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Non-Fiction Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Non-Fiction 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 Non-Fiction series? Start with "Selected Letters" (2003) and follow publication order through all 22 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Selected Letters
2003

The Shadow of the Unattained: The Letters of George Sterling and Clark Ashton Smith
2005

Avatars of Wizardry
1894

Swords & Sorcery
1963

Gooseflesh
1974

65 Great Spine Chillers
1982

Great Fantasy
1983

Rod Serling's Night Gallery Reader
1987

The Mammoth Book of Fantasy All-Time Greats
1988

H.P. Lovecraft's Book of Horror
1993

100 Wild Little Weird Tales
1994

Sea-Cursed
1994

100 Wicked Little Witch Stories
1995

The Most Dangerous Game and Other Stories of Adventure
2011

The Cthulhu Mythos Megapack
2012

The Wildside Book of Fantasy
2012

In Space No One Can Hear You Scream
2013

Red Sky
2014

The Weird Fiction Collection #1
2018

Lovecraft Mythos New & Classic Collection
2020

Wonder and Glory Forever
2020

Black Cat Weekly #29
2022
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