Most Popular Anthology Books of the 2020s

British Library Hardback Classics: Gilded Nightmares

The Dead of Summer

Johnny Mains

Horror · Ancient Mythology · Weird Fiction · Anthology · Celtic Mythology

June 3, 2025

The Haunted Brew

Sarah Beran, Scarlett Luna Strange, Leialoha Humpherys, Ashley Evercott

Fantasy · Anthology · Romance

August 26, 2025

Gothic Fantasy

Afrofuturism Short Stories

Isis Asare

Science Fiction · Anthropological SF · Social Science Fiction · Space Opera · Anthology

November 11, 2025

Cold War Cthulhu

Darrell Schweitzer

Horror · Cthulhu · Anthology

May 2025

Beyond the Realms

Megan Charlie, K.M. Jenkins, Christina Wallace, Joli Campbell, R.E. Joyce

Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · Young Adult · Anthology

August 12, 2025

What's in a Name? #4

Four Names of Fortune

Sky Sommers, Lina Ravenhill, Marie Reed, Susan Stradiotto, Meadoe Hora, Donna White, Eurelia Winters, Ashley Steffenson, Kristin Harley, Samantha Shaye, Andi Shay, Tricia Copeland, Elena Carter, Orion Silver

Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Young Adult · Anthology · Retellings

April 19, 2025

Romancing the Rogue #2

Romancing the Rogue: Charming the Damsel

Jes Drew, Sophea Chan, Harper Lynn, Tasha Creed, Jada McCrary, C.N. Noble, Rae Summers

Fantasy · Anthology · Romance

April 27, 2025

Meetings & Mayhem

Abigail Manning, Sarah Carlisle, Erin Halbmaier, Anabelle Raven, Eliza Prokopovits, M.K. Felix

Fantasy · Dragons · Elf · Fae · Fairy Tale Retellings

February 14, 2025

British Library Tales of the Weird #62

Phantoms of Kernow

Joan Passey

Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology · Short Stories

June 19, 2025

British Library Tales of the Weird #61

Return of the Ancients

Katy Soar

Fantasy · Horror · Ancient Mythology · Psychological Horror · Roman Mythology

May 11, 2025

Wild Cards #31

Aces Full

George R. R. Martin

Science Fiction · Anthology

November 11, 2025

Welcome to Whynot

Drop it Like it's Haunt

Jamie K. Schmidt, Marisa Mohi, Samantha Peppercorn, Margaux Carroll, Shelly Ferguson

Fantasy · Anthology · Romance

January 15, 2025

The Horus Heresy: The Siege of Terra

Era of Ruin

Dan Abnett

Science Fiction · Military Science Fiction · Anthology · Short Stories · Warhammer

July 15, 2025

Encounters of Sherlock Holmes

George Mann

Horror · Anthology · Sherlock Holmes · Short Stories · Mystery

January 18, 2025

British Library Tales of the Weird #59

Spores of Doom

Aaron Worth

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology

March 20, 2025

Wild Cards #30

House Rules

George R. R. Martin

Science Fiction · Anthology

February 25, 2025

North Sea Trilogy #2

Whisperer in Valhalla

Uncredited

Horror · Cthulhu · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology

August 28, 2024

Flame Tree 451

Ancient Ghost Stories

Camilla Grudova

Horror · Ancient Mythology · Ghosts · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction

March 12, 2024

Beyond and Within

Solarpunk

Francesco Verso

Science Fiction · Social Science Fiction · Anthology · Short Stories

October 15, 2024

Beyond and Within

Midsummer Mysteries Short Stories

Martin Edwards

Crime Fiction · Psychological Horror · Anthology · Short Stories · Summer Fiction

August 27, 2024

Beyond and Within

Folk Horror Short Stories

Paul Kane, Marie O'Regan

Fantasy · Horror · Ancient Mythology · Psychological Horror · Anthology

August 27, 2024

Laughs in Space

Donna Scott

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Anthology · Short Stories

August 12, 2024

Gothic Fantasy

Sun Rising Short Stories

Ravit Helled

Science Fiction · Ancient Mythology · Anthology · Short Stories · Mythology

November 26, 2024

Gothic Fantasy

Sun Rising Short Stories

Ravit Helled

Science Fiction · Ancient Mythology · Anthology · Short Stories · Mythology

November 26, 2024

Gothic Fantasy

Moon Falling Short Stories

Ben Moore

Fantasy · Ancient Mythology · Anthology · Short Stories · Mythology

November 26, 2024

The Witch's Mark and Others

Dorothy Quick

Fantasy · Horror · Ghosts · Psychological Horror · Vampires

May 22, 2024

Dead Ends

Jeffery Deaver

Crime Fiction · Anthology · Collection · Short Stories · Mystery

August 1, 2024

Dark Tide Horror Novellas #12

Hunted Highways

Angela Yuriko Smith, Naching T. Kassa, Rowland Bercy Jr.

Fantasy · Horror · 19th century · Devil · Occult Detective

January 21, 2024

The Mad Butterfly's Ball

Chris Kelso, Preston Grassmann

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Anthology · Short Stories

June 1, 2024

Something Peculiar #9

Something Peculiar

Steve J Shaw

Horror · Anthology · Short Stories

September 26, 2024

The Realm Beneath

Allison Tebo, Danielle Bullen, Emily Golus, Anna Christine, Olivia Gratehouse, Jane Maree, Hannah Kaye

Fantasy · Kraken · Mermaid · Anthology

September 26, 2024

Dragons of Emhain

Michelle Miles

Fantasy · Dragons · Elf · Anthology

2024

British Library Hardback Classics: Gilded Nightmares

Halloweird

Johnny Mains

Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction

October 10, 2024

Easter Basket Murder

Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis, Barbara Ross

Cozy Mystery · Anthology · Easter Fiction · Mystery · Holiday/Seasonal

January 23, 2024

What's in a Name? #3

Third Name's a Charm

Susan Stradiotto

Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Young Adult · Anthology · Retellings

April 14, 2024

Tales from Beyond the Stars

Adam Roberts, Evangeline Gallagher

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Social Science Fiction · Space Opera · Anthology

November 24, 2024