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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 "All the Conspirators" (1928) and follow publication order through all 19 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
All the Conspirators
1928
Lions and Shadows
1938
Prater Violet
1945
The World In The Evening
1954
Down There on a Visit
1962
Approach to Vedanta
1963
A Single Man
1964
A Meeting by the River
1967
Frankenstein
1973
My Guru And His Disciple
1980
Jacob's Hands (With: Aldous Huxley)
1939
The Dog Beneath the Skin, Or, Where Is Francis
1986
The Ascent Of F6 / On The Frontier
1958
Exhumations
1966
On The Frontier
1976
Selection
1979
People One Ought to Know
1982
Where Joy Resides
1989
The Mortmere Stories
1994
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