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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 "You Can't See Around Corners" (1947) and follow publication order through all 33 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
You Can't See Around Corners
1947
The Long Shadow
1949
You, the Jury / Just Let Me Be
1950
The Sundowners
1952
The Climate of Courage / Naked in the Night
1954
Justin Bayard / Dust in the Sun
1955
The Green Helmet
1959
North From Thursday
1960
Forests of the Night
1963
A Flight of Chariots
1964
The Fall of an Eagle
1965
Season of Doubt
1968
Remember Jack Hoxie
1969
Mask of the Andes / The Liberators
1971
Man's Estate / The Ninth Marquess
1972
Peter's Pence
1974
The Safe House
1975
A Sound of Lightning
1976
Vortex
1977
Pulse of Danger
1977
Back of Sunset
1978
High Road to China
1978
The Beaufort Sisters
1979
A Very Private War
1980
The Faraway Drums
1981
The Golden Sabre
1981
Spearfield's Daughter
1982
The Phoenix Tree
1984
The City of Fading Light
1985
The Long Pursuit
1988
Miss Ambar Regrets
2005
Four-Cornered Circle
2007
Morning's Gone
2007
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