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Zenith: The Best in New British Science Fiction Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Zenith: The Best in New British Science Fiction 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 Zenith: The Best in New British Science Fiction series? Start with "Zenith (By: Lisa Tuttle,David S. Garnett,Elizabeth Sourbut)" (1989) and follow publication order through all 51 books.
The complete Zenith: The Best in New British Science Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Zenith (By: Lisa Tuttle,David S. Garnett,Elizabeth Sourbut)
1989

Zenith 2: The Best In New British Science Fiction
1989

The Traps of Time
1968

Science Against Man
1970

New World Quarterly 3
1972

New World Quarterly #4
1972

New Worlds 5
1973

Factions
1974

New Worlds Nine
1975

Fantastic Stories Special - 1975 Sword & Sorcery Annual
1975

New Worlds 6
1975

Legends from the End
1976

Before Armageddon, Vol. 1
1976

New Worlds 10
1976

The Best of British SF 2
1977

Weird Heroes Volume 8
1977

The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Three: Nebula Winners 1965-1969
1981

New Worlds
1983

Nebula Award Stories 3
1983

Great Fantasy
1983

Exploring Fantasy Worlds
1985

Tales From the Forbidden Planet
1987

The Mammoth Book of Fantasy All-Time Greats
1988

Tarot Tales
1989

Third Annual Collection
1989

New World Quarterly 2
1993

New Worlds No. 221
1996

Pawn of Chaos
1996

Year's Best SF 3
1998

Brit-pulp!
1999

The Furthest Horizon
2000

Cities
2003

The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases
2003

Year's Best SF 8
2003

Breaking Windows
2003

Cross Plains Universe
2006

The Space Opera Renaissance
2006

Logorrhea: Good Words Make Good Stories
2007

Fast Ships, Black Sails
2008

The New Weird
2008

The Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy
2008

Curse of the Full Moon: A Werewolf Anthology
2010

The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities
2011

Kizuna: Fiction for Japan
2011

The Sword & Sorcery Anthology
2012

Zenith Lives!
2012

Old Mars
2013

The Time Traveler's Almanac
2013

Fantasy For Good: A Charitable Anthology
2014

Michael Moorcock's Legends of the Multiverse
2017

Reports from the Deep End
2023
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