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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 "The Riddle of the Wren" (1984) and follow publication order through all 52 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Riddle of the Wren
1984
Mulengro
1985
Yarrow
1986
Greenmantle
1988
Wolf Moon
1988
Svaha
1989
Angel of Darkness (As: Samuel Key)
1990
Uncle Dobbin's Parrot Fair
1991
The Little Country
1991
Our Lady of the Harbour
1991
From a Whisper to a Scream (As: Samuel Key)
1992
Into the Green
1993
I'll Be Watching You (As: Samuel Key)
1994
The Buffalo Man
1999
The Road to Lisdoonvarna
2001
The Mystery of Grace
2009
Eyes Like Leaves
2009
The Painted Boy
2010
Jodi and the Witch of Bodbury
2014
The Wind in His Heart
2017
Timeskip
1989
Berlin
1989
Death Leaves an Echo
1991
Pity the Monsters
1991
Merlin Dreams In The Mondream Wood
1992
The Conjure Man
1992
Bridges
1992
The Moon Is Drowning While I Sleep
1993
Where Desert Spirits Crowd the Night
1995
China Doll
1998
Old Man Crow
2007
Yellow Dog
2008
And the Rafters Were Ringing
2010
The Butter Spirit's Tithe
2012
Companions to the Moon
2012
Crow Roads
2012
Dharma
2012
That was Radio Clash
2012
Dog Boys
2012
Jack in the Green
2012
Riding Shotgun
2015
Somewhere in My Mind There Is a Painting Box
2016
Horsepower & Medicine
2019
Barrio Girls
2019
Triskell Tales
2000
Waifs and Strays
2002
A Handful of Coppers
2003
Quicksilver & Shadow
2005
Triskell Tales 2
2006
What the Mouse Found and Other Stories
2008
Woods and Waters Wild
2008
The Very Best of Charles de Lint
2010
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