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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 "Meridian Days" (1992) and follow publication order through all 24 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Meridian Days
1992
Engineman
1994
Penumbra
1999
Twocking
2001
Fire Bug
2003
Bengal Station
2004
British Front
2005
Space Ace
2005
Crazy Love
2006
An Alien Ate Me for Breakfast
2007
Race Against Time
2008
Kéthani
2008
Guilty?
2009
A Dinosaur Ate My Socks
2009
Guardians of the Phoenix
2010
The Kings of Eternity
2011
The Serene Invasion
2013
Salvage
2013
Wormhole (With: Keith Brooke)
2022
Traces (By: Stephen Baxter)
1998
The Hunters of Pangaea (By: Stephen Baxter)
2004
Universes (By: Stephen Baxter)
2013
Project Clio (By: Stephen Baxter)
2016
The Spacetime Pit Plus Two (With: Stephen Baxter)
2018
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