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, 2018 Edition (By: Paula Guran)
Buy on Amazon2018
After the King
Buy on Amazon1991
Immortal Unicorn
Buy on Amazon1995
Modern Classics of Fantasy
Buy on Amazon1997
Eleventh Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon1998
Tails of Wonder and Imagination
Buy on Amazon2001
The Writer's Guide to Fantasy Literature
Buy on Amazon2002
Fantasy: The Best of the Year, 2006 Edition
Buy on Amazon2006
Salon Fantastique: Fifteen Original Tales of Fantasy
Buy on Amazon2006
Fantasy: The Best of the Year, 2007 Edition
Buy on Amazon2007
A Book of Wizards
Buy on Amazon2008
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2009
Buy on Amazon2008
Fantasy: The Best of the Year, 2009
Buy on Amazon2009
Unplugged
Buy on Amazon2009
The Beastly Bride: Tales of the Animal People
Buy on Amazon2009
Curse of the Full Moon: A Werewolf Anthology
Buy on Amazon2010
Real Unreal
Buy on Amazon2010
Warriors 2
Buy on Amazon2010
Triangulation: End of the Rainbow
Buy on Amazon2010
Songs of Love and Death
Buy on Amazon2010
The Way of the Wizard
Buy on Amazon2010
The Mammoth Book of Angels and Demons
Buy on Amazon2011
The Urban Fantasy Anthology
Buy on Amazon2011
Conclave
Buy on Amazon2012
The Best American Mystery Stories 2012
Buy on Amazon2012
Fantasy & Science Fiction, March/April 2012
Buy on Amazon2012
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon2012
Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron
Buy on Amazon2012
Once Upon a Curse
Buy on Amazon2012
The New Voices of Fantasy
Buy on Amazon2013
Superheroes
Buy on Amazon2013
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition
Buy on Amazon2013
One Horn to Rule Them All
Buy on Amazon2014
Woman: An Anthology
Buy on Amazon2014
Mermaids and Other Mysteries of the Deep
Buy on Amazon2015
Beyond the Woods: Fairy Tales Retold
Buy on Amazon2016
The Unicorn Anthology
Buy on Amazon2017
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017
Buy on Amazon2017
New York Fantastic: Fantasy Stories from the City that Never Sleeps
Buy on Amazon2017
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, 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
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, 2018 Edition (By: Paula Guran) (2018), 2. After the King (1991), 3. Immortal Unicorn (1995), 4. Modern Classics of Fantasy (1997), 5. Eleventh Annual Collection (1998), and 49 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 Peter S. Beagle contains 54 books. The series began in 2018 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror series is written by Peter S. Beagle. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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