Adam Nevill Reading Order

19 books (2006–2025)

Adam Nevill's Anthologies series encompasses 18 collections spanning from 2006 to 2025, with the series still ongoing. These horror and fantasy anthologies should be read in publication order, beginning with Best New Horror 17 and progressing through volumes such as Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Nineteenth Annual Collection, The End of the Line, House of Fear, and Dark Currents, among others. The series includes both original anthology collections and tributes to notable figures in the horror genre, offering a comprehensive look at horror fiction across nearly two decades.

Start with Best New Horror 17, the first of 18 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Best New Horror 17 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Nineteenth Annual Collection 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The End of the Line 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	House of Fear 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Dark Currents 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Hauntings 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The End of the Road 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Gods of HP Lovecraft 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Monstrous 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Marked to Die: A Tribute to Mark Samuels 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Dark Places, Evil Faces 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Masters of Horror 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Black Room Manuscripts Volume Three 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Uncertainties Volume III 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Revelations 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Unquiet Slumbers: An Anthology of Folk Horror Tales 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Horror Tales From England: Sinister Edition 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

19 books (2009–2026)

The Best Horror of the Year is an ongoing anthology series edited by Adam Nevill that collects the most significant short horror fiction published each year. With 18 volumes released between 2009 and 2025, the series should be read in publication order to follow the progression of selected stories chronologically. The collection includes a milestone 10-year retrospective volume alongside the annual installments, offering both current selections and curated highlights from the series' first decade.

Start with The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One, the first of 18 books in the Best Horror of the Year series.

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1	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Best Horror of the Year, Volume Eighteen 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2011–2015)

Adam Nevill's short story and novella collection spans two volumes published between 2011 and 2015, presenting complete and self-contained entries best read in publication order. The series begins with Florrie, followed by Hippocampus, offering horror and fantasy-tinged narratives from this acclaimed author. Both volumes have been released and the series is finished, making it ideal for readers seeking darker, imaginative shorter fiction.

Start with Florrie and read in order.

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1	Florrie 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Hippocampus 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2011–2020)

Adam Nevill's Short Story Collections series comprises six standalone volumes of horror and fantasy short fiction published between 2011 and 2020. Read in publication order, beginning with Sex on the Move and concluding with Wyrd and Other Derelictions, these collections showcase Nevill's work across various dark and imaginative narratives. The series is complete and each book can be enjoyed independently, though reading them sequentially offers a comprehensive view of the author's evolution across the decade.

Start with Sex on the Move, the first of 6 books in the Short Story Collections series.

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1	Sex on the Move 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Before You Sleep 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Some Will Not Sleep 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Before You Wake 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Hasty for the Dark 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Wyrd and Other Derelictions 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

13 books (2004–2026)

Adam Nevill's standalone horror novels span from 2004 to 2026, comprising thirteen independent works that can be read in any order but are best experienced in publication sequence. Each book presents a self-contained story unconnected to the others, allowing readers to jump in anywhere while discovering the author's evolving approach to dark and fantastical themes. The series remains ongoing, with titles including Banquet for the Damned, Apartment 16, The Ritual, Last Days, The House of Small Shadows, No One Gets Out Alive, Lost Girl, Under a Watchful Eye, The Reddening, Cunning Folk, The Vessel, All the Fiends of Hell, and Monumental.

Start with Banquet for the Damned, the first of 13 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Banquet for the Damned 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Apartment 16 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Ritual 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Last Days 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The House of Small Shadows 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	No One Gets Out Alive 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Lost Girl 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Under a Watchful Eye 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Reddening 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Cunning Folk 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Vessel 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	All the Fiends of Hell 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Monumental 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

12 books (2011–2019)

The Terror Tales series is a complete collection of 11 horror anthologies published between 2011 and 2019, each focusing on a different region of the United Kingdom and featuring stories by various horror and fantasy authors. While Adam Nevill is credited as the series editor, individual volumes are authored by different writers including Anna Taborska, Paul Finch, Alison Littlewood, John Llewellyn Probert, and Priya Sharma. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Terror Tales of the Lake District. These regional horror collections offer readers location-specific terror stories that blend dark fantasy and horror across the British landscape.

Start with Terror Tales of the Lake District(By: Anna Taborska), the first of 11 books in the Terror Tales series.

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1	Terror Tales of the Lake District(By: Anna Taborska) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Terror Tales of East Anglia(By: Paul Finch) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Terror Tales of the Cotswolds(By: Alison Littlewood,John Llewellyn Probert) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Terror Tales of the Cotswolds(By: John Llewellyn Probert) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Terror Tales of London(By: Anna Taborska) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Terror Tales of the Seaside(By: Paul Finch) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Terror Tales of Wales(By: Priya Sharma) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Terror Tales of Yorkshire(By: Paul Finch) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Terror Tales of the Ocean(With: Paul Finch) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Terror Tales of the Scottish Highlands(By: Paul Finch) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Terror Tales of Cornwall(By: Paul Finch) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Terror Tales of North West England(By: Paul Finch) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible