Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carmen Miranda’s Ghost is Haunting Space Station Three | 1990 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 2 | Snow White, Blood Red | 1993 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 3 | The Crafters | 1991 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 4 | Black Thorn, White Rose | 2008 | Esther M. Friesner | N/A |
| 5 | Battlestations | 1992 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 6 | Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears | 2014 | Esther M. Friesner | N/A |
| 7 | Black Swan, White Raven | 1997 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 8 | Dark Destiny | 1994 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 9 | Silver Birch, Blood Moon | 1999 | Esther M. Friesner | N/A |
| 10 | Excalibur | 1995 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 11 | Black Heart, Ivory Bones | 2000 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 12 | Angels! | 1995 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 13 | Cthulhu 2000 | 1995 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 14 | Blood Muse | 1995 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 15 | Don’t Forget Your Spacesuit, Dear | 1996 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 16 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction | 1997 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 17 | Asimov’s Science Fiction, May 1997 | 1997 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 18 | Starlight 2 | 1998 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 19 | Nebula Awards 32: SFWA’s Choices for the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year | 1998 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 20 | Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, July 1999 | 1999 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 21 | The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: The 50th Anniversary Anthology | 1999 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 22 | Meditations on Middle-Earth | 2001 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 23 | The Mammoth Book of Awesome Comic Fantasy | 2001 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 24 | The Further Adventures of Xena: Warrior Princess | 2001 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 25 | The Best of Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine: Joe Haldeman and Others | 2003 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 26 | Haunted Holidays | 2004 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 27 | Elemental: The Tsunami Relief Anthology | 2006 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 28 | My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding | 2006 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 29 | Under Cover of Darkness | 2007 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 30 | Best New Romantic Fantasy 2 | 2007 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 31 | Sword and Sorceress 22 | 2007 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 32 | Witch Way to the Mall | 2009 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 33 | Strip Mauled | 2009 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 34 | Fangs for the Mammaries | 2010 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 35 | Happily Ever After | 2011 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 36 | Unidentified Funny Objects 2 | 2013 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 37 | Unidentified Funny Objects 4 | 2015 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 38 | Unidentified Funny Objects 5 | 2016 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 39 | Funny Horror | 2017 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 40 | Little Green Men—Attack! | 2017 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 41 | Ex Libris: Stories of Librarians, Libraries, and Lore | 2017 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 42 | Submerged | 2017 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 43 | Unidentified Funny Objects 6 | 2017 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 44 | Unidentified Funny Objects 7 | 2018 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
| 45 | Unidentified Funny Objects 8 | 2020 | Esther M. Friesner | Buy |
This is a collection of anthologies that feature stories by or were edited by Esther M. Friesner, spanning three decades of short fiction. Friesner is one of the most frequently anthologized writers in fantasy and science fiction, and these 45 volumes reflect her range as both a contributor and an editor.
Many of these anthologies belong to well-known series. The Snow White, Blood Red cycle (including Black Thorn, White Rose; Black Swan, White Raven; and others) retells classic fairy tales with darker twists. The Unidentified Funny Objects volumes showcase humorous speculative fiction, while collections like Cthulhu 2000 and Dark Destiny lean into horror. Friesner also appears in major genre magazines such as The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and Asimov’s Science Fiction, as well as the Nebula Awards anthology that recognized her own award-winning short fiction.