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Firebirds: An Anthology of Original Fantasy and Science Fiction
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May 15, 2010
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January 1, 2010
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Wealhtheow
Oct 24, 2007 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: sci-fi, ya, fantasy
A really fabulous collection of YA scifi and fantasy short stories.
Sarah
Sep 22, 2009 rated it really liked it
Excellent anthology. I think I might have liked the second one a tiny bit better, but both are full of great stories. For some reason, some of the best stories in both are about foundlings and changelings. I loved the story about the library in the second book, and three of my favorites in this one were The Baby in the Night Deposit Box (Megan Whalen Turner), Hope Chest (Garth Nix), and Remember Me (Nancy Farmer). Nina Kiriki Hoffman as usual did not disappoint, and I also enjoyed Cotillion (Del ...more
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May 01, 2010 is currently reading it
Julie S.
Feb 07, 2011 marked it as to-read
Suz
Feb 14, 2011 marked it as tbr
Carolyn
May 31, 2011 marked it as browse-to-read-someday
Shelves: fantasy, anthology
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Jun 24, 2013 rated it really liked it
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Mar 28, 2014 marked it as to-read
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