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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 Aerodynamics of Pork" (1985) and follow publication order through all 22 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Aerodynamics of Pork
1985
Ease
1986
Kansas in August
1988
Facing the Tank
1989
Little Bits Of Baby
1989
The Cat Sanctuary
1990
The Facts of Life
1995
Tree Surgery for Beginners
1997
The Scarlet Boy (With: Tom Wakefield)
1998
Rough Music
2000
A Sweet Obscurity
2003
Friendly Fire
2005
Notes from an Exhibition
2007
The Whole Day Through
2009
A Perfectly Good Man
2012
A Place Called Winter
2015
Take Nothing With You
2018
Mother's Boy
2022
Secret Lives
1994
Gentleman's Relish
2009
Dangerous Pleasures
2016
Three Decades of Stories
2018
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