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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 "The Place at Whitton (As: Tom Keneally)" (1964) and follow publication order through all 40 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Place at Whitton (As: Tom Keneally)
1964
The Fear
1965
Bring Larks And Heroes
1967
Three Cheers for the Paraclete
1968
The Survivor
1969
A Dutiful Daughter
1971
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
1972
Blood Red, Sister Rose of the Maid of Orleans
1974
Gossip from the Forest
1975
Season In Purgatory
1977
Victim of the Aurora
1977
Ned Kelly and the City of the Bees
1978
Confederates
1979
Passenger
1979
Cut Rate Kingdom
1980
Schindler's List / Schindler's Ark
1982
A Family Madness
1985
Playmaker
1987
To Asmara / Towards Asmara
1989
Act Of Grace
1989
By The Line
1989
Flying Hero Class
1991
Woman of the Inner Sea
1992
Jacko: The Great Intruder
1994
A River Town
1995
Bettany's Book
2000
The Tyrant's Novel
2003
Office of Innocence
2003
The Widow and Her Hero (As: Tom Keneally)
2007
The People's Train
2009
An Angel in Australia (As: Tom Keneally)
2011
The Daughters of Mars
2012
Shame and the Captives
2013
Napoleon's Last Island
2015
Crimes of the Father
2016
Two Old Men Dying (As: Tom Keneally)
2018
The Pact
2020
The Dickens Boy
2020
The Book of Science and Antiquities
2020
Corporal Hitler’s Pistol (As: Tom Keneally)
2021
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