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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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