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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 "You Shall Know Our Velocity!" (2002) and follow publication order through all 16 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
You Shall Know Our Velocity!
2002
Hello Children
2006
What Is the What
2006
The Wild Things
2009
A Hologram for the King
2012
We Like You So Much and Want to Know You Better
2013
Your Fathers, Where Are They? And the Prophets, Do They Live Forever?
2014
Heroes of the Frontier
2016
The Lifters
2018
The Parade
2019
The Captain and the Glory: An Entertainment
2019
The Eyes and the Impossible
2023
The Museum of Rain
2021
How We Are Hungry
2005
Short Short Stories
2005
One Hundred and Forty Five Stories in a Small Box (With: Deb Olin Unferth)
2007
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