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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 "Marriages" (1973) and follow publication order through all 32 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Marriages
1973
Julia / Full Circle
1975
If You Could See Me Now
1977
Ghost Story
1979
Shadowland
1980
Floating Dragon
1982
The General's Wife
1982
Under Venus
1985
The Hellfire Club
1996
Mr. X
1999
Lost Boy Lost Girl
2003
In The Night Room
2003
The Skylark
2010
A Dark Matter
2010
Mrs. God
1990
The Ghost Village
1993
1994
Mr. Clubb and Mr. Cuff
1998
A Special Place
2009
The Ballad of Ballard and Sandrine
2011
The Buffalo Hunter
2012
Perdido
2015
The Process (is a Process All Its Own)
2017
Ishmael
1972
Open Air
1972
Leeson Park and Belsize Square
1983
Houses Without Doors
1990
The Horror Writers Association Presents Peter Straub's Ghosts
1995
Magic Terror
2000
The Little Blue Book of Rose Stories
2005
5 Stories
2008
Interior Darkness
2016
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