Dan Chaon Reading Order

7 books (2004–2016)

Dan Chaon edited six anthology collections between 2004 and 2015, all of which are now complete. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection and concluding with Seize the Night. The series spans multiple themed anthologies covering fantasy, horror, and contemporary fiction, showcasing work from various authors across the mystery, thriller, and horror genres.

Start with Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection, the first of 6 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant: Confessions of Cooking for One and Dining Alone 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	21st Century Dead 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Seize the Night 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Nightmares: A New Decade of Modern Horror 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

19 books (2009–2026)

The Best Horror of the Year is an ongoing anthology series edited by Dan Chaon, featuring the most acclaimed horror short fiction published each year. With eighteen volumes released from 2009 to 2025, the series should be read in publication order, beginning with Volume One. The collection includes a retrospective volume, The Best of the Best Horror of the Year, which celebrates ten years of essential selections from the series.

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

6 books (2019–2019)

The Disorder Collection is a complete six-book anthology series edited by Dan Chaon and published in 2019, featuring stories that blend mystery, thriller, and horror elements. The series includes works by Uzodinma Iweala, Scott Heim, Min Jin Lee, Lauren Beukes, and Namwali Serpell, among others. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with Anonymous and concluding with Will Williams.

Start with Anonymous(By: Uzodinma Iweala), the first of 6 books in the Disorder Collection series.

2 books (2014–2014)

Dan Chaon's two-book collection of mystery and horror short stories and novellas spans 2014 with How We Escaped Our Certain Fate followed by Little America. This complete series should be read in publication order to experience Chaon's darker narratives as intended.

Start with How We Escaped Our Certain Fate and read in order.

3 books (1995–2012)

Dan Chaon's three short story collections span from 1995 to 2012 and should be read in publication order: Fitting Ends, Among the Missing, and Stay Awake. This complete series showcases the author's work in mystery, thriller, and horror genres through interconnected and standalone tales that explore dark psychological terrain and unsettling human circumstances.

Start with Fitting Ends and read in order.

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1	Fitting Ends 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Among the Missing 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Stay Awake 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2004–2025)

Dan Chaon has published five standalone novels between 2004 and 2025, with the series remaining ongoing. Each book functions independently and should be read in publication order, beginning with You Remind Me of Me. His works span mystery, thriller, and horror genres, with titles including Await Your Reply, Ill Will, Sleepwalk, and One of Us.

Start with You Remind Me of Me, the first of 5 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	You Remind Me of Me 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Await Your Reply 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Ill Will 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Sleepwalk 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	One of Us 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible