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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 "Change And Decay In All Around I See" (1978) and follow publication order through all 17 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Change And Decay In All Around I See
1978
The Last Peacock
1980
Ill Met By Gaslight
1981
The Death of Men
1981
One Night in Winter
1984
The Hanging Tree
1990
These Enchanted Woods
1993
The Ragged Lion
1994
King David
1995
Antony
1997
Nero's Heirs
1999
Caligula
2003
The Thistle and the Rose
2005
Surviving
2009
Klaus
2014
Edinburgh and The Borders, In Verse
1983
Klaus and Other Stories
2010
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