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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 "Scalps" (1929) and follow publication order through all 43 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Scalps
1929
Murder Madness
1931
Murder Will Out
1931
The Murder of the U.S.A. (As: Will F. Jenkins)
1936
Two-Gun Showdown / The Gamblin' Kid (As: Will F. Jenkins)
1946
Fight for Life
1949
The Last Spaceship
1949
Wanted Dead or Alive
1950
Fighting Horse Valley (As: Will F. Jenkins)
1951
Kid Deputy (As: Will F. Jenkins)
1951
Space Platform
1953
Space Tug
1953
The Brain Stealers
1954
The Forgotten Planet
1954
Gateway to Elsewhere
1954
Operation: Outer Space
1954
Outlaw Deputy
1954
The Black Galaxy
1954
The Other Side of Here
1955
Colonial Survey / The Planet Explorer
1956
City on the Moon
1957
War with the Gizmos
1958
The Monster from Earth's End
1959
The Pirates of Zan / The Pirates of Ersatz
1959
Four From Planet 5
1959
Four From Planet Five
1959
Men Into Space
1960
The Wailing Asteroid
1961
Creatures of the Abyss
1961
Operation Terror
1962
Talents, Incorporated
1962
The Duplicators
1964
The Greks Bring Gifts
1964
Aliens
1965
Checkpoint Lambda
1966
Get Off My World!
1966
Space Captain
1966
Miners In The Sky
1967
Space Gypsies
1967
Sidewise In Time
1986
Quarantine World
1992
Sand Doom
2007
Dallas (As: Will F. Jenkins)
2008
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