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Mammoth Book Of… Books in Order

Mammoth Book Of… contains 128 books, published between 1936 and 2016. The first book is The Mammoth Book of Thrillers, Ghosts and Mysteries (1936) and the newest is The Mammoth Book of Adventures of Professor Moriarty (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
128
Published
1936–2016
Pages on record
52,828 in 95 of 128 books
Reading time
880–1,321 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 52,828 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 95 of 128 titles with a page count on record.

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The Mammoth Book Of... is a line of large anthologies, each collecting short fiction or non-fiction on one theme. The line runs to 128 volumes published between 1936 and 2016, from The Mammoth Book of Thrillers, Ghosts and Mysteries (1936) to The Mammoth Book of Adventures of Professor Moriarty (2016). Crime, detective fiction, science fiction, fantasy, horror and true murder cases are the recurring themes. Volumes are long, at a median of 531 pages, and each stands alone. The 2000s were the line's heaviest decade.

How many Mammoth Book Of… books are there?

Mammoth Book Of… has 128 books, released between 1936 and 2016.

Mammoth Book Of… Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 128 Mammoth Book Of… 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 September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Short Crime Novels, book 4 of the Mammoth Book Of… series (1986)
  2. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Short Spy Novels, book 7 of the Mammoth Book Of… series (1986)
  3. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Private Eye Stories, book 9 of the Mammoth Book Of… series (1988)
  4. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction, book 11 of the Mammoth Book Of… series (1989)
  5. Cover of The Mammoth Book of True Murder by Richard Glyn Jones, book 13 of the Mammoth Book Of… series (1989)
  6. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Vintage Science Fiction, book 16 of the Mammoth Book Of… series (1990)
  7. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Terror by Stephen Jones, book 17 of the Mammoth Book Of… series (1991)
  8. Cover of The Mammoth Book of New World Science Fiction (60's), book 18 of the Mammoth Book Of… series (1991)
  9. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories 2 by Richard Dalby, book 19 of the Mammoth Book Of… series (1991)
  10. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Vampires by Stephen Jones, book 20 of the Mammoth Book Of… series (1992)
  11. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits, book 21 of the Mammoth Book Of… series (1993)
  12. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Modern Science Fiction, book 23 of the Mammoth Book Of… series (1993)
  13. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Zombies, book 24 of the Mammoth Book Of… series (1993)
  14. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Werewolves by Stephen Jones, book 25 of the Mammoth Book Of… series (1993)
  15. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Contemporary SF Masters by Gardner R. Dozois, book 26 of the Mammoth Book Of… series (1994)
  16. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Historical Dectives, book 28 of the Mammoth Book Of… series (1995)
  17. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Victorian and Edwardian Ghost Stories by Richard Dalby, book 29 of the Mammoth Book Of… series
  18. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Pulp Fiction by Maxim Jakubowski, book 30 of the Mammoth Book Of… series (1996)
  19. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Dracula, book 31 of the Mammoth Book Of… series (1997)
  20. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Fairy Tales, book 32 of the Mammoth Book Of… series (1997)
  21. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Fantasy All-Time Greats, book 34 of the Mammoth Book Of… series (1998)
  22. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Armchair Detectives and Screen Crimes by Peter Haining, book 37 of the Mammoth Book Of… series
  23. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Jack the Ripper by Maxim Jakubowski, book 39 of the Mammoth Book Of… series (1999)
  24. Cover of The Mammoth Book of Lesbian Short Stories by Emma Donoghue, book 40 of the Mammoth Book Of… series (1999)
  1. 1
    The Mammoth Book of Thrillers, Ghosts and Mysteries1936 · confirmed 1/4
    1936–
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  2. 3
    The Mammoth Book of Great Detective Stories1985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
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  3. 4
    The Mammoth Book of Short Crime Novels1986 · 564 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986564
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  4. 5
    The Mammoth Book of Short Fantasy Novels1986 · 612 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986612
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  5. 7
    The Mammoth Book of Short Spy Novels1986 · 498 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986498
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  6. 8
    The Mammoth Book of Classic Science Fiction1988 · 572 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988572
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  7. 9
    The Mammoth Book of Private Eye Stories1988 · 600 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988600
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  8. 10
    The Mammoth Book of Short Horror Novels1988 · 518 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988518
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  9. 11
    The Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction1989 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989512
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  10. 12
    The Mammoth Book of Murderers1989 · confirmed 1/4
    1989–
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  11. 13
    The Mammoth Book of True Murder1989 · 598 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989598
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  12. 14
    The Mammoth Book of World War II Stories1989 · 768 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989768
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  13. 15
    The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories1990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990–
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  14. 16
    The Mammoth Book of Vintage Science Fiction1990 · 503 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990503
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  15. 17
    The Mammoth Book of Terror1991 · 648 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991648
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  16. 18
    The Mammoth Book of New World Science Fiction (60's)1991 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991512
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  17. 19
    The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories 21991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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  18. 20
    The Mammoth Book of Vampires1992 · 628 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992628
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  19. 21
    The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits1993 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993512
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  20. 22
    The Mammoth Book of Killer Women1993 · 497 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993497
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  21. 23
    The Mammoth Book of Modern Science Fiction1993 · 534 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993534
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  22. 24
    The Mammoth Book of Zombies1993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  23. 25
    The Mammoth Book of Werewolves1993 · 496 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993496
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  24. 26
    The Mammoth Book of Contemporary SF Masters1994 · 657 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994657
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  25. 27
    The Mammoth Book of Frankenstein1994 · 577 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994577
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  26. 28
    The Mammoth Book of Historical Dectives1995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
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  27. 29
    The Mammoth Book of Victorian and Edwardian Ghost Stories1995 · 544 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995544
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  28. 30
    The Mammoth Book of Pulp Fiction1996 · 586 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996586
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  29. 31
    The Mammoth Book of Dracula1997 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997512
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  30. 32
    The Mammoth Book of Fairy Tales1997 · 628 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997628
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Where to start with Mammoth Book Of…

Start with The Mammoth Book of Thrillers, Ghosts and Mysteries (1936), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Mammoth Book Of… book?

The Mammoth Book of Adventures of Professor Moriarty (2016) is the newest Mammoth Book Of… book released so far.

Is there a new Mammoth Book Of… book coming?

No next Mammoth Book Of… book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Award nominations for Mammoth Book Of…

Wikidata records 3 nominations for Mammoth Book Of…. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Mammoth Book Of… at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Mammoth Book Of… title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Mammoth Book Of… books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
52,828 pages across the 95 of 128 books with a recorded length, a median of 531 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Mammoth Book Of… books, 50 of 128, were published in the 2000s.
Attribution
Of the 128 titles, 12 are credited to Michael Ashley, 12 to Trisha Telep, 10 to Maxim Jakubowski and 6 to Stephen Jones. A further 17 writers are credited. 66 titles carry no credit.

What the Mammoth Book Of… books are about

116 of the 128 Mammoth Book Of… books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 23 of 116. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Characters in the Mammoth Book Of… books

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