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Standalone Books in Order

22
Books
1974
First Book
2013
Latest Book
40
Years

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 "Snow" (1974) and follow publication order through all 22 books.

The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.

Publication Order

1
Snow cover

Snow

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1974

2
Trailerpark cover

Trailerpark

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1981

3
Relation of My Imprisonment cover

Relation of My Imprisonment

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1983

4
Continental Drift cover

Continental Drift

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1985

5
Family Life cover

Family Life

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1985

6
The Book of Jamaica cover

The Book of Jamaica

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1986

7
Hamilton Stark cover

Hamilton Stark

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1986

8
Affliction cover

Affliction

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1989

9
The Sweet Hereafter cover

The Sweet Hereafter

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1991

10
Rule of the Bone cover

Rule of the Bone

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1995

11
Cloudsplitter cover

Cloudsplitter

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1998

12
The Darling cover

The Darling

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2004

13
The Reserve cover

The Reserve

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2008

14
Lost Memory of Skin cover

Lost Memory of Skin

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2011

15
Foregone cover

Foregone

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2021

16
The Magic Kingdom cover

The Magic Kingdom

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2022

17
American Spirits cover

American Spirits

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2024

18
Searching for Survivors cover

Searching for Survivors

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1975

19
The New World cover

The New World

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1979

20
Success Stories cover

Success Stories

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1986

21
The Angel on the Roof cover

The Angel on the Roof

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1999

22
A Permanent Member of the Family cover

A Permanent Member of the Family

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2013

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