Best Horror of the Year books in order

The Best Horror of the Year series is an annual anthology of the best horror short fiction, featuring Richard Harland among its contributors across seventeen volumes.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One 2009 Richard Harland Buy
2 The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two 2010 Richard Harland Buy
3 The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three 2011 Richard Harland Buy
4 The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four 2012 Richard Harland Buy
5 The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five 2013 Richard Harland Buy
6 The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six 2014 Richard Harland Buy
7 The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven 2015 Richard Harland Buy
8 The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight 2016 Richard Harland Buy
9 The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine 2017 Richard Harland Buy
10 The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten 2018 Richard Harland Buy
11 The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction 2018 Richard Harland Buy
12 The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven 2019 Richard Harland Buy
13 The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve 2020 Richard Harland Buy
14 The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen 2021 Richard Harland Buy
15 The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen 2022 Richard Harland Buy
16 The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen 2024 Richard Harland Buy
17 The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen 2024 Richard Harland Buy
18 The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen 2025 Richard Harland Buy

The Best Horror of the Year is an annual anthology series that has run for seventeen volumes from 2009 to 2025. Edited by Ellen Datlow, each volume collects the strongest horror short fiction published that year.

Richard Harland has been featured in the series, which is considered one of the definitive annual showcases for horror fiction. The Best of the Best volume (2018) collects highlights from the first ten years.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Best Horror of the Year series?

There are eighteen books in the Best Horror of the Year series, published between 2009 and 2025.

What is the first book in the Best Horror of the Year series?

The first book in the Best Horror of the Year series is The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One, published in 2009.

What is the Best Horror of the Year series?

The Best Horror of the Year is a long-running annual anthology series collecting the best horror short fiction published each year. Edited by Ellen Datlow, the series has run for seventeen volumes from 2009 to 2025, with Richard Harland among its featured authors.

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