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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: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Best Horror of the Year series? Start with "The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One" (2009) and follow publication order through all 65 books.
The complete Best Horror of the Year reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One
2009
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two
2010
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three
2011
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four
2012
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five
2013
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six
2014
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven
2015
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight
2016
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine
2017
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten
2018
The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction
2018
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven
2019
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve
2020
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen
2021
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen
2022
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen
2024
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen
2024
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen
2025
Tongues and Teeth
2012
Leaving home
2012
Futuredaze: An Anthology of YA Science Fiction
2013
Universe Horribilis
2013
NovoPulp 2013/2014 Anthology
2014
Desolation: 21 Tales for Tails
2014
Upgraded
2014
The Exile Book of New Canadian Noir
2015
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction May/June 2016
2016
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume One
2016
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2016
2016
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection
2016
The Best of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online Magazine, Year Seven
2016
Shimmer 2016: The Collected Stories
2016
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Two
2017
The Best Science Fiction of the Year Volume Three
2017
Wilde Stories 2017: The Year's Best Gay Speculative Fiction
2017
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection
2017
Infinity Wars
2017
The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2017
2017
The Year's Best Military & Adventure SF Volume 4
2018
Clarkesworld Year Nine: Volume One
2018
The Book Of Swords: Part 2
2018
The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 10
2018
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2018
2018
Wilde Stories 2018: The Year's Best Gay Speculative Fiction
2018
The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of The Year's Best Science Fiction
2019
Do Not Go Quietly
2019
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Thirteen
2019
The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories
2019
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2019 Edition
2019
Urban Crime Short Stories
2019
Clarkesworld Year Ten: Volume One
2019
Clarkesworld Year Ten: Volume Two
2019
The New Voices of Science Fiction
2019
The Long List Anthology Volume 5
2019
Tor.com Short Fiction Winter 2020
2020
Ignorance Is Strength
2020
Burn the Ashes
2020
Or Else the Light
2020
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Five
2020
Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2020 Edition
2021
Make Shift
2021
Bourbon Penn 23
2021
Bullet Points 2
2022
Life Beyond Us
2023
Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 200, May 2023
2023
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