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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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