Most Popular Short Stories Books of the 2000s

Harrowing the Dragon

Patricia A. McKillip

Fantasy · Short Stories

November 2005

Looking for Jake

China Miéville

Fantasy · Short Stories

2005

The Complete Wandering Ghosts

Francis Marion Crawford

Horror · Collection · Short Stories

September 9, 2004

Black Juice

Margo Lanagan

Fantasy · Young Adult · Short Stories · World Fantasy Award

2004

Robert E. Howard's Complete Conan of Cimmeria #2

Robert E. Howard's Complete Conan of Cimmeria: Volume Two (1934)

Robert E. Howard

Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · Short Stories

2004

One More for the Road

Ray Bradbury

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Bram Stoker Award · Short Stories

2002

McAndrew

The Compleat McAndrew

Charles Sheffield

Science Fiction · Short Stories

April 2000

Harold Middleton #2

The Copper Bracelet

Jeffery Deaver

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

October 27, 2009

Viator Plus

Lucius Shepard

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Short Stories

December 2009

The Black Heart

Patrick O'Leary

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Short Stories

September 2009

Returning My Sister's Face and Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice

Eugie Foster

Fantasy · Short Stories

March 1, 2009

Just Behind You

Ramsey Campbell

Horror · Short Stories

September 2009

Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural

Sherlock Holmes

David Stuart Davies

Horror · 19th century · Crime Fiction · Ghosts · Gothic Horror

February 5, 2008

Gaslight Tales of Sherlock Holmes #1

Gaslight Grimoire

J. R. Campbell, Charles Prepolec

Fantasy · Horror · Gaslamp Fantasy · Gothic Horror · Occult Detective

November 2008

Living with the Dead

Darrell Schweitzer

Horror · Short Stories

2008

PS Showcase #4

Glyphotech

Mark Samuels

Horror · Short Stories

2008

The Spook House: Terrifying Tales of the Macabre

Ambrose Bierce

Horror · Short Stories

2008

Pretty Monsters

Kelly Link

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Young Adult · Short Stories

October 2, 2008

The Hounds of Ash and Other Tales of Fool Wolf

Greg Keyes

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Short Stories

April 2008

Dark Benediction

Walter M. Miller, Jr.

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Social Science Fiction · Collection · Short Stories

April 12, 2007

Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural

The Black Veil and Other Tales of Supernatural Sleuths

Mark Valentine

Horror · Demon · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Occult Detective

September 2007

The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard #7

Beyond the Black River

Robert E. Howard

Fantasy · Short Stories

2007

Now and Forever

Ray Bradbury

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Short Stories

September 2007

The Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories: A Connie Willis Compendium

Connie Willis

Science Fiction · Collection · Locus Award · Short Stories

September 25, 2007

Mote Twisted

Jeffery Deaver

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Anthology · Collection · Short Stories

December 11, 2006

Saffron and Brimstone: Strange Stories

Elizabeth Hand

Fantasy · Short Stories

2006

The Fungal Stain and Other Dreams

W. H. Pugmire

Horror · Short Stories

2006

Red Spikes

Margo Lanagan

Fantasy · Young Adult · Short Stories

2006

Map of Dreams

M. Rickert

Fantasy · Short Stories · World Fantasy Award

2006

Dark Mondays

Kage Baker

Fantasy · Horror · Collection · Short Stories

2006

The Line Between

Peter S. Beagle

Fantasy · Short Stories

2006

The Best of Philip José Farmer

Philip José Farmer

Science Fiction · Short Stories

2006

We the Underpeople

Cordwainer Smith

Science Fiction · Short Stories

2006

Secret Lives

Jeff VanderMeer

Fantasy · New Weird · Short Stories

2006

Joe Pickett #4

Dull Knife

C. J. Box

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

2005

Once Upon a Time (She Said)

Jane Yolen

Fantasy · Collection · Short Stories · Non-fiction

August 2005