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Standalone Books in Order

7
Books
1992
First Book
1996
Latest Book
5
Years

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 "Crossing Blood" (1992) and follow publication order through all 7 books.

The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.

Publication Order

1
Crossing Blood cover

Crossing Blood

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1992

2
Balls cover

Balls

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1998

3
Verbena cover

Verbena

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2002

4
As Hot as It Was You Ought to Thank Me cover

As Hot as It Was You Ought to Thank Me

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2005

5
Eat, Drink, and Be From Mississippi cover

Eat, Drink, and Be From Mississippi

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2008

6
Pretending the Bed is a Raft cover

Pretending the Bed is a Raft

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1997

7
Walking on Water and Other Stories cover

Walking on Water and Other Stories

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1996

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