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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 Egotist" (1999) and follow publication order through all 18 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Egotist
1999
A Child Alone With Strangers
2022
Gothic
2023
Don't Let Them Get You Down
2023
Boys in the Valley
2023
The Third Rule of Time Travel
2025
The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre
2025
Mother
2015
Altar
2016
Fragile Dreams
2016
Shiloh
2017
Sacculina
2020
Commodore
2021
The Boy with the Blue Rose Heart
2022
Behold the Void
2017
Beneath a Pale Sky
2021
Tomorrow's Gone
2021
No One is Safe!
2024
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