The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition
Buy on Amazon2010
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition
Buy on Amazon2011
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition
Buy on Amazon2012
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition
Buy on Amazon2013
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition
Buy on Amazon2014
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 Edition
Buy on Amazon2015
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2016 Edition
Buy on Amazon2016
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2017 Edition
Buy on Amazon2017
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 Edition
Buy on Amazon2018
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2019 Edition
Buy on Amazon2020
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 1
Buy on Amazon2020
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 2
Buy on Amazon2021
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume 3
Buy on Amazon2022
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 4
Buy on Amazon2023
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 5
Buy on Amazon2024
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: Volume 5
Buy on Amazon2024
Universe 6
Buy on Amazon1976
Universe 9
Buy on Amazon1979
Shadows 4
Buy on Amazon1981
Mirrorshades
Buy on Amazon1986
Third Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon1989
Borderlands 1
Buy on Amazon1990
Hotter Blood: More Tales of Erotic Horror
Buy on Amazon1991
Semiotext SF
Buy on Amazon1991
Dead End: City Limits: An Anthology of Urban Fear
Buy on Amazon1991
Storming the Reality Studio
Buy on Amazon1991
Midnight Graffiti
Buy on Amazon1992
Omni Best Science Fiction Two
Buy on Amazon1992
Predators
Buy on Amazon1993
Dark Crimes 2
Buy on Amazon1993
Hottest Blood
Buy on Amazon1993
The Earth Strikes Back
Buy on Amazon1994
Dark Love: 22 All-Original Tales of Lust and Obsession
Buy on Amazon1995
Fear Itself
Buy on Amazon1995
Between Time and Terror
Buy on Amazon1995
Forbidden Acts
Buy on Amazon1995
Backstage Passes
Buy on Amazon1996
Pawn of Chaos
Buy on Amazon1996
100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment
Buy on Amazon1998
The Crow: Shattered Lives and Broken Dreams
Buy on Amazon1998
Technohorror: Inventions in Terror
Buy on Amazon1999
October Dreams
Buy on Amazon2000
Unnatural Selection of Darwinian Nightmares
Buy on Amazon2000
Embraces: Dark Erotica
Buy on Amazon2000
High Seas Cthulhu
Buy on Amazon2007
Horrors Beyond 2
Buy on Amazon2007
Infernally Yours
Buy on Amazon2009
Shroud 7
Buy on Amazon2009
Sick Things
Buy on Amazon2010
Classics Mutilated
Buy on Amazon2010
Untold Adventures
Buy on Amazon2011
Evolve 2
Buy on Amazon2011
Halloween: Magic, Mystery, and the Macabre
Buy on Amazon2011
The Recent Weird
Buy on Amazon2011
New Cthulhu: The Recent Weird
Buy on Amazon2011
Brave New Love: 15 Dystopian Tales of Desire
Buy on Amazon2012
Zippered Flesh: Tales of Body Enhancements Gone Bad!
Buy on Amazon2012
The Devil's Coattails
Buy on Amazon2012
Obsession: Tales of Irresistible Desire
Buy on Amazon2012
Extreme Zombies
Buy on Amazon2012
Ghosts: Recent Hauntings
Buy on Amazon2012
Rock On: The Greatest Hits of Science Fiction & Fantasy
Buy on Amazon2012
Future Games
Buy on Amazon2013
Deepest, Darkest Eden: New Tales of Hyperborea
Buy on Amazon2013
New Cthulhu 2: More Recent Weird
Buy on Amazon2015
Dark Discoveries - Issue #31
Buy on Amazon2015
Edge of Sundown: Tales of Horror in the Wild West
Buy on Amazon2015
Horror 201: The Silver Scream Vol. 1
Buy on Amazon2015
The Mammoth Book of Cthulhu
Buy on Amazon2016
New York Fantastic: Fantasy Stories from the City that Never Sleeps
Buy on Amazon2017
What October Brings: A Lovecraftian Celebration of Halloween
Buy on Amazon2018
Mythic Journeys
Buy on Amazon2019
Weirdbook #42: Special John Shirley Issue
Buy on Amazon2020
Apostles of the Weird
Buy on Amazon2020
The Digest Enthusiast, Book 12
Buy on Amazon2020
The Cozy Cosmic
Buy on Amazon2023
Hand of Doom: A Literary Tribute To Black Sabbath: Axes of Evil 2
Buy on Amazon2024
White on White: A Literary Tribute to Bauhaus
Buy on Amazon2025
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror series is publication order: 1. The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition (2010), 2. The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition (2011), 3. The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition (2012), 4. The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition (2013), 5. The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition (2014), and 73 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror series by John Shirley contains 78 books. The series began in 2010 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror series is written by John Shirley. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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