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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 "Corelli's Mandolin" (1994) and follow publication order through all 18 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Corelli's Mandolin
1994
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
1994
Birds Without Wings
2004
A Partisan's Daughter
2008
Labels
1993
Gunter Weber's Confession
1998
The Death of Miss Agatha Feakes
2011
The Girt Pike
2011
Talking to George
2011
Station Jim
2019
A Day Out For Mehmet Erbil
2020
Sunday Morning at the Centre of the World
2001
Notwithstanding
2009
Imagining Alexandria
2013
Of Love and Desire
2016
The Cat in the Treble Clef
2018
Labels and Other Stories
2019
A Distant Cry
2002
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