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

The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror is an annual anthology series featuring stories selected by editor Paula Guran, with contributions from Ramsey Campbell.

Reading order

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

The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror is an annual anthology series that ran from 2010 to 2024 under editor Paula Guran. The series collected the strongest horror and dark fantasy short fiction published each year, and Ramsey Campbell’s stories appeared in multiple volumes.

With 15 volumes spanning over a decade, the series is a useful guide to the best horror short fiction of the 2010s and early 2020s. Campbell’s repeated inclusion reflects his standing as one of the genre’s most consistent short story writers.

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.

Is Ramsey Campbell the editor of The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror?

No, the series was edited by Paula Guran. Campbell is a frequent contributor whose stories appear in multiple volumes, but Guran selected and compiled the anthologies.

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