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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 "What We All Want" (2001) and follow publication order through all 13 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
What We All Want
2001
Blur
2002
Blind Crescent
2005
Heaven's Ridge
2008
This Book Will Not Save Your Life
2010
Interference
2014
The Prisoner and the Chaplain
2017
Everything Turns Away
2021
Satellite Image
2024
How to Get There from Here
1997
Margaret Lives In The Basement
1998
Postcard Fictions
2002
I Still Don't Even Know You
2010
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