Connie Willis Anthologies books in order

Connie Willis's anthology appearances span over forty years and more than fifty collections, reflecting her status as one of the most reprinted and awarded short fiction writers in science fiction.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 The Berkley Showcase: Vol. 4 1981 Connie Willis Buy
2 Isaac Asimov’s Wonders of the World 1982 Connie Willis Buy
3 The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12 1983 Connie Willis Buy
4 Chrysalis 10 1983 Connie Willis Buy
5 Isaac Asimov’s Space of Her Own 1983 Connie Willis Buy
6 Nebula Awards 18 1983 Connie Willis Buy
7 Berserker Base 1985 Connie Willis Buy
8 The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection 1985 Connie Willis Buy
9 The Sixth Omni Book of Science Fiction 1985 Connie Willis Buy
10 Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, October 1986 1986 Connie Willis Buy
11 The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Sixth Annual Collection 1989 Connie Willis Buy
12 Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, July 1989 1989 Connie Willis Buy
13 Isaac Asimov’s Fantasy! 1989 Connie Willis Buy
14 Alien Sex 1990 Connie Willis Buy
15 The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection 1990 Connie Willis Buy
16 Christmas on Ganymede and Other Stories 1990 Connie Willis Buy
17 Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, December 1990 1990 Connie Willis Buy
18 Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, Mid-December 1991 1991 Connie Willis Buy
19 Christmas Stars 1992 Connie Willis Buy
20 Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, April 1992 1992 Connie Willis Buy
21 Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, September 1993 1993 Connie Willis Buy
22 The New Hugo Winners, Vol. 3 1994 Connie Willis Buy
23 Cybersex 1996 Connie Willis Buy
24 War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches 1996 Connie Willis Buy
25 Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, April 1996 1996 Connie Willis Buy
26 The Williamson Effect 1996 Connie Willis Buy
27 Isaac Asimov’s Vampires 1996 Connie Willis Buy
28 Year’s Best SF 2 1997 Connie Willis Buy
29 Wild Women 1997 Connie Willis Buy
30 Time Machines 1997 Connie Willis Buy
31 Bangs & Whimpers 1999 Connie Willis Buy
32 Nebula Awards 33 1999 Connie Willis Buy
33 Isaac Asimov’s Mother’s Day 2000 Connie Willis Buy
34 A Woman’s Liberation 2001 Connie Willis Buy
35 The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women 2001 Connie Willis Buy
36 The Mammoth Book Of Science Fiction 2002 Connie Willis Buy
37 New Skies: An Anthology of Today’s Science Fiction 2003 Connie Willis Buy
38 The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels 2005 Connie Willis Buy
39 Space Cadets 2006 Connie Willis Buy
40 This Is My Funniest 2006 Connie Willis Buy
41 Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine: 30th Anniversary Anthology 2007 Connie Willis Buy
42 The Secret History of Science Fiction 2009 Connie Willis Buy
43 Enter a Future: Fantastic Tales from Asimov’s Science Fiction 2010 Connie Willis Buy
44 Like Water for Quarks 2011 Connie Willis Buy
45 Season of Wonder 2012 Connie Willis Buy
46 Telling Tales: The Clarion West 30th Anniversary Anthology 2013 Connie Willis Buy
47 The Time Traveler’s Almanac 2013 Connie Willis Buy
48 Rogues 2014 Connie Willis Buy
49 Futuredaze 2: Reprise 2014 Connie Willis Buy
50 Ad Astra 2015 Connie Willis Buy
51 Lightspeed Magazine, February 2017 2017 Connie Willis Buy
52 Robots Through the Ages 2023 Connie Willis Buy

Connie Willis has appeared in over fifty anthologies across four decades, from The Berkley Showcase in 1981 to Robots Through the Ages in 2023. The breadth of these appearances reflects both her prolific short fiction output and the consistent quality that has made her one of the most reprinted authors in the genre.

The anthologies range from best-of-the-year collections and Nebula Awards volumes to themed anthologies on subjects from vampires to space cadets. Willis’s ability to write comedy, drama, and everything in between means her work appears alongside an extraordinary variety of other authors and styles.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Connie Willis Anthologies series?

There are 52 books in the Connie Willis Anthologies series, published between 1981 and 2023.

What is the first book in the Connie Willis Anthologies series?

The first book in the Connie Willis Anthologies series is The Berkley Showcase: Vol. 4, published in 1981.

Why does Willis appear in so many anthologies?

Willis is one of the most awarded short fiction writers in science fiction history, which means her stories are consistently selected for best-of-the-year collections, award retrospectives, and themed anthologies. Her range — comedy, time travel, historical fiction, Christmas stories — also means her work fits a wide variety of anthology themes.

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