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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 Time of the Hero" (1962) and follow publication order through all 23 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

The Time of the Hero
1962

The Green House
1965

Conversation in the Cathedral
1969

Captain Pantoja and the Special Service
1973

Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter
1977

The War of the End of the World
1981

The Real Life of Alejandro Mayta
1984

Who Killed Palomino Molero?
1986

The Storyteller
1987

Death in the Andes
1993

The Notebooks of Don Rigoberto
1997

The Feast of the Goat
2000

The Way to Paradise
2003

The Bad Girl
2006

The Dream of the Celt
2010

The Discreet Hero
2013

The Neighborhood
2016

Harsh Times (With: Adrian Nathan West)
2021

The Cubs and Other Stories
1967

Three Plays
1990

Book Of Latin American Plays
2004

The Children's Boat
2015

Fonchito and The Moon
2022
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