David G. Hartwell

David Geddes Hartwell (July 10, 1941 – January 20, 2016) was an American critic, publisher, and editor of thousands of science fiction and fantasy novels. He was best known for work with Signet, Pocket, and Tor Books publishers. He was also noted as an award-winning editor of anthologies. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction describes him as “perhaps the single most influential book editor of the past forty years in the American [science fiction] publishing world”.

Books in order of publication:

Age of Wonders: Exploring the World of Science Fiction – 1985

Standalone anthologies

• The Battle of the Monsters and Other Stories (1976) with L. W. Currey
• The World Treasury of Science Fiction (1988)
• Masterpieces of Fantasy and Enchantment (1988) with Kathryn Cramer
• Spirits of Christmas (1989) with Kathryn Cramer
• Christmas Stars (1993)
• Christmas Forever (1993)
• Christmas Magic (1994)
• Northern Stars: The Anthology of Canadian Science Fiction (1994) with Glenn Grant
• The Screaming Skull and Other Great American Ghost Stories (1994)
• The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF^[17] (1994) with Kathryn Cramer
• Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder (1994) with Kathryn Cramer
• Visions of Wonder (1996) with Milton T. Wolf
• The Science Fiction Century (1997)
• Bodies of the Dead and Other Great American Ghost Stories (1997)
• Northern Suns (1999) with Glenn Grant
• Centaurus: The Best of Australian Science Fiction (1999) with Damien Broderick
• The Hard SF Renaissance (2002) with Kathryn Cramer
• The Science Fiction Century, Volume One (2006)
• The Space Opera Renaissance (2006) with Kathryn Cramer (Tor Books)
• The Sword & Sorcery Anthology (2012) with Jacob Weisman (Tachyon Publications)
• Twenty-First Century Science Fiction (2013) with Patrick Nielsen Hayden (Tor Books)

Anthology series

• The Dark Descent
  • The Dark Descent (1987)
  • The Colour of Evil (1990)
  • The Medusa in the Shield (1990)
  • A Fabulous Formless Darkness (1992)
• Year’s Best SF
  • Year’s Best SF (1996)
  • Year’s Best SF 2 (1997)
  • Year’s Best SF 3 (1998)
  • Year’s Best SF 4 (1999)
  • Year’s Best SF 5 (2000)
  • Year’s Best SF 6 (2001)
  • Year’s Best SF 7 (2002) with Kathryn Cramer
  • Year’s Best SF 8 (2003) with Kathryn Cramer
  • Year’s Best SF 9 (2004) with Kathryn Cramer
  • Year’s Best SF 10 (2005) with Kathryn Cramer
  • Year’s Best SF 11 (2006) with Kathryn Cramer
  • Year’s Best SF 12 (2007) with Kathryn Cramer
  • Year’s Best SF 13 (2008) with Kathryn Cramer
  • Year’s Best SF 14 (2009) with Kathryn Cramer
  • Year’s Best SF 15 (2010) with Kathryn Cramer
  • Year’s Best SF 16 (2011) with Kathryn Cramer
  • Year’s Best SF 17 (2012) with Kathryn Cramer
  • Year’s Best SF 18 (2013)
• Foundations of Fear
  • Foundations of Fear (1992)
  • Visions of Fear (1994)
• Year’s Best Fantasy
  • Year’s Best Fantasy (2001) with Kathryn Cramer
  • Year’s Best Fantasy 2 (2002) with Kathryn Cramer
  • Year’s Best Fantasy 3 (2003) with Kathryn Cramer
  • Year’s Best Fantasy 4 (2004) with Kathryn Cramer
  • Year’s Best Fantasy 5 (2005) with Kathryn Cramer
  • Year’s Best Fantasy 6 (2006) with Kathryn Cramer (Tachyon Publications)
  • Year’s Best Fantasy 7 (2007) with Kathryn Cramer (Tachyon Publications)
  • Year’s Best Fantasy 8 (2008) with Kathryn Cramer (Tachyon Publications)