Martin H Greenberg Books in Order

This volume gathers standout science fiction stories first published in 1939. Asimov and Greenberg add introductions and notes, turning the collection into a compact snapshot of a key year in the genre.

This volume gathers standout science fiction stories first published in 1940. Asimov and Greenberg add introductions and notes, turning the collection into a compact snapshot of a key year in the genre.

This volume gathers standout science fiction stories first published in 1941. Asimov and Greenberg add introductions and notes, turning the collection into a compact snapshot of a key year in the genre.

This volume gathers standout science fiction stories first published in 1942. Asimov and Greenberg add introductions and notes, turning the collection into a compact snapshot of a key year in the genre.

A nonfiction anthology of autobiographical essays by science fiction writers, focused on how they came to the field and what shaped their work. It reads less like criticism than a set of candid, revealing personal pieces.

This volume gathers standout science fiction stories first published in 1943. Asimov and Greenberg add introductions and notes, turning the collection into a compact snapshot of a key year in the genre.

This volume gathers standout science fiction stories first published in 1944. Asimov and Greenberg add introductions and notes, turning the collection into a compact snapshot of a key year in the genre.

A fantasy anthology devoted to wizards, magical learning, and the uses and abuses of arcane power. The stories vary in tone, but they all circle the old fascination with knowledge that can change the world.

This volume gathers standout science fiction stories first published in 1945. Asimov and Greenberg add introductions and notes, turning the collection into a compact snapshot of a key year in the genre.

This volume gathers standout science fiction stories first published in 1946. Asimov and Greenberg add introductions and notes, turning the collection into a compact snapshot of a key year in the genre.

A themed anthology of science fiction stories about vast empires, interstellar power, and the strain of ruling worlds too large to control. The scale is the draw, from palace intrigue to rebellion at the rim.

This volume gathers standout science fiction stories first published in 1947. Asimov and Greenberg add introductions and notes, turning the collection into a compact snapshot of a key year in the genre.

This volume gathers standout science fiction stories first published in 1948. Asimov and Greenberg add introductions and notes, turning the collection into a compact snapshot of a key year in the genre.

This anthology turns sport and competition into science fiction, with games, contests, and athletic ambition played out under futuristic rules. It is a fun way to see how writers handle rivalry when the arena gets strange.

A themed collection of stories about extraordinary people, superhuman powers, and the trouble that comes with standing above the crowd. Some tales celebrate power, while others question what it does to the person who has it.

This volume gathers standout science fiction stories first published in 1949. Asimov and Greenberg add introductions and notes, turning the collection into a compact snapshot of a key year in the genre.

This volume gathers standout science fiction stories first published in 1950. Asimov and Greenberg add introductions and notes, turning the collection into a compact snapshot of a key year in the genre.

This collection gathers fantasy and science fiction stories about witches, enchantment, and dangerous skill. Some are eerie, some playful, but the common thread is magic shaped by personality, secrecy, and consequence.

A themed anthology of knightly adventure with a broader, more speculative reach than standard medieval fantasy. The stories mix chivalric ideals, quests, and larger-than-life conflict with science-fictional or fantastical twists.

A fantasy anthology about beings too large for ordinary human scale, whether awe-inspiring, threatening, or unexpectedly sympathetic. The theme lets the stories play with power, distance, and the fear of being small.

This anthology gathers mystery novellas that follow cops at work, not lone geniuses. The cases unfold through interviews, paperwork, street pressure, and steady legwork, giving the crimes a grounded procedural feel.

These stories turn on magic cast, broken, twisted, or misread. The book is built around the simple pleasure of watching spells solve problems, create new ones, and reveal who is really in control.

This volume gathers standout science fiction stories first published in 1951. Asimov and Greenberg add introductions and notes, turning the collection into a compact snapshot of a key year in the genre.

This anthology gathers science fiction stories about comets as wonder, threat, and cosmic disruption. The mood swings from awe to apocalypse, with writers using the same celestial object for very different kinds of danger.

Four mystery novellas built around sealed rooms, impossible clues, and crimes that seem to defy logic. It is a compact sampler of locked-room detection, where the fun lies in seeing how each puzzle is finally cracked.

Wish stories almost always come with a catch, and this anthology knows it. The tales explore desire, temptation, and the gap between what someone asks for and what a magical power chooses to give.

This collection rounds up stories about legendary creatures and the people unlucky or lucky enough to meet them. Expect a mix of wonder, danger, and old folklore reworked in fresh ways.

This volume gathers standout science fiction stories first published in 1952. Asimov and Greenberg add introductions and notes, turning the collection into a compact snapshot of a key year in the genre.

This volume gathers standout science fiction stories first published in 1953. Asimov and Greenberg add introductions and notes, turning the collection into a compact snapshot of a key year in the genre.

These stories bring frontier law and order into science fiction territory, with sheriffs, marshals, and hard justice transplanted to new worlds. It reads like a bridge between the western and the space adventure.

A themed anthology about devils, bargains, and the trouble that begins when evil arrives wearing a reasonable face. The stories range from darkly playful to outright sinister, but all turn on dangerous temptation.

