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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 "Heart-Shaped Box" (2007) and follow publication order through all 34 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Heart-Shaped Box
2007
Gunpowder
2008
Horns
2009
The Fireman
2016
King Sorrow
2025
Voluntary Committal
2005
The Black Phone
2007
Abraham's Boys
2007
Better Than Home
2007
Bobby Conroy Comes Back from the Dead
2007
Dead-Wood
2007
Last Breath
2007
My Father's Mask
2007
Pop Art
2007
The Widow's Breakfast
2007
You Will Hear the Locust Sing
2007
In the Rundown
2007
Throttle (With: Stephen King)
2012
In the Tall Grass (With: Stephen King)
2012
Twittering from the Circus of the Dead
2013
Wolverton Station
2014
By the Silver Water of Lake Champlain
2014
Dark Carousel
2018
You Are Released
2018
Late Returns
2019
A Sign of the Times
2023
Ushers
2024
20th Century Ghosts
2005
Best New Horror
2005
Road Rage (With: Stephen King,Richard Matheson,Chris Ryall)
2012
Tales from the Darkside: Scripts by Joe Hill
2016
Strange Weather
2017
Full Throttle
2019
The Black Phone and Other Stories
2022
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