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
Tongues and Teeth
Buy on Amazon2012
Leaving home
Buy on Amazon2012
Futuredaze: An Anthology of YA Science Fiction
Buy on Amazon2013
Universe Horribilis
Buy on Amazon2013
NovoPulp 2013/2014 Anthology
Buy on Amazon2014
Desolation: 21 Tales for Tails
Buy on Amazon2014
Upgraded
Buy on Amazon2014
The Exile Book of New Canadian Noir
Buy on Amazon2015
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction May/June 2016
Buy on Amazon2016
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume One
Buy on Amazon2016
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2016
Buy on Amazon2016
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon2016
The Best of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online Magazine, Year Seven
Buy on Amazon2016
Shimmer 2016: The Collected Stories
Buy on Amazon2016
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Two
Buy on Amazon2017
The Best Science Fiction of the Year Volume Three
Buy on Amazon2017
Wilde Stories 2017: The Year's Best Gay Speculative Fiction
Buy on Amazon2017
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon2017
Infinity Wars
Buy on Amazon2017
The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2017
Buy on Amazon2017
The Year's Best Military & Adventure SF Volume 4
Buy on Amazon2018
Clarkesworld Year Nine: Volume One
Buy on Amazon2018
The Book Of Swords: Part 2
Buy on Amazon2018
The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 10
Buy on Amazon2018
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2018
Buy on Amazon2018
Wilde Stories 2018: The Year's Best Gay Speculative Fiction
Buy on Amazon2018
The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of The Year's Best Science Fiction
Buy on Amazon2019
Do Not Go Quietly
Buy on Amazon2019
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Thirteen
Buy on Amazon2019
The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories
Buy on Amazon2019
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2019 Edition
Buy on Amazon2019
Urban Crime Short Stories
Buy on Amazon2019
Clarkesworld Year Ten: Volume One
Buy on Amazon2019
Clarkesworld Year Ten: Volume Two
Buy on Amazon2019
The New Voices of Science Fiction
Buy on Amazon2019
The Long List Anthology Volume 5
Buy on Amazon2019
Tor.com Short Fiction Winter 2020
Buy on Amazon2020
Ignorance Is Strength
Buy on Amazon2020
Burn the Ashes
Buy on Amazon2020
Or Else the Light
Buy on Amazon2020
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Five
Buy on Amazon2020
Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2020 Edition
Buy on Amazon2021
Make Shift
Buy on Amazon2021
Bourbon Penn 23
Buy on Amazon2021
Bullet Points 2
Buy on Amazon2022
Life Beyond Us
Buy on Amazon2023
Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 200, May 2023
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 60 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Best Horror of the Year series by Rich Larson contains 65 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 Rich Larson. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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