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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 "Player Piano /Utopia 14" (1952) and follow publication order through all 47 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Player Piano /Utopia 14
1952
The Sirens of Titan
1959
Cat's Cradle
1960
Mother Night
1961
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
1965
Slaughterhouse-Five
1969
Between Time and Timbuktu
1972
Breakfast of Champions
1973
Slapstick, or Lonesome No More!
1976
Jailbird
1979
Deadeye Dick
1982
Hocus Pocus
1990
Timequake
1997
Report on the Barnhouse Effect
1950
The Foster Portfolio
1951
Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog
1953
Unready to Wear
1953
D.P.
1953
The Big Trip Up Yonder
1954
Harrison Bergeron
1961
2 B R 0 2 B
1968
Who Am I This Time? For Romeos and Juliets
1970
God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian
1999
The Honor of a Newsboy
2009
Confido
2009
Hall of Mirrors
2009
A Song for Selma
2009
Hello, Red
2009
The Good Explainer
2009
King and Queen of the Universe
2009
Little Drops of Water
2009
The Nice Little People
2009
Ed Luby's Key Club
2009
Shout about It from the Housetops
2009
FUBAR
2009
Basic Training
2012
Vonnegut by the Dozen: Twelve Pieces by Kurt Vonnegut (With: Richard Lingeman)
2013
Slice of Life
2016
Canary in a Cat House
1961
2BR02B
1962
Welcome to the Monkey House
1968
Bagombo Snuff Box
1999
Armageddon in Retrospect
2008
Look at the Birdie
2009
While Mortals Sleep
2011
Sucker's Portfolio
2012
Sinbad
2016
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