In this anthology for teen readers, fifteen best-selling and acclaimed authors--including Holly Black, Cecil Castellucci, Cassandra Clare, Eugie Foster, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, and Gregory Frost--weave all-new stories filled with magic. Comic and dark, epic and entertaining, these stories will introduce readers to the new voices of Mirrorstone beside the treasured favorites of Young Adult fantasy.

Reviews:

From the Publisher

In this anthology for teen readers, fifteen best-selling and acclaimed authors—including Holly Black, Cecil Castellucci, Cassandra Clare, Eugie Foster, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, and Gregory Frost—weave all-new stories filled with magic. Comic and dark, epic and entertaining, these stories will introduce readers to the new voices of Mirrorstone beside the treasured favorites of Young Adult fantasy.

VOYA

This collection of short stories is creative and imaginative, but none of the stories made me wish that it was a book. They were simply written for a light read. For teenagers who aren't avid readers, this book would hold their attention. Personally I would recommend this book to pre-teens interested in fantasy. Reviewer: Mair Luscombe, Teen Reviewer
April 2008 (Vol. 31, No. 1)

School Library Journal

Gr 9 Up- This compilation is sure to please most readers. Well-known writers such as Holly Black, Cecil Castellucci, and Nina Kiriki Hoffman appear along with lesser-known talents. The selections vary from high-tech to goblin wizardry, and they all integrate common YA issues into the story lines. For example, cheating boyfriends are spied on using a magic ring, and a bullied teen gets his revenge with the help of a dark god. In the space of a few pages the authors have created settings and moods that carry teens into another world from the start. A solid purchase for all fiction lovers, not just fantasy fanatics.-Jennifer-Lynn Draper, Children's Literature Consultant, Aurora, ON, Canada
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Kirkus Reviews

Led by Holly Black and Nina Kiriki Hoffman, 15 writers throw magical challenges at teenaged (mostly) characters in settings that range from exotic alternate realities to un-exotic high-school restrooms. The all-new stories range from reworkings of folk tales in Gregory Frost's "The Fortunate Dream" and Eugie Foster's "Princess Bufo marinus, Also Known As Amy," to Cassandra Clare's Lovecraftian "Have You Ever Seen A Shuggoth?" and Tiffany Trent's eerie "Blackwater Baby." Generally likable protagonists take on curses, sorcerers, magical talismans and other supernatural MacGuffins-along with the customary bullies, prejudice, abuse and domestic issues. Not only do the entries exhibit a lively variety of tones and lengths, but because the sex and even most of the violence has been left implicit, the tales can be offered or read to an unusually wide audience. Jejune author/editor comments on each entry don't measure up to the rest, but they've all been gathered into an easily skippable closing section. First-rate fare for fantasy fans. (Short stories. 11-15)