Firebirds (anthology)
# Firebirds (anthology)

Firebirds: An Anthology of Original Fantasy and Science Fiction is a collection of short stories for young adults written by authors associated with Firebird Books, released on that imprint in 2003. It was followed by a sequel anthology, Firebirds Rising, in 2006, which was a World Fantasy Award Finalist. A third anthology, Firebirds Soaring, was published in Spring 2009.

## Contents

* Introduction by Sharyn November
* "Cotillion" by Delia Sherman
* "The Baby in the Night Deposit Box" by Megan Whalen Turner
* "Beauty" by Sherwood Smith
* "Mariposa" by Nancy Springer
* "Max Mondrosch" by Lloyd Alexander
* "The Fall of Ys" by Meredith Ann Pierce
* "Medusa" by Michael Cadnum
* "The Black Fox" by Emma Bull (adaptation) and Charles Vess (illustration)
* "Byndley" by Patricia A. McKillip
* "The Lady of the Ice Garden" by Kara Dalkey
* "Hope Chest" by Garth Nix
* "Chasing the Wind" by Elizabeth E. Wein
* "Little Dot" by Diana Wynne Jones
* "Remember Me" by Nancy Farmer
* "Flotsam" by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
* "The Flying Woman" by Laurel Winter
