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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 Stars in Shroud / Deeper than the Darkness" (1969) and follow publication order through all 24 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

The Stars in Shroud / Deeper than the Darkness
1969

If the Stars Are Gods
1974

Shiva Descending
1980

Find the Changeling
1980

Time's Rub
1984

Artifact
1985

Beyond the Fall of Night (With: Arthur C. Clarke)
1990

Cosm
1993

Chiller
1993

Eater
2000

Beyond Infinity
2004

The Berlin Project
2017

Shadows of Eternity
2021

The Final Now
2011

Grace Immaculate
2011

Down The River Road
2012

Backscatter
2013

Mammoth Dawn (With: Kevin J. Anderson)
2015

In Alien Flesh
1986

Matter's End
1991

Worlds Vast and Various
2000

Immersion & Other Short Novels
2002

Anomalies
2012

New Ball Games for the Future (With: Gordon Eklund)
2018
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