Firebirds (anthology)

{{Short description|2003 short story collection}}

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| image = Firebirds (anthology).jpg

| caption = First edition cover
Cover art by Cliff Nielsen

| publisher = Firebird Books

| editor = Sharyn November

| followed_by = Firebirds Rising (2006)
Firebirds Soaring (2009)

| isbn = 0-14-250142-5

| pub_date = September 1, 2003

}}

Firebirds: An Anthology of Original Fantasy and Science Fiction is a 2003 collection of short stories for young adults written by authors associated with Firebird Books.{{Cite web |date=2003-09-01 |title=FIREBIRDS: An Anthology of Original Fantasy and Science Fiction |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780142501429 |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=Publishers Weekly}}{{Cite web |date=2003-08-01 |title=Firebirds |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/sharyn-november/firebirds/ |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=Kirkus Reviews |archive-date=2024-09-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911025140/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/like-dislike/2000245635/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2003-10-15 |title=Firebirds: An Anthology of Original Fantasy and Science Fiction |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/Firebirds-An-Anthology-of-Original-Fantasy-and-Science-Fiction-/pid=395908 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=Booklist |archive-date=2024-09-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911025126/https://www.booklistonline.com/Firebirds-An-Anthology-of-Original-Fantasy-and-Science-Fiction-/pid=395908 |url-status=live }}ALA Best Book for Young Adults, Locus's Recommended Reading List, and New York Public Library Best Book for Teen Age. See {{cite web |title=Penguin book listing |url=http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,0_0142403202,00.html |accessdate=2006-10-27 |archive-date=2024-09-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911025156/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/ |url-status=live }} The anthology is edited by American writer Sharyn November. The American Library Association included Firebirds on their 2004 list of the Best Fiction for Young Adults.{{Cite web |date=2009-11-01 |title=Best Books for Young Adults |url=https://www.ala.org/awards/books-media/best-books-young-adults-0 |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=American Library Association |language=en |archive-date=2024-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909054350/https://www.ala.org/awards/books-media/best-books-young-adults-0 |url-status=live }}

Firebirds was followed by Firebirds Rising (2006), which was a World Fantasy Award Finalist,{{Cite journal |last=Spisak |first=April |date=2006 |title=Firebirds Rising: An Anthology of Original Science Fiction and Fantasy (review) |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/197385 |journal=Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books |volume=59 |issue=9 |pages=417 |doi=10.1353/bcc.2006.0353 |issn=1558-6766 |s2cid=143988011 |access-date=2022-02-22 |archive-date=2024-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730170217/https://muse.jhu.edu/article/197385 |url-status=live }} and Firebirds Soaring (2009).{{Cite journal |last=Spisak |first=April |date=2009 |title=Firebirds Soaring: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction (review) |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/256754 |journal=Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books |volume=62 |issue=5 |pages=212–212 |doi=10.1353/bcc.0.0621 |issn=1558-6766 |access-date=2022-02-22 |archive-date=2024-08-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815003508/https://muse.jhu.edu/article/256754 |url-status=live }}