Review – Seasons of Glass and Iron

Seasons of Glass & Ironby Amal El-MohtarGenres: Fantasy, Short Stories Pages: 196 Rating: Synopsis: With confidence and style, El-Mohtar guides us through exquisitely told and sharply observed tales about life as it is, was, and could be. Like miscellany from other worlds, these stories are told in letters, diary entries, reference materials, folktales, and lyrical prose. Full of Nebula, Locus, World Fantasy, and Hugo Award-winning and nominated stories, Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories includes "Seasons of Glass and Iron," "The Green Book," "Madeleine," "The Lonely Sea in the Sky," "And Their Lips Rang with the Sun," "The Truth About Owls," "A Hollow Play," "Anabasis," "To Follow the Waves," "John Hollowback and the Witch," "Florilegia, or, Some Lies About Flowers," "Pockets," and more. Seasons of Glass & Iron is a collection from various different times in Amal El-Mohtar’s writing career, and it’s surprising that they all fit pretty well together in light of that. Of course you…