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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 Weaver's Gift" (1980) and follow publication order through all 33 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

The Weaver's Gift
1980

The Night Journey
1981

Jem's Island
1982

Beyond the Divide
1983

Prank
1984

Puppeteer
1985

Home Free
1985

Pageant
1986

The Bone Wars
1988

The Widow of Oz (As: Kathryn Lasky Knight)
1989

I Have an Aunt on Marlborough Street (With: Susan Guevara)
1992

Beyond the Burning Time
1994

Memoirs of a Bookbat
1994

The Solo
1994

The Gates of the Wind
1995

True North
1996

Alice Rose and Sam
1998

Night Gardening (As: E.L. Swann)
1999

Star Split
1999

Robin Hood: The Boy Who Became a Legend
1999

Hawksmaid: The Untold Story of Robin Hood and Maid Marian
2000

Blood Secret
2004

Broken Song
2005

Georgia Rises
2005

The Last Girls of Pompeii
2007

Chasing Orion
2007

Poodle and Hound
2009

Ashes
2010

The Extra
2013

More Than Magic
2016

Night Witches
2017

Faceless
2021

Glass: A Cinderella Tale
2024
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