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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 "A Prayer for the Ship" (1958) and follow publication order through all 34 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
A Prayer for the Ship
1958
High Water
1959
Send a Gunboat
1960
Dive in the Sun
1961
The Hostile Shore
1962
The Last Raider
1963
H.M.S Saracen
1965
With Blood and Iron
1965
Path of the Storm
1966
Deep Silence
1967
The Pride and the Anguish
1968
To Risks Unknown
1969
The Greatest Enemy
1970
Rendezvous - South Atlantic
1972
His Majestys U-boat / Go In and Sink!
1973
The Destroyers
1974
Winged Escort
1975
Surface with Daring
1976
Strike From The Sea
1979
A Ship Must Die
1979
Torpedo Run
1981
Against the Sea
1981
The Volunteers
1985
The Iron Pirate
1986
In Danger's Hour
1988
The White Guns
1989
Killing Ground
1991
Sunset
1994
A Dawn Like Thunder
1997
Battlecruiser
1997
For Valour
1999
Twelve Seconds to Live
2002
The Glory Boys
2006
Douglas Reeman Introduces Sea Captain's Tales
1986
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