Anthology and Short-Form Fiction x Science Fiction Collections & Anthologies

30 books sit in the overlap between Anthology and Short Form Fiction and Science Fiction Collections & Anthologies.

30 shared books6 shared top picks33% top-pick overlap100% reader overlap

Sci-Fi Short StoriesShort StoriesFantasy AnthologiesMystery Anthologies

Shared Shelf

These are the books that appear on both source lists. This is the literal overlap, not a synthetic summary.

1. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022
John Joseph Adams, Rebecca Roanhorse
Appears #2 on Anthology and Short Form Fiction and #2 on Science Fiction Collections & Anthologies. Shared themes: Sci-Fi Short Stories and Short Stories.
2. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017
N.K. Jemisin, Peter S. Beagle
Appears #3 on Anthology and Short Form Fiction and #4 on Science Fiction Collections & Anthologies. Shared themes: Sci-Fi Short Stories and Short Stories.
3. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023
R. F. Kuang, John Joseph Adams
Appears #7 on Anthology and Short Form Fiction and #1 on Science Fiction Collections & Anthologies. Shared themes: Sci-Fi Short Stories and Short Stories.
4. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2024
Hugh Howey, John Joseph Adams
Appears #5 on Anthology and Short Form Fiction and #5 on Science Fiction Collections & Anthologies. Shared themes: Sci-Fi Short Stories and Short Stories.
5. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2019
Carmen Maria Machado, John Joseph Adams
Appears #10 on Anthology and Short Form Fiction and #3 on Science Fiction Collections & Anthologies. Shared themes: Sci-Fi Short Stories and Short Stories.
6. The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2022
Jess Walter, Steph Cha
Appears #1 on Anthology and Short Form Fiction and #14 on Science Fiction Collections & Anthologies. Shared themes: Sci-Fi Short Stories and Short Stories.
7. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2025
Nnedi Okorafor, John Joseph Adams
Appears #9 on Anthology and Short Form Fiction and #7 on Science Fiction Collections & Anthologies. Shared themes: Sci-Fi Short Stories and Short Stories.
8. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015
Joe Hill, John Joseph Adams
Appears #13 on Anthology and Short Form Fiction and #6 on Science Fiction Collections & Anthologies. Shared themes: Sci-Fi Short Stories and Short Stories.
9. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021
Veronica Roth, John Joseph Adams
Appears #15 on Anthology and Short Form Fiction and #8 on Science Fiction Collections & Anthologies. Shared themes: Sci-Fi Short Stories and Short Stories.
10. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2016
Karen Joy Fowler, John Joseph Adams
Appears #21 on Anthology and Short Form Fiction and #9 on Science Fiction Collections & Anthologies. Shared themes: Sci-Fi Short Stories and Short Stories.
11. The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Novellas 2016
Paula Guran
Appears #17 on Anthology and Short Form Fiction and #19 on Science Fiction Collections & Anthologies. Shared themes: Sci-Fi Short Stories and Short Stories.
12. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018
N.K. Jemisin, John Joseph Adams
Appears #27 on Anthology and Short Form Fiction and #10 on Science Fiction Collections & Anthologies. Shared themes: Sci-Fi Short Stories and Short Stories.
13. The Best American Mystery Stories 2020
C. J. Box, Otto Penzler
Appears #14 on Anthology and Short Form Fiction and #28 on Science Fiction Collections & Anthologies. Shared themes: Sci-Fi Short Stories and Short Stories.
14. Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror
Paula Guran, G.V. Anderson
Appears #29 on Anthology and Short Form Fiction and #13 on Science Fiction Collections & Anthologies. Shared themes: Sci-Fi Short Stories and Short Stories.
15. The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year
Jonathan Strahan
Appears #31 on Anthology and Short Form Fiction and #12 on Science Fiction Collections & Anthologies. Shared themes: Sci-Fi Short Stories and Short Stories.
16. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 36
L. Ron Hubbard, Nnedi Okorafor
Appears #35 on Anthology and Short Form Fiction and #16 on Science Fiction Collections & Anthologies. Shared themes: Sci-Fi Short Stories and Short Stories.
17. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020
John Joseph Adams, Diana Gabaldon
Appears #41 on Anthology and Short Form Fiction and #11 on Science Fiction Collections & Anthologies. Shared themes: Sci-Fi Short Stories and Short Stories.
18. The Best American Mystery Stories 2014
Otto Penzler, Laura Lippman
Appears #26 on Anthology and Short Form Fiction and #30 on Science Fiction Collections & Anthologies. Shared themes: Sci-Fi Short Stories and Short Stories.
19. Eclipse 2
Jonathan Strahan
Appears #40 on Anthology and Short Form Fiction and #18 on Science Fiction Collections & Anthologies. Shared themes: Sci-Fi Short Stories and Short Stories.
20. The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year: 2024
Otto Penzler - editor foreword, Anthony Horowitz - editor introduction
Appears #28 on Anthology and Short Form Fiction and #33 on Science Fiction Collections & Anthologies. Shared themes: Sci-Fi Short Stories and Short Stories.
21. The Best American Short Stories 2017
Meg Wolitzer
Appears #25 on Anthology and Short Form Fiction and #37 on Science Fiction Collections & Anthologies. Shared themes: Sci-Fi Short Stories and Short Stories.
22. The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year
Jonathan Strahan
Appears #46 on Anthology and Short Form Fiction and #20 on Science Fiction Collections & Anthologies. Shared themes: Sci-Fi Short Stories and Short Stories.
23. Greatest Hits
Harlan Ellison, J. Michael Straczynski
Appears #55 on Anthology and Short Form Fiction and #15 on Science Fiction Collections & Anthologies. Shared themes: Sci-Fi Short Stories and Short Stories.
24. Eclipse 4
Jonathan Strahan
Appears #50 on Anthology and Short Form Fiction and #22 on Science Fiction Collections & Anthologies. Shared themes: Sci-Fi Short Stories and Short Stories.

Source Lists

These are the two public lists the crossover comes from.

How It's Told

Anthology and Short Form Fiction

60 picks

Collection-driven reading built for precision, variety, and quick impact.

The Shelves

Science Fiction Collections & Anthologies Books

60 picks

Science Fiction Collections & Anthologies books gathered from the the shelves shelf as a focused reading list.

Crossover Essay

A longer editorial argument for why these two lists belong together.

Why Anthology and Short Form Fiction and Science Fiction Collections & Anthologies Belong on the Same Shelf builds the longer argument from the same two source lists and the same shared shelf.