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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 "Gilmore's Dairy Jones" (1986) and follow publication order through all 13 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Gilmore's Dairy Jones
1986
Splinter
1988
Choo Woo
1999
The Book of Fame
2000
Here at the End of the World We Learn to Dance
2001
Paint Your Wife
2004
Hand Me Down World
2010
The Cage
2018
Mister Pip
2020
The Fish
2022
Swimming to Australia
1991
This House Has Three Walls
1997
The Man in the Shed
2009
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