as anthologies often are. There are, of course, a couple of standouts, which ...
I enjoyed the first compilation by this editor, Firebirds, much more than this one, though I still found a few stories to enjoy. I found a lot of the spirit of the first book was missing in this, and the stories didn’t seem quite as strong. My favorite, which I wasn’t expecting to like, was “In the ...
A collection of YA short stories. Yet another clunker from Charles DeLint, another terrifically imaginative story from Diana Wynne Jones, and several stories that felt all too much like snippets from a novel. Francesca Lia Block's story was literally just one of her dreams, transcribed--not a good...
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