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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 "The Golden Hawks" (1978) and follow publication order through all 16 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Golden Hawks
1978
Sitting in the Club Car Drinking Rum and Karma-Kola
1986
The Late Great Human Road Show
1986
Enemy Women
2002
Stormy Weather
2007
The Color of Lightning
2009
Lighthouse Island
2013
News of the World
2016
Simon the Fiddler
2020
Chenneville
2023
Waterloo Express
1973
Celestial Navigation
1984
The Jesse James Poems
1988
Blackwater
1988
Song to the Rising Sun
1989
Flying Lesson
1995
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