A themed anthology about prehistoric humans, evolution, and the uneasy line between the familiar and the other. The stories use Neanderthals for adventure, speculation, and questions about what it means to be fully human.

This collection focuses on near-space travel and the machines that make it possible, keeping the science fiction closer to home than many star-spanning anthologies. The stories carry a strong sense of engineering risk and human nerve.

This volume gathers standout science fiction stories first published in 1954. Asimov and Greenberg add introductions and notes, turning the collection into a compact snapshot of a key year in the genre.

This anthology uses the lost-city legend of Atlantis as its shared spark. The stories circle ruin, memory, hidden worlds, and the irresistible idea that something vast and vanished may still wait below.

A science fiction anthology about creatures that frighten, confuse, or challenge the people who meet them. Some stories play the terror straight, while others ask who really deserves the monster label.

This volume gathers standout science fiction stories first published in 1955. Asimov and Greenberg add introductions and notes, turning the collection into a compact snapshot of a key year in the genre.

This volume gathers standout science fiction stories first published in 1956. Asimov and Greenberg add introductions and notes, turning the collection into a compact snapshot of a key year in the genre.

This anthology asks what history might look like if major empires had risen, fallen, or turned another way. The stories range widely in place and era, but all hinge on one altered decision changing the world.

A fantasy collection built around bad magic that lingers, punishes, or keeps spreading after the first mistake. The appeal is watching characters try to outwit consequences that are older and meaner than they expected.

These mystery stories are tied to priests, parishes, relics, and religious settings, where sin and secrecy sit uncomfortably close together. The theme gives the crimes a moral edge without losing the puzzle-solving appeal.

This anthology gathers robot stories that range from clever machine puzzles to deeper questions about intelligence, usefulness, and control. It is a strong theme collection for readers who like science fiction at its most classic.

This volume gathers standout science fiction stories first published in 1957. Asimov and Greenberg add introductions and notes, turning the collection into a compact snapshot of a key year in the genre.

This volume gathers standout science fiction stories first published in 1958. Asimov and Greenberg add introductions and notes, turning the collection into a compact snapshot of a key year in the genre.

Alien invasion is the engine here, with stories about worlds under threat, outsiders arriving in force, and the panic that follows first contact gone wrong. The collection leans into pressure, escalation, and survival.

This anthology returns to the American West with original stories about hard country, bad odds, and people trying to hold a line. Expect frontier towns, lonely landscapes, and choices that rarely come easy.

The first Isaac's Universe anthology introduces a far-future galaxy shared by several starfaring species. These stories lean on culture clash, trade, and uneasy diplomacy rather than simple space battles.

This volume gathers standout science fiction stories first published in 1959. Asimov and Greenberg add introductions and notes, turning the collection into a compact snapshot of a key year in the genre.

This volume gathers standout science fiction stories first published in 1960. Asimov and Greenberg add introductions and notes, turning the collection into a compact snapshot of a key year in the genre.

Edited by Edward Gorman, Robert J. Randisi, and Martin H. Greenberg for Mystery Scene, this inaugural collection brings together suspense and mystery stories from established genre writers. Dean R. Koontz is represented by “Twilight of the Dawn,” first published in Night Visions IV.

This anthology gathers stories about faeries in all their usual troublesome forms, beautiful, dangerous, helpful, and deeply untrustworthy. It is a good volume for readers who like enchantment with a hard edge.

The second Isaac's Universe volume returns to Asimov's shared setting, where religion, politics, and survival keep upsetting fragile alliances. Each story explores a different corner of the galaxy while deepening its tensions.

This volume gathers standout science fiction stories first published in 1961. Asimov and Greenberg add introductions and notes, turning the collection into a compact snapshot of a key year in the genre.

A themed anthology of alternate histories that reimagine the United States at crucial turning points. Each story asks how different wars, politics, or cultural shifts might have produced a very different America.

This volume gathers standout science fiction stories first published in 1962. Asimov and Greenberg add introductions and notes, turning the collection into a compact snapshot of a key year in the genre.

The third Isaac's Universe anthology follows more interspecies trouble in a galaxy where misunderstanding can turn deadly fast. The stories mix negotiation, betrayal, and strange biology, showing how hard peace can be.

A themed mystery anthology set in the medieval world of castles, monasteries, and rough justice. The historical setting changes every investigation, since rank, superstition, and limited evidence all shape what counts as proof.

Food is the hook here, with crimes tied to kitchens, appetite, restaurants, and the social rituals around a good meal. The stories are flavorful without forgetting that someone still has to die.

An anthology of fantasy stories by women writers, centered on women whose choices, courage, and magical burdens drive the action. The range is broad, but the collection keeps its focus on agency and consequence.

This anthology gathers mystery stories with an Irish slant, using local atmosphere, history, and voice to shape the crimes. The result is a collection where setting matters as much as motive.

The second volume continues the idea of fantasy centered on women, with fresh stories that range from adventure to quieter, more intimate forms of magic. It works as both a follow-up and a stand-alone sampler.

