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Standalone Books in Order

10
Books
1997
First Book
2024
Latest Book
28
Years

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 "Ingenious Pain" (1997) and follow publication order through all 10 books.

The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.

Publication Order

1
Ingenious Pain cover

Ingenious Pain

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1997

2
Casanova cover

Casanova

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1998

3
Oxygen cover

Oxygen

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2001

4
The Optimists cover

The Optimists

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2005

5
One morning like a bird cover

One morning like a bird

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2008

6
Pure cover

Pure

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2011

7
The Crossing cover

The Crossing

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2015

8
Now We Shall Be Entirely Free cover

Now We Shall Be Entirely Free

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2018

9
The Slowworm's Song cover

The Slowworm's Song

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2022

10
The Land in Winter cover

The Land in Winter

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2024

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