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Year's Best SF Anthology Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Year's Best SF 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 Year's Best SF Anthology series? Start with "Year's Best SF" (1996) and follow publication order through all 29 books.
The complete Year's Best SF Anthology reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Year's Best SF
1996

Year's Best SF 2
1997

Year's Best SF 3
1998

Year's Best SF 4
1999

Year's Best SF 5
2000

Year's Best SF 6
2001

Year's Best SF 7
2002

Year's Best SF 8
2003

Year's Best SF 9
2004

Year's Best SF 10
2005

Year's Best SF 11
2006

Year's Best SF 12
2007

Year's Best SF 13
2008

Year's Best SF 14
2009

Year's Best SF 15
2010

Year's Best SF 16
2011

Year's Best SF 17
2012

Year's Best SF 18
2013

The Good New Stuff
1999

Futures
2001

Infinity Plus One
2001

The Mammoth Book Of Science Fiction
2002

The Space Opera Renaissance
2006

The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction
2007

The New Space Opera
2007

Best of British Science Fiction 2016
2017

Stories of Hope and Wonder: In Support of UK's Healthcare Workers
2020

Love, Death and Robots: The Official Anthology: Volume One
2021

Burning Brightly
2021
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