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The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 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 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror series? Start with "The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition" (2010) and follow publication order through all 38 books.
The complete The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition
2010
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition
2011
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition
2012
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition
2013
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition
2014
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 Edition
2015
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2016 Edition
2016
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2017 Edition
2017
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 Edition
2018
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2019 Edition
2020
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 1
2020
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 2
2021
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume 3
2022
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 4
2023
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 5
2024
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: Volume 5
2024
Swords Against the Millennium
2000
Powers of Detection
2004
Dark Delicacies II: Fear
2007
Unusual Suspects
2008
Wolfsbane and Mistletoe
2008
Mean Streets
2009
The Living Dead 2
2010
Those Who Fight Monsters
2011
Home Improvement: Undead Edition
2011
The Monster's Corner
2011
Armored
2012
The Mammoth Book of SF Wars
2012
Hex Appeal
2012
21st Century Dead
2012
Weird Detectives
2013
Oz Reimagined
2013
Ghouls, Ghosts, and Ninja Rats
2013
Magic City: Recent Spells
2014
Out of Tune
2014
Operation Arcana
2015
Street Magicks
2016
Unidentified Funny Objects 8
2020
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