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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 "5 Against the House" (1954) and follow publication order through all 24 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
5 Against the House
1954
Invasion of the Body Snatchers / The Body Snatchers
1955
The House of Numbers
1957
Assault on a Queen
1959
Good Neighbor Sam
1964
The Woodrow Wilson Dime
1968
Marion's Wall
1973
The Night People
1977
The Third Level
1940
The Clock of Time
1961
I Love Galesburg in the Springtime
1963
Forgotten News
1983
About Time
1986
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1952
1952
The Pan Book of Horror Stories
1959
50 Short Science Fiction Tales
1963
Stories of Suspense
1963
Connoisseur's Science Fiction
1964
Tales of Time and Space
1969
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction / Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century
1980
Laughing Space: An Anthology of Science Fiction Humor
1982
Great Tales of Fantasy and Science Fiction
1985
Tales in Time
1997
Time Machines
1997
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