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Standalone Books in Order

15
Books
1982
First Book
2020
Latest Book
39
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 "The Family Man" (1982) and follow publication order through all 15 books.

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

Publication Order

1
The Family Man cover

The Family Man

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1982

2
The Summer Hunt cover

The Summer Hunt

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1983

3
New Jersey cover

New Jersey

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1986

4
Second Season cover

Second Season

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1987

5
The Viper Tree cover

The Viper Tree

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1991

6
Incident at Potter's Bridge cover

Incident at Potter's Bridge

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1992

7
Mather cover

Mather

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1995

8
Baby cover

Baby

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2007

9
The Letters (With: Luanne Rice) cover

The Letters (With: Luanne Rice)

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2008

10
Eternal on the Water cover

Eternal on the Water

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2010

11
The World As We Know It cover

The World As We Know It

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2011

12
Margaret from Maine cover

Margaret from Maine

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2012

13
Whippoorwill cover

Whippoorwill

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2015

14
Game Change cover

Game Change

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2017

15
A Cup of Stars cover

A Cup of Stars

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2020

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