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Standalone Books in Order

13
Books
2009
First Book
2025
Latest Book
17
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 "The Monster Variations" (2009) and follow publication order through all 13 books.

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

Publication Order

1
The Monster Variations cover

The Monster Variations

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2009

2
Rotters cover

Rotters

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2011

3
Scowler cover

Scowler

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2013

4
The Shape of Water (With: Guillermo del Toro) cover

The Shape of Water (With: Guillermo del Toro)

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2018

5
Blockchains, Smart Contracts, Decentralised Autonomous Organisations and the Law cover

Blockchains, Smart Contracts, Decentralised Autonomous Organisations and the Law

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2019

6
Blood Sugar cover

Blood Sugar

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2019

7
Bent Heavens cover

Bent Heavens

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2020

8
The Living Dead (With: George A. Romero) cover

The Living Dead (With: George A. Romero)

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2020

9
The Ghost That Ate Us cover

The Ghost That Ate Us

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2022

10
Wrath (With: Sharon Moalem) cover

Wrath (With: Sharon Moalem)

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2022

11
Whalefall cover

Whalefall

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2023

12
Pay the Piper (With: George A. Romero) cover

Pay the Piper (With: George A. Romero)

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2024

13
Angel Down cover

Angel Down

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2025

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