China Mieville Anthologies books in order

Anthologies featuring work by China Mieville, listed in publication order, spanning horror, weird fiction, and speculative literature.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Brit-pulp! 1999 China Mieville Buy
2 Cities 2003 China Mieville Buy
3 The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases 2003 China Mieville Buy
4 The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14 2003 China Mieville Buy
5 The Children of Cthulhu 2003 China Mieville Buy
6 Breaking Windows 2003 China Mieville Buy
7 Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixteenth Annual Collection 2003 China Mieville Buy
8 Best New Horror 17 2006 China Mieville Buy
9 Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Nineteenth Annual Collection 2006 China Mieville Buy
10 The New Weird 2008 China Mieville N/A
11 The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities 2011 China Mieville Buy
12 Creatures: Thirty Years of Monsters 2011 China Mieville Buy
13 The Recent Weird 2011 China Mieville Buy
14 New Cthulhu: The Recent Weird 2011 China Mieville Buy
15 The Library Book 2012 China Mieville Buy
16 Flotsam Fantastique: The Souvenir Book of World Fantasy Convention 2013 2013 China Mieville Buy
17 The Bestiary 2015 China Mieville Buy
18 2001: An Odyssey in Words 2018 China Mieville Buy

China Mieville’s anthology appearances span two decades and reflect his central place in the weird fiction and speculative literature communities. He has contributed to horror anthologies like The Children of Cthulhu and Best New Horror, fantasy collections like Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror, and genre-defining volumes like The New Weird (2008), which he co-edited with Ann VanderMeer.

Other notable anthology appearances include The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases and its follow-up Cabinet of Curiosities, both collaborative humor-tinged reference works. His contributions to these collections span short stories, introductions, and editorial work, reinforcing his role as both a practitioner and advocate of weird and speculative fiction.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the China Mieville Anthologies series?

There are eighteen books in the China Mieville Anthologies series, published between 1999 and 2018.

What is the first book in the China Mieville Anthologies series?

The first book in the China Mieville Anthologies series is Brit-pulp!, published in 1999.

What anthologies has China Mieville contributed to?

China Mieville has contributed to numerous anthologies of horror, weird fiction, and speculative literature. Notable collections include The New Weird (2008), which he co-edited, and various Year’s Best and Best New Horror volumes.

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