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Standalone Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Standalone books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Standalone series? Start with "Dark Advent" (1988) and follow publication order through all 21 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Dark Advent
1988
Oasis
1988
Nightlife
1991
Deathgrip
1992
The Darker Saints
1993
Prototype
1996
Wild Horses
1999
Lies & Ugliness
2002
Mad Dogs
2007
The Alchemy of the Throat
1994
Madame Babylon
1997
As Above, So Below
1998
The Dripping of Sundered Wineskins
1998
The Weight of the Dead
2016
I'll Bring You the Birds From out of the Sky
2018
The Convulsion Factory
1996
Falling Idols
1998
Picking the Bones
2011
Dark City
2015
The Immaculate Void
2018
Skidding Into Oblivion
2019
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