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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 "A Trick Of The Light" (1984) and follow publication order through all 11 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
A Trick Of The Light
1984
A Fool's Alphabet
1992
On Green Dolphin Street
2001
Engleby
2007
A Week in December
2009
A Possible Life
2012
Where My Heart Used to Beat
2015
Paris Echo
2018
The Seventh Son
2023
Jack Firebrace's War
2014
2018
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