Jedi Apprentice vs The Year's Best Science Fiction
Two science fiction series side by side, straight from the catalog data: The Year's Best Science Fiction is the longer series (37 books vs 20 books); Jedi Apprentice is the more recent one, starting in 1999. There's no wrong answer — pick the shape that fits your reading appetite, and Shelfmark will keep your place in either (no account needed).
| Statistic | Jedi Apprentice | The Year's Best Science Fiction |
|---|---|---|
| Author | Jude Watson | Gardner Dozois |
| Books | 20 | 37 |
| Published | 1999–2002 | 1984–2018 |
| Books per year | 6.7 | 1.1 |
| Start with | The Dark Rival (1999) | The Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection (1984) |
| Reading order | Full Jedi Apprentice order → | Full The Year's Best Science Fiction order → |
Numbers come from the Shelfmark catalog (Wikidata + Open Library). "Books per year" is catalogued books divided by the publication span — a rough cadence, not a quality score.