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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 "Light a Penny Candle" (1982) and follow publication order through all 25 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Light a Penny Candle
1982
The Lilac Bus
1984
Echoes
1985
Firefly Summer
1987
Silver Wedding
1988
Circle of Friends
1990
The Copper Beech
1992
The Glass Lake
1994
Shancarrig
1995
Evening Class
1996
Tara Road
1998
Scarlet Feather
2000
Quentins
2002
Nights of Rain and Stars
2004
Whitethorn Woods
2006
Heart and Soul
2008
Minding Frankie
2010
A Week in Winter
2012
Sister Caravaggio (With: Peter Cunningham,Neil Donnelly,Cormac Millar,Éilís Ní Dhuibhne,Mary O'Donnell,Peter Sheridan,Peter Cunningham)
2014
The Builders
2002
Star Sullivan
2006
A Week in Summer
2011
Full House
2012
Dusty's Winter
2016
The September Letters
2016
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