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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 Seeds of Time" (1997) and follow publication order through all 15 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Seeds of Time
1997
Leap Point
1998
Rift
1999
Tropic of Creation
2000
Maximum Ice
2002
Braided World
2003
A Thousand Perfect Things
2013
Queen of the Deep
2015
The Book of Faces
2015
Castoff World
2015
Kingdom Come
2015
The Last Wave
2015
The Spires of Greme
2015
Dystopia
2019
Worlds Near and Far
2019
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