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Contemporary Writers: Critical Essays Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Contemporary Writers: Critical Essays books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Contemporary Writers: Critical Essays series? Start with "David Mitchell: Critical Essays (By: Sarah Dillon)" (2011) and follow publication order through all 23 books.
The complete Contemporary Writers: Critical Essays reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
David Mitchell: Critical Essays (By: Sarah Dillon)
2011
Maggie Gee: Critical Essays (By: Sarah Dillon)
2015
Adam Roberts: Critical Essays (By: Christos Callow Jr.)
2016
Rupert Thomson: Critical Essays (By: Iain Robinson,Rupert Thomson,John McAuliffe,Kaye Mitchell,Rebecca Pohl,Christopher Vardy,Robert Duggan,Rhona Gordon)
2016
Tom McCarthy: Critical Essays (By: Dennis Duncan)
2016
M. John Harrison: Critical Essays
2019
Sarah Hall: Critical Essays (By: Alexander Beaumont,Elke D’hoker)
2022
New Writings In SF-12
1968
New Writings in SF-13
1968
New Worlds 6
1975
The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series XI
1983
First Annual Collection
1988
Demons & Dreams: The Best Fantasy and Horror 1
1988
Tarot Tales
1989
Second Annual Collection
1989
The Year's Best Fantasy 2 / Demons and Dreams
1990
Best New Horror 4
1993
The Giant Book of Terror
1994
Best New Horror 6
1995
The New Weird
2008
An Unreliable Guide to London
2016
Fiction as Method
2017
Collected Stories
2023
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