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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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