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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 Seven of Calvary" (2019) and follow publication order through all 34 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Seven of Calvary
2019
Exeunt Murderers
1983
Four & Twenty Bloodhounds
1985
The Compleat Boucher
1999
Casebook of Gregory Hood
2009
Famous Science-Fiction Stories: Adventures in Time and Space
1946
Invasion From Mars:Interplanetary Stories
1949
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Fall 1950
1950
20 Great Tales of Murder
1952
Fantastic, Fall 1952
1952
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1952
1952
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1953
1953
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction - May 1954 - Vol. 6, No. 5
1954
6 Great Short Novels of Science Fiction
1954
Deals With The Devil
1959
A Treasury of Great Science Fiction, Vol. 1
1960
A Treasury of Great Science Fiction, Vol. 2
1960
Best of Science Fiction: No. 10
1964
The Locked Room Reader: Stories of Impossible Crimes and Escapes
1968
The Devil's Generation
1973
Great Black Magic Stories
1974
Jack the Knife: Tales of Jack the Ripper
1975
The Best of All Possible Worlds
1980
Great Fantasy
1983
The Monster Book of Monsters
1988
Hunger for Horror
1988
The Mammoth Book of Fantasy All-Time Greats
1988
The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes
1989
The Amis Story Anthology
1992
Fifty Best Mysteries
1993
Time Machines
1997
The Young Oxford Book of Nasty Endings
1998
The Young Oxford Book of Aliens
1999
The Campfire Collection: Spine-tingling Tales to Tell in the Dark
2000
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