Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lightspeed Magazine, April 2011 | 1998 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 2 | The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | 2007 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 3 | Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse | 2008 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 4 | The Living Dead | 2008 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 5 | Federations | 2009 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 6 | Epic | 2010 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 7 | Brave New Worlds | 2010 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 8 | The Living Dead 2 | 2010 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 9 | The Way of the Wizard | 2010 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 10 | Lightspeed Magazine, June 2011 | 2011 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 11 | Fantasy Magazine, July 2011 | 2011 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 12 | Lightspeed: Year One | 2011 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 13 | Under the Moons of Mars | 2012 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 14 | Armored | 2012 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 15 | Lightspeed Magazine, April 2012 | 2012 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 16 | Other Worlds Than These | 2012 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 17 | Lightspeed Magazine, January 2015 | 2012 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 18 | Lightspeed Magazine, October 2012 | 2012 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 19 | Lightspeed Magazine, November 2012 | 2012 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 20 | Lightspeed Magazine, December 2012 | 2012 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 21 | The Mad Scientist’s Guide to World Domination | 2013 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 22 | Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 35, April 2013 | 2013 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 23 | Oz Reimagined | 2013 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 24 | Lightspeed Magazine, August 2013 | 2013 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 25 | Nightmare Magazine 13: October 2013 | 2013 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 26 | The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy #82-84 | 2013 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 27 | Nightmare Magazine, January 2014 | 2013 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 28 | Lightspeed Magazine, February 2014 | 2014 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 29 | The End is Nigh | 2014 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 30 | Robot Uprisings | 2014 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 31 | Dead Man’s Hand | 2014 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 32 | Lightspeed Magazine, July 2014 | 2014 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 33 | Help Fund my Robot Army!!! & Other Improbable Crowdfunding Projects | 2014 | John Joseph Adams | N/A |
| 34 | The End is Now | 2014 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 35 | Lightspeed Magazine, October 2014 | 2014 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 36 | Lightspeed Magazine, December 2014 | 2014 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 37 | Operation Arcana | 2015 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 38 | The End Has Come | 2015 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 39 | Lightspeed Magazine, July 2015 | 2015 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 40 | Press Start to Play | 2015 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 41 | Loosed Upon the World | 2015 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 42 | Lightspeed Magazine, October 2015 | 2015 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 43 | The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015 | 2015 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 44 | Lightspeed Magazine, December 2015 | 2015 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 45 | Lightspeed Magazine, July 2016 | 2016 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 46 | What the #@&% Is That? | 2016 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 47 | Lightspeed Magazine, February 2017 | 2017 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 48 | A People’s Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers | 2019 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 49 | Nightmare Magazine, Issue 86 | 2019 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 50 | Ignorance Is Strength | 2020 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 51 | Burn the Ashes | 2020 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 52 | Or Else the Light | 2020 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 53 | Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 143, April 2022 | 2022 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
| 54 | Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror | 2023 | John Joseph Adams | Buy |
John Joseph Adams has edited a wide range of anthologies spanning science fiction, fantasy, and horror. His collections are typically organized around specific themes or subgenres, from robot uprisings and military fantasy to reimagined fairy tales and Sherlock Holmes adventures.
In addition to standalone anthologies, Adams has edited numerous issues of Lightspeed Magazine and Nightmare Magazine, two online publications he founded. His editorial work has earned multiple award nominations and widespread recognition in the speculative fiction community.