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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 "Murder in the Gunroom" (1953) and follow publication order through all 34 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Murder in the Gunroom
1953
A Planet for Texans
1957
First Cycle (With: Michael Kurland)
1982
Crisis in 2140 (With: John Joseph McGuire)
2021
The Cosmic Computer
2022
Time and Time Again
1947
Rebel Raider
1950
Day of the Moron
1951
Operation R.S.V.P
1951
Null-ABC
1953
The Edge Of The Knife
1957
Omnilingual
1957
The Keeper
1957
Hunter Patrol
1959
Oomphel in the Sky
1960
A Slave Is a Slave
2008
The Other Worlds of H. Beam Piper
1947
Graveyard of Dreams: Science Fiction Stories
1958
Crossroads of Destiny
1959
Flight from Tomorrow
2006
Naudsonce and Other Science Fiction by H. Beam Piper, Adventure
2006
Time and Time Again and Other SF
2007
Ministry Of Disturbance And Other Stories
2007
Omnilingual and Other Stories
2009
Federation and Empire
2013
Analog Science Fiction and Fact, November 1964
1964
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow...
1974
The Best of Astounding
1979
The Worlds of H. Beam Piper
1983
Robert Adams' Book of Alternate Worlds
1987
The Amis Story Anthology
1992
The World Turned Upside Down
2005
Time Crime & Fourteen Other SciFi Classics from the 30's to the 60's
2009
Dream Stories: Five Short Science Fiction Novels About Dreams
2011
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