A series of Anthologies published by Arbor House and compiled by Martin H. Greenberg. Each book had been built around a theme, including genre.
- Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century:
First published in 1980 under the title The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction, this Genre Anthology was edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg. It was republished under the title Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century in 1987 under the Avenel Books imprint of William Morrow & Company (who would complete their purchase of Arbor House in 1988). - Worlds Imagined:
First published in 1980 under the title The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels, this Genre Anthology was edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg. It was republished under the title Worlds Imagined in 1989 because William Morrow & Company purchased Arbor House the year before and they wanted to sell copies under their Avenel Books imprint. - Masters of Horror and the Supernatural: The Great Tales:
First published in 1981 under the title The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural, this Genre Anthology was edited by Bill Pronzini, Martin H. Greenberg, and Barry N Malzberg. It was republished under several different titles, starting with Great Tales of Horror & the Supernatural in 1985, both Classic Tales of Horror and the Supernatural and The Giant Book of Horror Stories in 1991, and Masters of Horror & the Supernatural: The Great Tales in 2010. - The Arbor House Treasury of Nobel Prize Winners:
First published in 1983 under the title The Arbor House Treasury of Nobel Prize Winners, this Anthology was edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Charles Waugh. - Great Tales of Science Fiction:
First published in 1983 under the title The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces, this Genre Anthology was edited by Robert Silverberg and Martin H. Greenberg. It was republished under the title Great Tales of Science Fiction in 1985 by Galahad Books.
Tropes appearing in this anthology:
- Doorstopper: Most of these books are at minimum 500 pages, packed full of as many stories as the editors could find.
- Thematic Series: Each of these books are an Anthology with a title of The Arbor House Treasury of..., and edited by Martin H. Greenberg. They use a minimalist design for the cover to maintain sense of continuity. This visual continuity was disrupted by Arbor House collapsing and the successive redesign of the covers by later publishers.
- Minimalistic Cover Art: The original front cover for each book is a plain background with the title and editors. There's a difference in colour between The Arbor House Treasury and whatever the theme/genre is for that book.
