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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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