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
Naked Came the Manatee
Buy on Amazon1997
A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora
Buy on Amazon2000
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighteenth Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon2001
Reading the Bones
Buy on Amazon2004
Whispers in the Night
Buy on Amazon2007
The Darker Mask
Buy on Amazon2008
The Living Dead 2
Buy on Amazon2010
Assassin and Other Stories
Buy on Amazon2010
Lightspeed: Year One
Buy on Amazon2011
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition
Buy on Amazon2012
Super Stories of Heroes and Villains
Buy on Amazon2013
Long Hidden
Buy on Amazon2014
The End is Nigh
Buy on Amazon2014
The End is Now
Buy on Amazon2014
Octavia's Brood
Buy on Amazon2015
The End Has Come
Buy on Amazon2015
Dark Discoveries - Issue #38
Buy on Amazon2018
Whose Future Is It?
Buy on Amazon2018
A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers
Buy on Amazon2019
Mythic Journeys
Buy on Amazon2019
Hex Life
Buy on Amazon2019
Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora
Buy on Amazon2020
Don’t Turn Out the Lights
Buy on Amazon2020
Body Shocks
Buy on Amazon2021
Revelations
Buy on Amazon2022
Other Terrors
Buy on Amazon2022
South Central Noir
Buy on Amazon2022
Africa Risen
Buy on Amazon2022
New Suns 2
Buy on Amazon2023
Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror
Buy on Amazon2023
Christmas and Other Horrors
Buy on Amazon2023
The Black Girl Survives in This One: Horror Stories
Buy on Amazon2025
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 45 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Best Horror of the Year series by Tananarive Due contains 50 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 Tananarive Due. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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