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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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