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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 "Dandelion" (2022) and follow publication order through all 12 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Dandelion
2022
To the Batpole
2012
Next-to-Last of the Tiger Men and Mack's Last Rhino
2013
The Pagan Anthology of Short Fiction
2008
The New Hero
2012
Dark Light
2012
The New Hero: Volume 2
2013
Writing Fantasy Heroes
2013
Sidekicks!
2013
The Book of Apex: Volume 4
2013
Not Our Kind: Tales ofBelonging
2015
Noir
2022
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