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

The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror is an annual anthology series edited by Peter S. Beagle, 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 Peter S. Beagle Buy
2 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition 2010 Peter S. Beagle Buy
3 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition 2011 Peter S. Beagle Buy
4 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition 2012 Peter S. Beagle Buy
5 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2016 Edition 2016 Peter S. Beagle Buy
6 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2017 Edition 2017 Peter S. Beagle Buy
7 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition 2014 Peter S. Beagle Buy
8 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 Edition 2018 Peter S. Beagle Buy
9 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition 2013 Peter S. Beagle Buy
10 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2019 Edition 2020 Peter S. Beagle Buy
11 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 1 2020 Peter S. Beagle Buy
12 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 2 2021 Peter S. Beagle Buy
13 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume 3 2022 Peter S. Beagle Buy
14 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 4 2023 Peter S. Beagle Buy
15 The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 5 2024 Peter S. Beagle Buy

Peter S. Beagle has edited this annual anthology since 2010, selecting the best dark fantasy and horror stories published each year. The series started with edition-year titles (The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition) and shifted to numbered volumes beginning in 2020.

With fifteen volumes published over more than a decade, this anthology has become a reliable guide to what is worth reading in dark fantasy and horror. Each volume gathers stories from a wide range of authors and publications, making it useful both as a reading list and as a snapshot of the genre in any given year.

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 Peter S. Beagle been editing this anthology series?

Beagle has edited the series since the 2010 edition, with volumes appearing annually through 2024. The series transitioned from yearly edition titles to numbered volumes starting in 2020.

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