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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 Shadow Hunter" (1982) and follow publication order through all 21 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Shadow Hunter
1982
The Falling Woman
1986
The City, Not Long After
1989
Nadya: The Wolf Chronicles
1996
There and Back Again
1999
Wild Angel
2000
Adventures in Time and Space with Max Merriwell
2001
The Wild Girls
2007
The Adventures of Mary Darling
2025
Rachel in Love
1987
Bones (in Asimov's)
1990
Love and Sex Among the Invertebrates
1990
An American Childhood (in Asimov's)
1993
About Fairies
2012
A Cartographic Analysis of the Dream State
2012
Exploding, Like Fireworks
2012
Not Alone
2025
Points of Departure
1990
Letters From Home
1991
Women Up to No Good
2013
Bad Grrlz' Guide to Reality
2014
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