Firebirds Soaring edited by Sharyn November is the third collection in a series of what is some of the best short stories I have read. They are fantasy or science fiction stories (mostly fantasy) for Young Adults. Highly imaginative, widely ranging in content, with no bad writing in the bunch. I can tell by the caliber of writing that everyone involved is having a ball with the anthologies, and I have thoroughly enjoyed each one. Two things I love about these collections are that I learn about awesome authors I didn’t already know and the short story format gives the authors a chance to write something totally different from their novels, since it’s less of a commitment.
January 27th, 2010 at 6:05 pm
Despite the fact that I haven’t finished the entire book yet, the first few stories were great.
I love anthologies…