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mrsjenniferwheeler's review against another edition
4.0
I KNOW I've read this book before. In fact I'm sure I've read the entire series. The title and plot synopsis was so familiar to me, but I didn't remember the storyline in any sort of detail. I must have read it when I was young.
Having said that, this book reads very maturely for YA - I find that it's written in a more classic style. So, I'm delighted to have rediscovered it. The trouble now, will be in obtaining the other 2 books in the series.
Having said that, this book reads very maturely for YA - I find that it's written in a more classic style. So, I'm delighted to have rediscovered it. The trouble now, will be in obtaining the other 2 books in the series.
letheanlove's review against another edition
5.0
I’m mad it’s taken me this long to find this book. I’m not sure how it stayed hidden, but I’m glad it’s finally been uncovered and wish more people to find it.
It holds the classic tale found in animal centric fantasy akin to the similarly named and more known Fire Bringer by David Clement-Davies; a familiar pattern of prophecy, growth, and charm. But what this book has that others don’t is more heart woven between 200 pages of lyrical lines than I’ve seen in something as far reaching as a thousand.
It holds the classic tale found in animal centric fantasy akin to the similarly named and more known Fire Bringer by David Clement-Davies; a familiar pattern of prophecy, growth, and charm. But what this book has that others don’t is more heart woven between 200 pages of lyrical lines than I’ve seen in something as far reaching as a thousand.
readingthroughthelists's review against another edition
4.0
I found this book on the clearance shelf in Half-Price Books and added it to my basket, but when I picked it up again, I felt sheepish, thinking 'I'm reading a book about unicorns. I'm five again.' However, Birth of the Firebringer turned out to be exciting, compelling, and extremely well-written. The sparse but elegant prose reminded me of Patricia McKillip or Tanith Lee and I found Jan a well-rounded and dynamic main character (indeed more so than some of the human characters I've read about recently). No longer will I be snobby about unicorn books--I've already ordered the next two in the series.
assimbya's review against another edition
3.0
Though Meredith Ann Pierce has clearly thought through the rules under which her society of unicorns should operate, there is something about this book, the first in the Firebringer trilogy, that doesn't quite click. Readers who can slip easily into the blatant personification of the unicorn characters will likely enjoy this book, but as a reader I would probably have more enjoyed a novel that takes a further step away from writing about humans, and challenges the reader not only to empathize with non humans, but to empathize with non humans that actually think in a way different from humans.
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