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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 "War and Peace" (1867) and follow publication order through all 28 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
War and Peace
1867
Anna Karenina
0
The Resurrection
0
The Decembrists
2004
The Raid
1853
Two Hussars
0
Albert
0
Family Happiness
0
The Cossacks
0
God Sees the Truth, but Waits
0
A Prisoner in the Caucasus
0
The Death of Ivan Ilych
0
Kholstomer
0
The Kreutzer Sonata
0
Walk in the Light While There is Light
0
Master and Man
0
The Devil
1911
Father Sergius
1911
The Forged Coupon
1911
Hadji Murat
1912
Polikushka and Two Hussars
1955
Divine and Human and Other Stories
2000
A Lost Opportunity
2000
The Long Exile and Other Stories
2001
An Old Acquaintance
2008
Three Questions / The Emperor's Three Questions
2015
Diary of a Lunatic/Three Deaths
2016
Work, Death, and Sickness
2017
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