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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 "Shadows in the Jungle" (1961) and follow publication order through all 75 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Shadows in the Jungle
1961
Ratoon
1962
Dark noon
1963
King Creole (As:)
1967
The Self Lovers
1968
The Devil's Emissary (As:)
1969
The Thunder and the Shouting
1969
Where the Cavern Ends (As:Andrew York)
1970
The Longest Pleasure
1970
The Tumult at the Gate (As:)
1970
The Face of Evil
1971
Lord of the golden fan
1973
Heroes
1973
The Golden Goddess (As:)
1973
The Fear Dealers (As:)
1974
Dark Passage (As:Andrew York)
1975
The Power and the Passion (As:)
1977
The Savage Sands (As:)
1978
Queen of Paris
1979
The Secret Memoirs of Lord Byron
1979
The fire and the rope
1979
The Scented Sword
1980
The Friday Spy
1981
A Passion for Treason
1981
The Combination (As:Andrew York)
1983
First Class (As:)
1984
Hotel de Luxe (As:)
1985
White Rani (As:)
1986
Victoria's Walk (As:)
1986
The Ship With No Name
1987
No Sad Song
1987
A Secret Truth
1987
That Dear Perfection (As:)
1988
The Third Life (As:)
1988
Her name will be Faith (As:)
1988
The Shadow of Death (As:)
1989
The Maxton Bequest
1989
A Binding Contract
1990
Summer in Eden
1990
Ottoman (As:)
1990
Blue Water, Black Depths (As:)
1990
The Red Death (As:)
1990
Moghul (As:)
1991
Love's Double Fool
1991
Meltdown (As:)
1991
Distant Shadows (As:)
1992
The Daughter (As:)
1992
Golden Girl (As:)
1992
Tomorrow's Harvest
1992
Queen of Night (As:)
1993
Artic Peril (As:)
1993
Growth (As:)
1993
Spares (As:)
1993
Dear Enemy
1994
Queen of Lions (As:)
1994
Where the River Rises (As:)
1994
Shadow at Evening (As:)
1994
Free to Love
1995
The Burning Rocks (As:)
1995
Crossbow (As:)
1996
Hell's Children (As:)
1996
Masquerade (As:)
1997
Dry (As:)
1997
The Trench (As:)
1998
China
1999
Ransom Island
2001
Demon
2003
The Falls of Death
2004
Cold Country, Hot Sun
2005
The Flowing Tide (As:)
2008
The Eliminator (As:Andrew York)
2011
Manu
2011
Queen of Glory
2012
Seas of Passion
2015
Queen of Destiny
2016
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