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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 "The Informers" (2004) and follow publication order through all 11 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Informers
2004
The Secret History of Costaguana
2007
The Sound of Things Falling
2011
Reputations
2013
The Shape of the Ruins
2015
Retrospective
2020
Lovers on All Saints' Day
2001
Songs for the Flames
2021
The Future Is Not Ours: New Latin American Fiction
2009
A London Address
2013
Lunatics, Lovers and Poets
2016
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