Firebirds Rising: An Anthology of Original Science Fiction and Fantasy
Here is the eagerly anticipated follow-up to the award-winning anthology Firebirds! Firebirds Rising takes readers from deep space to Faerie to just around the corner. It is full of magic, humor, adventure, and?best of all?the unexpected. The one thing readers can count on is marvelous writing....
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Here is the eagerly anticipated follow-up to the award-winning anthology Firebirds! Firebirds Rising takes readers from deep space to Faerie to just around the corner. It is full of magic, humor, adventure, and?best of all?the unexpected. The one thing readers can count on is marvelous writing. Firebirds Rising proves once again that Firebird is a gathering place for writers and readers of speculative fiction from teenage to adult, from the United States to Europe, Asia, and beyond.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780142409367 (0142409367)
ASIN: 142409367
Publish date: October 18th 2007
Publisher: Firebird
Pages no: 530
Edition language: English
Series: Firebirds (#2)
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.
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