Samuel R. Delany Anthologies books in order

Reading order

This list collects the anthologies that include contributions from Samuel R. Delany. Over more than five decades, Delany’s short fiction, essays, and excerpts have appeared in a wide range of anthologies covering science fiction, speculative fiction, literary criticism, cyberpunk, and queer literature.

The earliest entries date to the late 1960s, including Harlan Ellison’s landmark Dangerous Visions anthology. Through the 1970s and 1980s, Delany appeared in Nebula Award collections, literary quarterlies, and science fiction readers. Later anthologies reflect the breadth of his interests, ranging from The Ultimate Cyberpunk and The Space Opera Renaissance to collections focused on African diaspora speculative fiction and transcultural poetics.

These anthology appearances trace the arc of Delany’s career and his evolving reputation, from young science fiction prodigy to one of the most widely anthologized writers in American speculative fiction.