In January 2002, Firebird Books was launched, an imprint specifically devoted to young adult and childrens’ fantasy and science fiction, the very same material this column covers. In that short space of time, they’ve released dozens of reprints and originals … Continue reading
Nine-year-old Ruthie finds her world slipping away slowly when her mother leaves on a long business trip, forced to rely upon her father to take care of everything around the house. However, her father has more than enough to do, … Continue reading
Two worlds collide in this captivating tale of magic and mayhem. Henry Atherton’s home life is falling apart, his parents separating and his sister in denial. As things get worse, he throws himself into helping old Mr. Fogarty clean up … Continue reading
Alfred Kropp is an unlikely, unexpected sort of hero. Oversized for fifteen, a slow thinker with no real ambitions or motivations, he’s content to lie in his room and listen to music, rather than please others by playing football or … Continue reading
In the world of Alagaesia, a change is in the wind. Eragon, a young man living in a backwater village far from the heart of the Empire which nominally controls it. His only goal is to hunt and help provide … Continue reading
The kingdom of Bayern is in trouble. Their longtime foes and neighbors, the land of Tira, are on the move, positioned to invade in a move that will take advantage of Bayern’s current peaceful state. And as war disrupts the … Continue reading
Once upon a time, a young woman makes a deal with a mysterious white bear, traveling on his back to a castle far away where she is kept in opulent seclusion, in exchange for her family finding new fortunes. Though … Continue reading
Once upon a time, some years ago, there was a secret military research facility, where scientists performed highly illegal, unethical procedures upon various animals, and upon a human infant. Then there was an accident, and the facility burned down. Among … Continue reading
When their parents decide New York has become dangerous, Susan, Charles, and Murray Oakenfeld are sent to stay with their eccentric uncle Farley up in Canada. There, they discover the strange sanctuary that is Drift House, a ramshackle old place … Continue reading
Fourteen-year-old Parker Baer has it all, courtesy of a rich family and indulgent parents, and as a result, he’s bored with his life. Having everything he could want, everything except actual love and tenderness, he’s eager for anything that could … Continue reading
