Best Horror of the Year Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Best Horror of the Year books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One
Buy on Amazon2009
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two
Buy on Amazon2010
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three
Buy on Amazon2011
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four
Buy on Amazon2012
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five
Buy on Amazon2013
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six
Buy on Amazon2014
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven
Buy on Amazon2015
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight
Buy on Amazon2016
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine
Buy on Amazon2017
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten
Buy on Amazon2018
The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction
Buy on Amazon2018
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven
Buy on Amazon2019
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve
Buy on Amazon2020
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen
Buy on Amazon2021
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen
Buy on Amazon2022
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen
Buy on Amazon2024
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen
Buy on Amazon2024
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen
Buy on Amazon2025
Strange Tales
Buy on Amazon2003
Strange Tales, Volume III
Buy on Amazon2009
Never Again
Buy on Amazon2010
Crimewave 11
Buy on Amazon2010
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Eighth Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon2011
House of Fear
Buy on Amazon2011
Full Fathom Forty
Buy on Amazon2011
Dark Currents
Buy on Amazon2012
Dadaoism
Buy on Amazon2012
The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories by Women
Buy on Amazon2012
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 35, April 2013
Buy on Amazon2013
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2013
Buy on Amazon2013
Story Behind the Book : Volume 1
Buy on Amazon2013
Speculative Fiction 2013
Buy on Amazon2014
Solaris Rising 3
Buy on Amazon2014
Aickman's Heirs
Buy on Amazon2015
The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 7
Buy on Amazon2015
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2016 Edition
Buy on Amazon2017
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Two
Buy on Amazon2017
The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 9
Buy on Amazon2017
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon2017
Out of the Ruins: The Apocalyptic Anthology
Buy on Amazon2021
Someone in Time
Buy on Amazon2022
Darkness Beckons Anthology
Buy on Amazon2023
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Best Horror of the Year series is publication order: 1. The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One (2009), 2. The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two (2010), 3. The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three (2011), 4. The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four (2012), 5. The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five (2013), and 37 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Best Horror of the Year series by Nina Allan contains 42 books. The series began in 2009 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Best Horror of the Year series is written by Nina Allan. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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