Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 Edition | 2015 | Michael Marshall Smith | Buy |
| 2 | The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition | 2010 | Michael Marshall Smith | Buy |
| 3 | The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition | 2011 | Michael Marshall Smith | Buy |
| 4 | The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition | 2012 | Michael Marshall Smith | Buy |
| 5 | The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2016 Edition | 2016 | Michael Marshall Smith | Buy |
| 6 | The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2017 Edition | 2017 | Michael Marshall Smith | Buy |
| 7 | The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition | 2014 | Michael Marshall Smith | Buy |
| 8 | The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 Edition | 2018 | Michael Marshall Smith | Buy |
| 9 | The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition | 2013 | Michael Marshall Smith | Buy |
| 10 | The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2019 Edition | 2020 | Michael Marshall Smith | Buy |
| 11 | The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 1 | 2020 | Michael Marshall Smith | Buy |
| 12 | The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 2 | 2021 | Michael Marshall Smith | Buy |
| 13 | The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume 3 | 2022 | Michael Marshall Smith | Buy |
| 14 | The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 4 | 2023 | Michael Marshall Smith | Buy |
| 15 | The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 5 | 2024 | Michael Marshall Smith | Buy |
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror is a long-running annual anthology series that collects the best horror and dark fantasy short fiction from each year. Michael Marshall Smith has been featured in 15 volumes, from the 2010 edition through Volume 5 in 2024.
His consistent inclusion across so many volumes reflects his standing as one of the most respected short fiction writers in the horror and dark fantasy field.