What makes warrior? This gutsy collection of fifteen original short stories offers a variety of answers to this question with thoughtfulness, heart, and the occasional wink. Compiled by bestselling author Tamora Pierce and folklorist/author Josepha Sherman, Young Warriors includes stories by some of today's most acclaimed and beloved fantasy and science-fiction authors for both adults and young adults. Acts of Faith • (2005) • novelette by Lesley McBain Afterword (Young Warriors: Stories of Strength) • (2005) • essay by Josepha Sherman An Axe for Men • (2005) • short story by Rosemary Edghill Devil Wind • (2005) • novelette by India Edghill Eli and the Dybbuk • (2005) • novelette by Janis Ian Emerging Legacy • [Wolverine's Daughter • 1.5] • (2005) • novelette by Doranna Durgin Heartless • (2005) • short story by Holly Black Hidden Warriors • (2005) • short story by Margaret Mahy Introduction (Young Warriors: Stories of Strength) • (2005) • essay by Tamora Pierce Lioness • (2005) • short story by Pamela F. Service Serpent's Rock • (2005) • novelette by Laura Anne Gilman Student of Ostriches • [Song of the Lioness] • (2005) • novelette by Tamora Pierce Swords That Talk • (2005) • short story by Brent Hartinger The Boy Who Cried "Dragon!" • (2005) • short story by Mike Resnick The Gift of Rain Mountain • (2005) • short story by Bruce Holland Rogers The Magestone • (2005) • short story by Janet Stirling and S. M. Stirling [as by Jan Stirling and S. M. Stirling] Thunderbolt • (2005) • short story by Esther M. Friesner [as by Esther Friesner]