A review by midici
The Starlit Wood by Catherynne M. Valente, Margo Lanagan, Garth Nix, Karin Tidbeck, Sofia Samatar, Dominik Parisien, Stephen Graham Jones, Marjorie Liu, Navah Wolfe, Kat Howard, Genevieve Valentine, Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar, Daryl Gregory, Aliette de Bodard, Seanan McGuire, Charlie Jane Anders, Theodora Goss, Naomi Novik, Jeffrey Ford

4.0

Tabitha walks over land and sea and every manner of space in between, trying to wear out her iron shoes. Amira sits, still as a statue on top of a glass mountain that keeps her safe, and keeps her imprisoned.

Some stories have imagery that resonates. They're old friends, half remembered tales, stories that go round and round and always come back in different shapes, with different story-tellers. Sometimes they're wrapped in layers of cotton, familiar, well-worn, and soft. Other times they have edges. This is a story with an edge.

Tabitha walks until she finds a glass hill, and a woman on top. Amira moves herself to speak, to learn more about her companion and the world below. And when they're both ready, they change the story they're in for a new one.

*Find the story here:
http://uncannymagazine.com/article/seasons-glass-iron/