Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Moscow Moffia Presents: Rat Tales | 1987 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 2 | The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror Fourth Annual Collection | 1991 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 3 | Alternate Kennedys | 1992 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | N/A |
| 4 | Fourth Annual Collection | 1991 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 5 | Alternate Warriors | 1993 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | N/A |
| 6 | Borderlands 3 | 1991 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 7 | Alternate Outlaws | 1994 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | N/A |
| 8 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1992 | 1992 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 9 | Alternate Tyrants | 1997 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | N/A |
| 10 | Touch Wood | 1993 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 11 | Temporary Walls | 1993 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 12 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1996 | 1996 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 13 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction | 1997 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 14 | Once Upon a Crime | 1998 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 15 | Women of Mystery III | 1998 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 16 | We Could Do Worse: A Millennial Collection of Alternate Histories | 1999 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 17 | Civil War Fantastic | 2000 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 18 | Crafty Cat Crimes | 2000 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 19 | Isaac Asimov’s Mother’s Day | 2000 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 20 | October Dreams | 2000 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 21 | Guardsmen of Tomorrow | 2000 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 22 | The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 | 2000 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 23 | A Constellation of Cats | 2001 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 24 | Encounters with the Unknown | 2001 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 25 | Guns of the West | 2002 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 26 | The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 | 2002 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 27 | Lighthouse Hauntings | 2002 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 28 | Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 2 | 2002 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 29 | The Silver Gryphon | 2003 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 30 | Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian | 2003 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 31 | The Many Faces of Van Helsing | 2004 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 32 | The Year’s Best Science Fiction: 21 Annual Edition | 2004 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 33 | The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 5 | 2004 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 34 | Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 4 | 2004 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 35 | I, Alien | 2005 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 36 | The Campfire Collection | 2005 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 37 | Space Cadets | 2006 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 38 | Future Weapons of War | 2007 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 39 | Poe: 19 New Tales of Suspense, Dark Fantasy, and Horror Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe | 2008 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 40 | Sideways In Crime | 2008 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 41 | The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 21 | 2008 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 42 | The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 22 | 2008 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 43 | Fast Forward 2 | 2008 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 44 | At the Scene of the Crime | 2008 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 45 | The Best of Cemetery Dance II | 2008 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 46 | Swordplay | 2009 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 47 | The Best American Mystery Stories 2009 | 2009 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 48 | Asimov’s Science Fiction, March 2010 | 2010 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 49 | Enter a Future: Fantastic Tales from Asimov’s Science Fiction | 2010 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 50 | Analog, September 2010 | 2010 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 51 | Classics Mutilated | 2010 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 52 | Love and Rockets | 2010 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 53 | infinities | 2011 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 54 | Lightspeed: Year One | 2011 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 55 | Westward Weird | 2012 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 56 | The Best American Mystery Stories 2012 | 2012 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 57 | Season of Wonder | 2012 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 58 | Solaris Rising 2 | 2013 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 59 | Crimewave 12: Hurts | 2013 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 60 | Christmas Ghosts | 2013 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 61 | The Mammoth Book of Time Travel SF | 2013 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 62 | Ghouls, Ghosts, and Ninja Rats | 2013 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 63 | The Time Traveler’s Almanac | 2013 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 64 | The Ninth Science Fiction Megapack | 2014 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 65 | Fiction River Special Edition | 2014 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 66 | The Second Time Travel Megapack | 2014 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 67 | Fantasy Adrift | 2014 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 68 | Fiction River: Fantastic Detectives | 2014 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 69 | Time Travel: Recent Trips | 2014 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 70 | A Fantastic Holiday Season: The Gift of Stories | 2014 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 71 | The Lady Sleuths MEGAPACK ® | 2014 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 72 | Pulse Pounders | 2015 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 73 | The 12th Science Fiction MEGAPACK® | 2016 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 74 | The Unexpected | 2016 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 75 | The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Novellas 2016 | 2016 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 76 | Bridging Infinity | 2016 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 77 | Galactic Empires | 2017 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 78 | Little Green Men—Attack! | 2017 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 79 | Ex Libris: Stories of Librarians, Libraries, and Lore | 2017 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 80 | Sword Wielders | 2017 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 81 | Alive in Shape and Color | 2017 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 82 | Infinite Stars | 2019 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 83 | A Cat of Disdainful Looks | 2020 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 84 | A Twist of a Knife | 2020 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 85 | Collectibles | 2021 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 86 | Ghosts Among Us | 2021 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 87 | Don’t Touch My Magic | 2021 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
| 88 | Gilded Glass: Twisted Myths and Shattered Fairy Tales | 2022 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Buy |
Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s anthology appearances number nearly ninety volumes spanning from 1987 to 2022. The range of collections reflects her versatility as a writer, with contributions to science fiction, fantasy, mystery, and horror anthologies. She has appeared in The Year’s Best Science Fiction, The Best American Mystery Stories, and many themed collections.
The anthology list reads like a tour of genre publishing over four decades. From early career appearances in the late 1980s through recent contributions to collections like Gilded Glass, Rusch has maintained a steady presence in the short fiction market. These anthology entries are a good way for readers to discover her work in small doses before committing to her longer series.