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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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