Firebird-the imprint-is dedicated to publishing the best fantasy and science fiction for teenage and adult readers. Firebirds is an equally special anthology. Its sixteen original stories showcase some of the genre's most admired authors, including multiple award-winners Diana Wynne Jones, Garth Nix, Lloyd Alexander, Nancy Farmer, Meredith Ann Pierce, and Patricia A. McKillip. Here you will find a sparkling range of writing, from dark humor to high sword and sorcery to traditional ballads-something for every sort of reader. Finally, to make this anthology even more of a standout, it appears first as a deluxe, jacketed hardcover. Welcome to Firebirds-a must-have for fans of contemporary speculative fiction.

Edited by Sharyn November.

Contents:

• 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 (illustrations)
• 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