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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 "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" (1916) and follow publication order through all 17 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
1916
Ulysses
1922
Finnegans Wake
1939
Stephen Hero
1944
The Dead
1914
The Boarding House
1914
Two Gallants
1914
Araby
1914
Exiles: A Play in Three Acts
1918
The Cats of Copenhagen
1936
The Cat and the Devil
1965
Chamber Music
1907
Dubliners
1914
Pomes Penyeach
1927
Collected Poems
1936
Giacomo Joyce
1968
Finn's Hotel
2013
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