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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 "In Solitary" (1977) and follow publication order through all 43 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

In Solitary
1977

The Night of Kadar
1978

Split Second
1979

Gemini God
1981

A Theatre of Timesmiths
1984

Witchwater Country
1986

The Wizard of Woodworld
1987

The Voyage of the Vigilance
1988

Cloudrock
1988

Abandonati
1988

Spiral Winds
1988

The Foxes of Firstdark
1989

Midnight's Sun
1990

Dark Hills, Hollow Clocks
1990

The Drowners
1991

The Third Dragon
1991

Frost Dancers
1992

Standing on Shamsan
1992

Billy Pink's Private Detective Agency
1993

The Phantom Piper
1994

The Brontë Girls
1995

House of Tribes
1995

A Midsummer's Nightmare
1996

The Raiders
1996

The Gargoyle
1997

Epix
1998

The Drummer Boy
1998

The Lantern Fox
1998

Shadow-Hawk
1999

Hey, New Kid!
1999

The Icehouse Boy
2000

Nightdancer
2002

The Silver Claw
2005

Attica
2006

Jigsaw
2007

The Hundred-Towered City
2008

In the Country of Tattooed Men
2011

Hunter's Moon
2013

The Street
2013

Dog People
2014

The Iron Wire
2014

The Sometimes Spurious Travels Through Time and Space of James Ovit
2016

The Wild Hunt
2022
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