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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 "Black Infinity" (1952) and follow publication order through all 87 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Black Infinity
1952

Cosmic Echelon
1952

Satellite B.C. (As: Rand Le Page)
1952

Time and Space (As: Rand Le Page)
1952

Zero Point (As: Rand Le Page)
1952

Asteroid Forma (As: Rand Le Page)
1953

Dark Andromeda (As: A.J. Merak)
1953

Dawn of the Half Gods / Space Void (As: Victor Salle)
1953

Lost Aeons (As: Berl Cameron)
1953

Sphero Nova (As: Berl Cameron)
1953
Dawn of the Half-Gods (As: Victor La Salle)
1953
Menace from Mercury (As: Victor La Salle)
1954

Twilight Zone (As: Victor La Salle)
1954

Trail Blazers / Bowie of the Alamo
1956

This Second Earth (As: R.L. Bowers)
1957

The Dark Millenium (As: A.J. Merak)
1958

The Time Kings (As: J.B. Dexter)
1958

The World Makers
1958

No Dawn and No Horizon (As: A.J. Merak)
1959

Barrier Unknown (As: A.J. Merak)
1960

Black Abyss (As: J.L. Powers)
1960

Hydrosphere (As: A.J. Merak)
1960

When The Gods Came (As: John Adams)
1961

Cain Brand
2002

Coyote Brand
2002

El Diablo
2002

Justice at Red River
2002

Edge of the Badlands (As: Lance Hayden)
2002

Framed in Guilt
2002

Killers' Haven (As: Stephen Jervis)
2002

The Rim Riders
2002

The Savage Hills (As: Carl Eddings)
2002

Sole Survivor
2002

The Streets of Sundown (As: Richard Howard)
2002

Traitors' Guns
2002

Badlands Feud (As: Randall Payne)
2002

Dakota Manhunt
2002

The Proud Rebel (As: Michael Stansfield)
2002

Saddlerock
2002

Triple Peaks
2002

West of the Cimarron (As: John Manville)
2002

The Hostile Country
2002

Brand of the Hunted
2003

Crimson Dust
2003

Siege Town
2003

Quantrill's Legacy (As: Robert Greene)
2003

Hang the Hellion High
2003

Marked for Violence
2003

Battle at Circle Four
2003

The Man from Abilene
2003

Bender's Edge (As: Paul Marsden)
2003

Flashpoint
2003

Thunderfire (As: Ralph Summers)
2003

The Time of the Lawman (As: Alan Vinson)
2004

The Substance of a Shade
2004

Who Rides with Vengeance (As: Carl Eddings)
2004

Battle of the Nesters
2004

El Dorado Trail
2004

Kansas Fury (As: Carl Eddings)
2004

Day of Violence
2005

The Hunted
2005

Stranger with a Gun
2005

Gunrage at Calder Wells
2006

Lawman Without A Gun (As: Clive Dawson)
2006

Traitor's Gold (As: Wade Dellman)
2006

Bitter Vengeance
2006

The Dark Destroyer
2007

Dark Conflict
2008

The Undead
2008

Guntrail to Condor
2009

Dark Legion
2009

Mystery of the Crater
2010

Hideout at Mender's Crossing
2010

Project Jove
2010

The Missing Heiress Murders
2010

Wreath for a Lady
2014

Storm Over Mendaro
2017

Arizona Manhunt
2017

The Natchez Trace
2017

Sierra Marshal
2017

Shannon City Breakout
2018

Gunhawks Westward
2019

Desert Siege
2019

Ballard's Crossing
2019

Yuma Showdown
2019

Thunder at Abilene
2019

The Treasure of San Miguel
2019
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