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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 Great Ghost Rescue" (1975) and follow publication order through all 26 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Great Ghost Rescue
1975
Which Witch?
1979
A Countess Below Stairs / The Secret Countess
1981
The Reluctant Heiress / Magic Flutes
1982
Worm & The Toffee Nosed Princess
1983
A Company of Swans
1985
The Haunting of Granite Falls
1987
The Haunting of Hiram C. Hopgood
1987
Madensky Square
1988
Not Just a Witch
1989
The Morning Gift
1993
The Secret of Platform 13
1994
Dial-a-Ghost
1996
A Song for Summer
1997
Island of the Aunts
1999
Journey to the River Sea
2001
The Star of Kazan
2004
The Beasts of Clawstone Castle
2005
The Dragonfly Pool
2008
The Ogre of Oglefort
2010
One Dog and His Boy
2011
Mountwood School for Ghosts (With: Toby Ibbotson)
2014
The Secret Countess
2025
Magic Flutes
2025
A Glove Shop in Vienna and Other Stories
1984
Let Sleeping Sea-Monsters Lie and Other Cautionary Tales
2012
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