A review by siavahda
Birth of the Firebringer by Meredith Ann Pierce

4.0

A beautiful, unexpectedly mature and complex book; the Watership Down of unicorns. Pierce takes common tropes - a prophecy, a chosen one, an outcast people longing for their ancestral homeland - and uses them to examine difficult questions most middle-grade and YA authors flinch away from; racism, totalitarianism, prejudice, the meaning of loyalty and the complicated nature of family love. The writing style is simple and flows smoothly, making this a short and easy read for an older or more experienced reader, but the story and the questions it raises lingers after the book is closed. A truly gorgeous book and a joy to read.