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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 "Happy Valley" (1939) and follow publication order through all 23 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Happy Valley
1939
The Living and the Dead
1941
The Aunt's Story
1948
The Tree of Man
1955
Voss
1957
Riders in the Chariot
1961
The Solid Mandala
1966
The Vivisector
1970
The Eye of the Storm
1973
A Fringe of Leaves
1976
The God In The Rafters
1978
The Twyborn Affair
1979
The Memoirs of Many in One
1986
The Hanging Garden
2012
The Night The Prowler: Short Story And Screenplay
1974
Netherwood
1983
Signal Driver: A Morality Play For The Times
1983
The Burnt Ones
1964
Collected Plays Volume 1
1965
The Cockatoos: Shorter Novels and Stories
1974
Three Uneasy Pieces
1988
Patrick White: Selected Writings
1995
Collected Short Stories
2004
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