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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 "Rocket Jockey" (1952) and follow publication order through all 41 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Rocket Jockey
1952

Marooned on Mars
1952

The Mysterious Planet
1953

Attack from Atlantis
1953

Preferred Risk (With: Frederik Pohl)
1955

Nerves
1956

The Eleventh Commandment
1962

Outpost of Jupiter
1963

The Runaway Robot
1965

Tunnel Through Time
1966

The Cave of Spears
1966

Scheme of Things
1966

The One-Eyed Man
1966

Rocket From Infinity
1966

Siege Perilous
1966

Prisoners of Space
1968

The Infinite Worlds of Maybe
1968

The Man without a Planet
1969

Pstalemate
1971

Weeping May Tarry (With: Raymond F. Jones)
1978

Rockets to Nowhere
2014

Police Your Planet
2014

Battle on Mercury
2020

Day of the Giants
2020

Pursuit
1952

Let 'em Breathe Space!
1953

The Sky Is Falling
1954

No Strings Attached
1954

Badge of Infamy
1957

Victory
2008

Dead Ringer
2010

...And Some Were Human
1948

Robots and Changelings
1957

Mortals and Monsters
1965

Gods and Golems
1973

Early Del Rey
1975

The Early Del Rey Vol 2
1976

The Best of Lester del Rey
1978

War and Space
2009

Robots and Magic
2010

Lester del Rey Collection
2011
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