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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 Damnation Game" (1985) and follow publication order through all 35 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Damnation Game
1985
Weaveworld
1987
Cabal
1988
The Thief of Always
1992
Sacrament
1996
Coldheart Canyon
2001
Mister B. Gone
2007
Jacqueline Ess: Her Will and Testament
1984
Dread
1984
Rawhead Rex
1984
The Yattering And Jack
1984
In the Hills, the Cities
1984
The Last Illusion
1985
The Life of Death
1985
The Forbidden
1985
The Hellbound Heart
1986
The Nightbreed Chronicles
1989
Son of Celluloid
1991
Haeckel\'s
2005
The Adventures of Mr. Maximillian Bacchus and His Travelling Circus
2009
Tortured Souls
2014
Infernal Parade
2017
Hellraiser: The Toll
2018
Books of Blood I-III
1984
Books of Blood, Volumes 4-6
1985
Tapping the Vein
1989
Lord of Illusions
1995
Incarnations
1995
Forms of Heaven
1996
The Essential Clive Barker
1999
Clive Barker's First Tales
2013
Chiliad
2014
The Scarlet Gospels
2015
Tonight, Again
2015
Clive Barker's the Body Book
2018
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