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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 Broken Place" (1968) and follow publication order through all 31 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Broken Place
1968
The Herald / The Noah Conspiracy
1981
For Love of the Game
1991
The Rebel in Autumn
2013
All the Way Back
1952
Be Fruitful and Multiply
1952
The Book
1953
Time Payment
1954
The Holes
1954
Wainer
1954
A Man of Distinction
1956
Death for a Hunter
1957
The Lightning
1958
The Sea is Cruel
1958
The Wide and Starry Sky
1958
You'll Have To Die Now
1958
The Peeping Tom Patrol
1958
Doctor in Doubt
1959
Partisan
1962
Groomsday
1968
Two Roads to Petra
1976
Border Incident
1976
The Dark Angel
1982
Starface
1982
The Billion Dollar Grease Job
2014
2066 Election Day
2014
The Second Odd Man
2014
Little Joe...The Hard Way
2014
Soldier Boy
1982
Perilous Planets
1978
Science Fiction Stories
1988
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