A review by engel_dreizehn
Firebirds Rising: An Anthology of Original Science Fiction and Fantasy by Kara Dalkey, Tamora Pierce, Diana Wynne Jones, Patricia A. McKillip, Charles de Lint, Francesca Lia Block, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Sharon Shinn, Pamela Dean, Tanith Lee, Kelly Link, Alan Dean Foster, Sharyn November, Carol Emshwiller, Alison Goodman, Ellen Klages, Emma Bull

4.0

That was very interesting mix of sci-fi + fantasy..."Hive" and "Huntress" felt uncomfortable in an appropriate because the teen-peer pressure dynamics felt realistic + scary to think how real certain aspects of the teen bully mind is. "Hive" is interesting and scary accurate to read with social media being all the rage amongst young people now. I also liked Charles de Lint's tale...very much a trademark of his magical realism story telling style.