Best Science Fiction of the Year Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Best Science Fiction 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 Science Fiction of the Year 1
Buy on Amazon1972
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 2
Buy on Amazon1973
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 3
Buy on Amazon1974
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 4
Buy on Amazon1975
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 5
Buy on Amazon1976
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 6
Buy on Amazon1977
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 7
Buy on Amazon1978
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 8
Buy on Amazon1979
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 9
Buy on Amazon1980
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 10
Buy on Amazon1981
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 11
Buy on Amazon1982
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12
Buy on Amazon1983
Best Science Fiction of the Year 13
Buy on Amazon1984
Best Science Fiction of the Year 14
Buy on Amazon1984
Best Science Fiction of the Year 15
Buy on Amazon1986
Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year 16
Buy on Amazon1987
Lone Star Universe
Buy on Amazon1976
Universe 13
Buy on Amazon1983
Nebula Awards 18
Buy on Amazon1983
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon1985
The Third Omni Book of Science Fiction
Buy on Amazon1985
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 12
Buy on Amazon1986
Mirrorshades
Buy on Amazon1986
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, May 1987
Buy on Amazon1987
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June 1988
Buy on Amazon1988
The Seventh Omni Book of Science Fiction
Buy on Amazon1989
Third Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon1989
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, September 1989
Buy on Amazon1989
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 14
Buy on Amazon1989
Drabble II: Double Century
Buy on Amazon1990
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon1990
Semiotext SF
Buy on Amazon1991
Storming the Reality Studio
Buy on Amazon1991
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories
Buy on Amazon1992
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1992
Buy on Amazon1992
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon1993
Under African Skies
Buy on Amazon1993
The Ascent of Wonder
Buy on Amazon1994
Asimov's Science Fiction, November 1994
Buy on Amazon1994
Cthulhu 2000
Buy on Amazon1995
Paragons
Buy on Amazon1996
Hackers
Buy on Amazon1996
The Science Fiction Century
Buy on Amazon1997
Modern Classics of Fantasy
Buy on Amazon1997
Year's Best SF 2
Buy on Amazon1997
Lightspeed Magazine, April 2011
Buy on Amazon1998
The Good New Stuff
Buy on Amazon1999
Year's Best SF 4
Buy on Amazon1999
The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: The 50th Anniversary Anthology
Buy on Amazon1999
Genometry
Buy on Amazon2001
The Ultimate Cyberpunk
Buy on Amazon2002
Supermen
Buy on Amazon2002
Year's Best SF 8
Buy on Amazon2003
The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 16
Buy on Amazon2003
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twentieth Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon2003
Custer's Last Jump and Other Collaborations
Buy on Amazon2003
The Hard SF Renaissance
Buy on Amazon2003
Conversations on the Edge of the Apocalypse
Buy on Amazon2005
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels
Buy on Amazon2005
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon2006
Year's Best SF 11
Buy on Amazon2006
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Nineteenth Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon2006
Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: 30th Anniversary Anthology
Buy on Amazon2007
Rewired
Buy on Amazon2007
The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 21
Buy on Amazon2008
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction
Buy on Amazon2010
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon2010
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 5
Buy on Amazon2011
Happily Ever After
Buy on Amazon2011
The Book of Cthulhu
Buy on Amazon2011
Lightspeed: Year One
Buy on Amazon2011
Steampunk III
Buy on Amazon2012
Digital Rapture
Buy on Amazon2012
Rock On: The Greatest Hits of Science Fiction & Fantasy
Buy on Amazon2012
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 35, April 2013
Buy on Amazon2013
After the End
Buy on Amazon2013
Twelve Tomorrows 2014
Buy on Amazon2014
Hieroglyph
Buy on Amazon2014
Transreal Cyberpunk
Buy on Amazon2015
Lightspeed Magazine, February 2017
Buy on Amazon2017
2001: An Odyssey in Words
Buy on Amazon2018
Love, Death + Robots
Buy on Amazon2025
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Best Science Fiction of the Year series is publication order: 1. The Best Science Fiction of the Year 1 (1972), 2. The Best Science Fiction of the Year 2 (1973), 3. The Best Science Fiction of the Year 3 (1974), 4. The Best Science Fiction of the Year 4 (1975), 5. The Best Science Fiction of the Year 5 (1976), and 77 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Best Science Fiction of the Year series by Bruce Sterling contains 82 books. The series began in 1972 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Best Science Fiction of the Year series is written by Bruce Sterling. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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