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Isaac Asimov's Anthology Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Isaac Asimov's Anthology 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 Isaac Asimov's Anthology series? Start with "Isaac Asimov's Aliens (With: Gardner Dozois)" (1991) and follow publication order through all 166 books.
The complete Isaac Asimov's Anthology reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Isaac Asimov's Aliens (With: Gardner Dozois)
1991

Isaac Asimov's Robots (With: Rob Chilson)
1991

Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite (With: John M. Ford)
1993

Isaac Asimov's War (With: Gardner Dozois)
1993

Isaac Asimov's Cyberdreams (With: Gardner Dozois)
1994

Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep (With: Gardner Dozois)
1995

Isaac Asimov's Ghosts (With: Terry Bisson)
1995

Isaac Asimov's Christmas (With: Gardner Dozois)
1997

Isaac Asimov's Camelot (With: Gardner Dozois,Eleanor Arnason)
1998

Isaac Asimov's Detectives (With: Gardner Dozois)
1998

Isaac Asimov's Werewolves (With: Suzy McKee Charnas,Gardner Dozois)
1999

Isaac Asimov's Solar System (By: Gardner Dozois)
1999

Isaac Asimov's Utopias (With: Gardner Dozois)
2000

Isaac Asimov's Father Day (With: Gardner Dozois)
2001

Isaac Asimov's Halloween
2001

Astounding Science-Fiction, March 1942
1942

Famous Science-Fiction Stories: Adventures in Time and Space
1946

Invasion From Mars:Interplanetary Stories
1949

Star Science Fiction Stories 3
1955

Astounding Science Fiction, November 1956
1956
Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1958
1958

The Hugo Winners, Vol. 1&2
1962

The Hugo Winners, Vol. 1
1962

50 Short Science Fiction Tales
1963

Connoisseur's Science Fiction
1964

Five-Odd / Possible Tomorrows
1964

If This Goes On
1965

New Writings In SF-4
1965

Tomorrow's Children
1966

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1966
1966

Worlds to Come: New Science Fiction Adventures
1967

Dangerous Visions
1967

Time Untamed
1967

Backdrop of Stars
1968
Futures Unlimited
1969

The 13 Crimes of Science Fiction
1970

Where Do We Go from Here?
1971

Never In This World
1971

Stories from The Hugo Winners, 1962-1967
1971

Beyond Control
1972

The Hugo Winners, 1968-1970
1973

More Stories from the Hugo Winners, Vol. 2
1973

Nebula Awards 8
1973

The John W. Campbell Memorial Anthology / Astounding
1973

Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction
1973

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow...
1974

Wondermakers 2
1974

Final Stage: The Ultimate Science Fiction Anthology
1974

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1974
1974

Decade: The 1940's
1975

Extraterrestrial Intelligence
1976

Beyond Tomorrow
1976
The Hugo Winners, Vol. 3: 1971-1975
1977

Study War No More
1977

Extraterrestrials and Eclipses
1978

The Book of Ellison
1978

Rod Serling's Other Worlds
1978

Isaac Asimov's Marvels of Science Fiction
1979

The Great SF Stories 1
1979

The Science Fictional Solar System
1979

Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Treasury
1980

The Seven Deadly Sins of Science Fiction
1980

The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction / Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century
1980

Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction
1980

100 Malicious Little Mysteries
1981

More Wandering Stars
1981

The Future I
1981

Isaac Asimov's Near Futures and Far
1981

The Last Man on Earth
1982

The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction 24
1982

Laughing Space: An Anthology of Science Fiction Humor
1982

Isaac Asimov's Wonders of the World
1982

Alfred Hitchcock's Your Share of Fear
1982

Tantalizing Locked Room Mysteries
1982

Mutants
1982

Dragon Tales
1982

Science Fiction A to Z
1982

Hallucination Orbit
1983

Starships
1983

Creations - the Quest for Origins in Story and Science
1983

Machines That Think
1983

Creations: The Quest For Origins In Story And Science
1983

The Science Fiction Weight Loss Book
1983

The First Omni Book of Science Fiction
1983

Caught in the Organ Draft
1983

Isaac Asimov's Aliens & Outworlders
1983

13 Horrors of Halloween
1983

Intergalactic Empires
1983

Young Mutants
1984

Children of the Future
1984

Mammoth Book of Short Science Fiction Novels
1984

100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories
1984

Election Day 2084
1984

Young Extraterrestrials
1984

Young Monsters
1985

Great Science Fiction Stories by the World's Greatest Scientists
1985

Amazing Stories
1985

Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, October 1986
1986

Extraterrestrials
1986

The Twelve Frights of Christmas
1986

The Dark Void
1987

Young Witches and Warlocks
1987

Battlefields Beyond Tomorrow
1987

The Mammoth Book of Classic Science Fiction
1988

Encounters
1988

Science Fiction Stories
1988

Great Tales of Classic Science Fiction
1988

The Great SF Stories 17
1988

The Drabble Project
1988

Ghosts
1988

The New Hugo Winners, 1983-1985
1989

Purr-Fect Crime
1989

Tales of the Occult
1989

Beastly Tales
1989

Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, September 1989
1989

Visions of Fantasy
1989

The Great SF Stories 22
1990

Cosmic Critiques
1990

Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, August 1990
1990

Christmas on Ganymede and Other Stories
1990

Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, December 1990
1990

Tomorrow's Voices
1991

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, January 1991
1991

Isaac Asimov's Aliens
1991

Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1991
1991

The Great SF Stories 23
1991

Once Upon a Time
1991

Power
1991

Isaac Asimov's Robots
1991

Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Mid-December 1991
1991

The Great SF Stories 24
1992

War With the Robots
1992

Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1992
1992

The Great SF Stories 25
1992

The Super Hugos
1992

Inside the Funhouse
1992

Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite
1993

Asimov's Science Fiction, April 1993
1993

Isaac Asimov's War
1993

Fantasy Stories
1994

Isaac Asimov's Cyberdreams
1994

Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep
1995

Isaac Asimov's Ghosts
1995

Time Machines
1997

Isaac Asimov's Christmas
1997

Isaac Asimov's Camelot
1998

Isaac Asimov's Detectives
1998

Isaac Asimov's Valentines
1999

Bangs & Whimpers
1999

Isaac Asimov's Werewolves
1999

Isaac Asimov's Utopias
2000

Isaac Asimov's Father Day
2001

Tales of Science Fiction
2003

The World Turned Upside Down
2005

Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: 30th Anniversary Anthology
2007

The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction
2010

Science Fiction Gems, Vol. One
2011

Bug-Eyed Monsters & Bimbos
2011

The Fourth Science Fiction Megapack
2012

One and Wonder
2013

Science Fiction Super Pack #1
2013

The Time Traveler's Almanac
2013

Fantastic Stories Presents
2014

Lieu: Science Fiction Short Stories
2015

Misbegotten Missionary
2016

Science Fiction Gems, Volume 15, Milton Lessor and Others
2018
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