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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 "Better Dead" (1887) and follow publication order through all 12 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Better Dead
1887
My Lady Nicotine
0
Two of Them
0
A Kiss for Cinderella
1916
When a Man's Single
1927
A Holiday in Bed
1892
A Tillyloss Scandal
0
The Admirable Crichton
1902
Quality Street
1902
Dear Brutus
1917
Margaret Ogilvy
1925
Short Works of James Matthew Barrie
2017
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