Structured around a series of linked scenarios, this tie‑in novel follows a U.S. attack submarine during a limited war with China over Pacific islands. Each mission showcases undersea tactics, from intelligence gathering to torpedo duels and cruise‑missile strikes.

A regional vampire anthology set in New England, where graveyard lore, cold landscapes, and old family unease suit the subject perfectly. The stories use place well, making the horror feel older and closer to the bone.

In turbulent post‑Soviet Russia, famine and unrest threaten a coup just as a terrorist strike hits the United States. Roger Gordian and his firm UpLink are dragged into the chaos, using their technology and crisis team to uncover who benefits from the bloodshed.

This anthology brings vampire fiction into Southern Gothic country, where old grudges, family history, and local superstition already hang heavy in the air. The regional setting gives the bloodsuckers extra bite.

A regional vampire anthology set in New England, where graveyard lore, cold landscapes, and old family unease suit the subject perfectly. The stories use place well, making the horror feel older and closer to the bone.

This anthology brings vampire fiction into Southern Gothic country, where old grudges, family history, and local superstition already hang heavy in the air. The regional setting gives the bloodsuckers extra bite.

Set across the American Midwest, this anthology finds vampire horror in farmland, small towns, and wide-open places that are not as safe as they look. The rural setting gives the stories a lonely edge.

When Roger Gordian refuses to sell a powerful encryption program, a rival mounts a hostile takeover that hides something far uglier than corporate ambition. UpLink’s security chief Pete Nimec must fight boardroom plots and hired killers to keep the company alive.

These vampire stories move into the greater New York City area, trading castles and graveyards for nightlife, crowds, and urban menace. The city setting gives the horror a harder, faster pulse.

A second seasonal anthology of Sherlock Holmes pastiches, with Holmes and Watson facing fresh mysteries against a holiday backdrop. The pleasure is in the mix of familiar Baker Street atmosphere and winter-set puzzles.

UpLink is leading construction of a multinational space station when a shuttle is sabotaged and guerrilla attacks hit key facilities. As nations trade accusations, Gordian’s team races to find who is targeting the project before orbital disaster sparks wider conflict.

This anthology explores the Star Drive universe through stories of traders, soldiers, schemers, and explorers scattered across the Verge. Instead of one plot, it offers a set of angles on a busy interstellar frontier.

A genetically engineered superbug is loose, and Roger Gordian becomes a direct target in Harlan DeVane's escalating war on UpLink. The thriller turns biological sabotage into a personal crisis, pushing the series into open vendetta.

Another food-centered mystery anthology, this one pairing culinary pleasure with the usual poisons of greed, jealousy, and revenge. The fun is in watching domestic or festive spaces turn suddenly lethal.

After strange events in Kosovo and a baffling murder charge in New York, a doctor is pulled into a globe-spanning struggle between forces of good and evil. The novel mixes spiritual suspense with conspiracy-thriller momentum.

A new frontier in the Power Plays saga pits UpLink against a shadowy foe using advanced science and remote facilities to stage attacks. As crises erupt in extreme environments, Gordian’s team confronts an enemy willing to gamble with global stability.

Cats prowl through these mystery stories as clues, companions, irritants, and occasional scene-stealers. The tone can be playful, but the collection still delivers real crimes and sharp little twists.

Letters, packages, post offices, and the people who carry messages become the framework for these mysteries. It is a clever theme, since mail already carries secrets, lies, and opportunities for very quiet harm.

Love, desire, jealousy, and broken promises all feed the crimes in this themed anthology. The stories use romance as the pressure point, then show how quickly passion can slide into danger.

Building a pan‑African fiber‑optic network is Roger Gordian’s most ambitious project yet, but a ruthless enemy sees it as the perfect tool for blackmail and espionage. When Gordian’s daughter is kidnapped, the fight over information dominance becomes painfully personal.

An annual anthology collecting mystery, crime, and suspense fiction published in 2001, alongside surveys of the genre and an honors roundup. Edited by Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg, it draws stories and perspectives from the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia, Germany, and beyond.

A Celtic-flavored mystery anthology that draws on local culture, legend, and atmosphere without losing sight of plot. The crimes feel rooted in place, which helps the stories stand apart from generic whodunits.

These stories place murder in the Confederate South during the Civil War, where divided loyalties and wartime strain sharpen every motive. The historical frame gives the crimes extra pressure and bitterness.

A Pakistan‑based terror group plans to use a high‑energy weapon to unleash a toxic cloud over New York City. UpLink operatives work against the clock, from gemstones in Asia to laboratories in the West, to keep the city from suffocating.

Sent to an exclusive Caribbean resort that doubles as a joint UpLink–oil project hub, Pete Nimec expects a working vacation. Instead he uncovers a scheme to funnel resources to hostile regimes, forcing a showdown far from any official battlefield.

Edited by Edward Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg, this anthology brings together contemporary crime and mystery fiction in a variety of styles. Its selection ranges from clue-driven mysteries to thrillers and psychological suspense, and includes a story by Val McDermid.

This anthology mixes fantasy and crime fiction, pairing spells, curses, and sorcery with theft, murder, and investigation. The fun comes from watching magical trouble create the kind of cases detectives usually handle without wands.