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