Kingmaker / by Nancy Springer -- A ticket to ride / by Nancy Farmer -- A thousand tails / by Christopher Barzak -- All under heaven / by Chris Roberson -- Singing on a star / by Ellen Klages -- Egg magic / by Louise Marley -- Flatland / by Kara Dalkey -- Dolly the dog-soldier / by Candas Jane Dorsey -- Ferryman / by Margo Lanagan -- The ghosts of strangers / by Nina Kiriki Hoffman -- Three twilight tales / by Jo Walton -- The dignity he's due / by Carol Emshwiller -- Power and magic / by Marly Youmans -- Court ship / by Sherwood Smith -- Little Red / by Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple -- The myth of Fenix / by Laurel Winter -- Fear and loathing in Lalanna / by Nick O'Donohoe -- Bonechewer's legacy / by Clare Bell -- Something worth doing / by Elizabeth E. Wein.

The Firebird anthology lives up to the quality of the first two volumes, with eighteen short stories and one novella that cover the range of science fiction, fantasy, and entirely believable but odd realistic fiction.