The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror books in order

The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror is an annual anthology series edited by Laura Anne Gilman collecting the best dark fiction published each year.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 Edition 2015 Laura Anne Gilman Buy
2 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition 2010 Laura Anne Gilman Buy
3 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition 2011 Laura Anne Gilman Buy
4 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition 2012 Laura Anne Gilman Buy
5 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2016 Edition 2016 Laura Anne Gilman Buy
6 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2017 Edition 2017 Laura Anne Gilman Buy
7 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition 2014 Laura Anne Gilman Buy
8 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 Edition 2018 Laura Anne Gilman Buy
9 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition 2013 Laura Anne Gilman Buy
10 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2019 Edition 2020 Laura Anne Gilman Buy
11 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 1 2020 Laura Anne Gilman Buy
12 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 2 2021 Laura Anne Gilman Buy
13 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume 3 2022 Laura Anne Gilman Buy
14 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 4 2023 Laura Anne Gilman Buy
15 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 5 2024 Laura Anne Gilman Buy

The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror is an annual anthology that Gilman has edited since 2010. Each volume curates the strongest dark fantasy and horror stories published that year.

With fifteen volumes through 2024, the series has become a reliable guide to the best work in dark speculative fiction.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror series?

There are fifteen books in the The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror series, published between 2010 and 2024.

What is the first book in the The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror series?

The first book in the The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror series is The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 Edition, published in 2015.

How long has The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror been running?

The anthology has been published annually since 2010. As of 2024, there are fifteen volumes, making it one of the longest-running annual dark fiction anthologies in print.

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