Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moonrise | 2018 | Mike Ashley | Buy |
| 2 | The Platform Edge | 2019 | Mike Ashley | Buy |
| 3 | Menace of the Machine | 2019 | Mike Ashley | Buy |
| 4 | The End of the World | 2019 | Mike Ashley | Buy |
| 5 | Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void | 2021 | Mike Ashley | Buy |
| 6 | Fear in the Blood | 2024 | Mike Ashley | Buy |
British Library Science Fiction Classics is an anthology series edited by Mike Ashley for the British Library. Like the companion Tales of the Weird series, each volume collects classic short fiction around a single theme, but these focus specifically on science fiction.
Moonrise (2018) opened the series with stories about the moon and space travel. The Platform Edge (2019) gathered railway-themed SF. Menace of the Machine (2019) collected stories about artificial intelligence and rebellious technology. The End of the World (2019) focused on apocalyptic fiction. Later entries include Spaceworlds (2021) on life in space and Fear in the Blood (2024).
The series draws on stories from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century, making older and often hard-to-find science fiction accessible to modern readers.