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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 "Cry, the Peacock" (1963) and follow publication order through all 20 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Cry, the Peacock
1963
Voices in the City
1965
Bye Bye Blackbird
1968
The Peacock Garden
1974
Where Shall We Go This Summer?
1975
Fire on the Mountain
1977
Clear Light of Day
1980
The Village by the Sea
1982
In Custody
1984
Baumgartner's Bombay
1989
Journey to Ithaca
1995
Fasting, Feasting
1999
The Zigzag Way
2004
Rosarita
2024
Games at Twilight
1978
Scholar and Gypsy
1996
Diamond Dust: Stories
2000
Collected Stories
2008
The Artist of Disappearance
2011
The Complete Stories
2017
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