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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 "Emma Tupper's Diary" (1971) and follow publication order through all 44 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Emma Tupper's Diary
1971
The Iron Lion
1972
The Dancing Bear
1972
Mandog
1972
The Gift
1973
The Poison Oracle
1974
The Lively Dead
1975
The Blue Hawk
1976
Walking Dead
1977
Annerton Pit
1977
Hepzibah
1978
The Flight of Dragons
1979
A Summer in the Twenties
1981
The Seventh Raven
1981
The Last House-Party
1982
Hindsight
1983
Healer
1983
Death of a Unicorn
1984
Giant Cold
1984
A Box of Nothing
1985
Tefuga
1986
Mole Hole
1987
1988
Merlin Dreams
1988
Perfect Gallows
1988
1990
Play Dead
1991
Time and the Clock Mice, Etcetera
1993
A Bone From a Dry Sea
1993
The Yellow Room Conspiracy
1994
Shadow of a Hero
1994
Chuck and Danielle
1996
Touch and Go
1999
Some Deaths Before Dying
1999
The Tears of the Salamander
2003
Inside Grandad / The Gift Boat
2004
In the Palace of the Khans
2012
The Green Gene
2015
Flight
1987
Chance, Luck & Destiny
1975
City of Gold and Other Stories from the Old Testament
1980
The Lion Tamer's Daughter: And Other Stories
1997
The Weir
2007
A Closer Look At Me
2019
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