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Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction Books in Order

Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction contains 15 books, published between 1997 and 2016. The first book is The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 11th Annual Collection (1997) and the newest is The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 29th Annual Collection (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
15
Published
1997–2016
Pages on record
5,648 in 8 of 15 books
Reading time
94–141 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,648 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 15 titles with a page count on record.

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Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction is an anthology series of English and American science fiction short stories, with 15 volumes catalogued from 1997 to 2016. The earliest listed volume is The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 11th Annual Collection (1997). Annual collections follow through the 2000s, and The Mammoth Book of the Best of Best New SF appeared in 2008. The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 29th Annual Collection (2016) is the final entry.

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How many Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction books are there?

Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction has 15 books, released between 1997 and 2016.

Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 15 Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.

  1. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 11th Annual Collection (1997)
  2. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 13th Annual Collection by Gardner Dozois (2000)
  3. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 14th Annual Collection by Gardner Dozois (2001)
  4. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 15th Annual Collection by Gardner Dozois (2002)
  5. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 16th Annual Collection by Gardner Dozois (2003)
  6. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 18th Annual Collection by Gardner Dozois (2005)
  7. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 19th Annual Collection by Gardner Dozois (2006)
  8. Cover of The Mammoth Book of the Best of Best New SF, book 9 of the Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction series (2008)
  9. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 22nd Annual Collection by Gardner R. Dozois (2009)
  10. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection by Gardner Dozois (2010)
  11. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 24th Annual Collection (2011)
  12. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 25th Annual Collection by Gardner R. Dozois (2012)
  13. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 26th Annual Collection (2013)
  14. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 29th Annual Collection (2016)
  1. 1
    The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 11th Annual Collection1997 · 615 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997615
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  2. 2
    The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 13th Annual Collection2000 · 729 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000729
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  3. 3
    The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 14th Annual Collection2001 · 732 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001732
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  4. 4
    The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 15th Annual Collection2002 · 732 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002732
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  5. 5
    The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 16th Annual Collection2003 · 732 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003732
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  6. 6
    The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 17th Annual Collection2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  7. 7
    The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 18th Annual Collection2005 · 620 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005620
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  8. 8
    The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 19th Annual Collection2006 · 720 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006720
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  9. 9
    The Mammoth Book of the Best of Best New SF2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  10. 11
    The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 22nd Annual Collection2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  11. 12
    The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  12. 13
    The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 24th Annual Collection2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  13. 14
    The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 25th Annual Collection2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  14. 15
    The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 26th Annual Collection2013 · 768 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013768
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  15. 16
    The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 29th Annual Collection2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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Where to start with Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction

Start with The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 11th Annual Collection (1997), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction book?

The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 29th Annual Collection (2016) is the newest Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction book released so far.

Is there a new Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction book coming?

No next Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
5,648 pages across the 8 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 730 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction books, 9 of 15, were published in the 2000s.
Attribution
Of the 15 titles, 7 are credited to Gardner Dozois and 2 to Gardner R. Dozois. 6 titles carry no credit.

When Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction titles appeared. 2000s was the most productive decade with 9 titles.

1990s
1
2000s
9
2010s
5

15 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction books are about

11 of the 15 Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 6 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

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