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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 79 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
Orbit 11
1972
The Year's Best Science Fiction
1973
Cosmic Laughter; Science Fiction for the Fun of It
1974
Study War No More
1977
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Sixth Annual Collection
1977
Rod Serling's Other Worlds
1978
Shadows of Sanctuary
1981
Analog 3
1982
Nebula Awards 17
1983
Alien Stars
1985
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1986
1986
Body Armor
1986
Supertanks
1987
Battlefields Beyond Tomorrow
1987
First Annual Collection
1988
Spacefighters
1988
Demons & Dreams: The Best Fantasy and Horror 1
1988
A Separate Star: A Tribute to Rudyard Kipling
1989
Third Annual Collection
1989
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1990
1990
Drabble II: Double Century
1990
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, August 1990
1990
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, December 1990
1990
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection
1993
South From Midnight
1994
The New Hugo Winners, Vol. 3
1994
Asimov's Science Fiction, November 1994
1994
Paragons
1996
Far Horizons
1999
The Furthest Horizon
2000
Nebula Awards 34 (2000)
2000
Vanishing Acts
2000
Space Soldiers
2001
I Have This Nifty Idea
2001
Supermen
2002
Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian
2003
The Best of Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine: Joe Haldeman and Others
2003
The Hard SF Renaissance
2003
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels
2005
Future Washington
2005
Elemental: The Tsunami Relief Anthology
2006
Escape from Earth
2006
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection
2006
Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2006
2006
The Best of the Best, Vol 2
2007
Nebula Awards 41 (2007)
2007
Future Weapons of War
2007
Nebula Awards Showcase 2007
2007
Warriors 1
2010
Crucified Dreams
2011
Lightspeed: Year One
2011
The Mammoth Book of SF Wars
2012
You're Not Alone
2014
Visions of the Future
2015
Blood Is Not Enough
2019
Galaxy's Edge Magazine: Issue 40, September 2019
2019
The Face of Chaos
2020
Wings of Omen
2020
Bullet Points 2
2022
Unrivalled
2023
Speaking of the Fantastic V
2024
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