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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 Bridge of Years" (1946) and follow publication order through all 20 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Bridge of Years
1946
Shadow of a Man
1950
A Shower Of Summer Days
1952
Faithful Are The Wounds
1955
The Fur Person
1957
The Birth of a Grandfather
1957
The Small Room
1961
Joanna and Ulysses
1963
Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing
1965
Miss Pickthorn and Mr. Hare
1966
The Poet and the Donkey
1969
Kinds of Love
1970
As We Are Now
1973
Punch's Secret
1974
Crucial Conversations
1976
A Reckoning
1978
Anger
1982
The Magnificent Spinster
1985
The Education of Harriet Hatfield
1989
The Single Hound
1991
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