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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 "Ribofunk" (1996) and follow publication order through all 37 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Ribofunk
1996
Ciphers
1997
Joe's Liver
2000
A Mouthful of Tongues
2002
Little Doors
2002
Fuzzy Dice
2003
Spondulix
2004
Harp, Pipe, & Symphony
2006
Creature from the Black Lagoon
2006
Roadside Bodhisattva
2010
Cosmocopia
2014
Aeota
2019
The Summer Thieves
2021
Vangie's Ghosts
2024
Alice, Alfie, Ted and the Aliens (Interzone, #117)
1997
Karuna, Inc
2001
Wikiworld
2010
Return to the Twentieth Century
2011
Waves and Smart Magma
2011
The Visionary Pageant
2022
Fractal Paisleys
1997
Lost Pages
1998
Strange Trades
2001
Babylon Sisters and Other Posthumans
2002
Neutrino Drag
2004
The Emperor of Gondwanaland and Other Stories
2005
Shuteye for the Timebroker
2006
Triquorum One
2006
Plumage from Pegasus
2006
Harsh Oases
2008
After the Collapse
2011
The Great Jones COOP Ten Gigasoul Party
2014
A Palazzo in the Stars
2015
Lost Among the Stars
2017
Infinite Fantastika
2018
Wikiworld and Other Stories
2021
The Way You Came In May Not Be The Best Way Out
2022
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