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Standalone Books in Order

13
Books
1990
First Book
2014
Latest Book
25
Years

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 "Midnight Mass" (1990) and follow publication order through all 13 books.

The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.

Publication Order

1
Midnight Mass cover

Midnight Mass

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1990

2
The Select cover

The Select

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1993

3
Implant cover

Implant

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1995

4
Mirage cover

Mirage

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1996

5
Virgin cover

Virgin

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1996

6
Nightkill cover

Nightkill

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1997

7
Deep as the Marrow cover

Deep as the Marrow

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1997

8
Masque cover

Masque

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1998

9
The Fifth Harmonic cover

The Fifth Harmonic

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2003

10
Draculas (With: Blake Crouch,Jeff Strand,J.A. Konrath) cover

Draculas (With: Blake Crouch,Jeff Strand,J.A. Konrath)

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2010

11
The Proteus Cure cover

The Proteus Cure

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2013

12
A Necessary End (With: Sarah Pinborough) cover

A Necessary End (With: Sarah Pinborough)

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2014

13
Demonsong cover

Demonsong

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2014

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