Kelly Link Anthologies books in order

Kelly Link's anthology appearances span decades of the best fantasy, horror, and literary fiction collections, with her work featured in numerous Year's Best volumes and themed anthologies.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 10 1999 Kelly Link Buy
2 The Vintage Book of Amnesia 2000 Kelly Link N/A
3 Tails of Wonder and Imagination 2001 Kelly Link Buy
4 Fourteenth Annual Collection 2001 Kelly Link Buy
5 Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 13 2002 Kelly Link Buy
6 Fifteenth Annual Collection 2002 Kelly Link Buy
7 The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14 2003 Kelly Link Buy
8 The Dark: New Ghost Stories 2003 Kelly Link Buy
9 Trampoline 2003 Kelly Link Buy
10 Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixteenth Annual Collection 2003 Kelly Link Buy
11 Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection 2004 Kelly Link Buy
12 The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm 2004 Kelly Link Buy
13 Firebirds Rising 2005 Kelly Link Buy
14 Best New Horror 16 2005 Kelly Link Buy
15 Fantasy: The Best of the Year, 2006 Edition 2006 Kelly Link Buy
16 Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Nineteenth Annual Collection 2006 Kelly Link Buy
17 Best New Fantasy 2006 Kelly Link Buy
18 The Best of Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet 2007 Kelly Link Buy
19 Nebula Awards 41 (2007) 2007 Kelly Link Buy
20 Nebula Awards Showcase 2007 2007 Kelly Link Buy
21 Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine: 30th Anniversary Anthology 2007 Kelly Link Buy
22 The Restless Dead 2007 Kelly Link Buy
23 The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales 2007 Kelly Link Buy
24 Best American Fantasy 2007 Kelly Link Buy
25 TwentiethAnnual Collection 2007 Kelly Link Buy
26 Fantasy: The Best of the Year, 2008 Edition 2008 Kelly Link Buy
27 The WisCon Chronicles, Vol. 2 2008 Kelly Link Buy
28 Twenty-First Annual Collection 2008 Kelly Link Buy
29 The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2009 2008 Kelly Link Buy
30 Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd 2009 Kelly Link Buy
31 Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror 2010 Kelly Link Buy
32 Bloody Fabulous 2010 Kelly Link Buy
33 Sympathy for the Devil 2010 Kelly Link Buy
34 The Living Dead 2 2010 Kelly Link Buy
35 My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me 2010 Kelly Link Buy
36 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition 2010 Kelly Link Buy
37 Happily Ever After 2011 Kelly Link Buy
38 Fantasy Magazine, July 2011 2011 Kelly Link Buy
39 Steampunk! An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories 2011 Kelly Link Buy
40 Z: Zombie Stories 2011 Kelly Link Buy
41 Monsters of Literary Sightings 2012 Kelly Link Buy
42 Witches: Wicked, Wild & Wonderful 2012 Kelly Link Buy
43 The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2012 2012 Kelly Link Buy
44 Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury 2012 Kelly Link Buy
45 Lightspeed Magazine, December 2012 2012 Kelly Link Buy
46 The O. Henry Prize Stories 2013 2013 Kelly Link Buy
47 Super Stories of Heroes and Villains 2013 Kelly Link Buy
48 Superheroes 2013 Kelly Link Buy
49 The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2013 2013 Kelly Link Buy
50 The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Nine 2014 Kelly Link Buy
51 Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales 2014 Kelly Link Buy
52 Parallàxis: A twist in the mind 2014 Kelly Link Buy
53 Lightspeed Magazine, October 2014 2014 Kelly Link Buy
54 My True Love Gave to Me 2014 Kelly Link Buy
55 The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015 2015 Kelly Link Buy
56 Lightspeed Magazine, December 2015 2015 Kelly Link Buy
57 Beyond the Woods: Fairy Tales Retold 2016 Kelly Link Buy
58 Behind the Mask: A Superhero Anthology 2017 Kelly Link Buy
59 Ex Libris: Stories of Librarians, Libraries, and Lore 2017 Kelly Link Buy
60 Edited By 2020 Kelly Link Buy

Kelly Link’s anthology appearances reflect her status as one of the most widely reprinted short fiction writers in contemporary speculative literature. Her stories have been selected for dozens of Year’s Best collections, Nebula Award volumes, and themed anthologies spanning fantasy, horror, fairy tales, and literary fiction.

From The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror to The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, Link’s work consistently crosses genre boundaries. She has also contributed to anthologies with specific themes — superheroes, fairy tale retellings, zombie fiction, steampunk — bringing her distinctive voice to each setting while maintaining the uncanny quality that defines her writing.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Kelly Link Anthologies series?

There are 60 books in the Kelly Link Anthologies series, published between 1999 and 2020.

What is the first book in the Kelly Link Anthologies series?

The first book in the Kelly Link Anthologies series is The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 10, published in 1999.

How many anthologies has Kelly Link appeared in?

Kelly Link’s short fiction has appeared in over sixty anthologies, including multiple Year’s Best volumes, Nebula Award collections, and themed anthologies spanning fantasy, horror, and literary fiction.

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