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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 "Past Master" (1968) and follow publication order through all 53 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Past Master
1968
The Reefs of Earth
1968
Space Chantey
1968
Fourth Mansions
1969
The Fall of Rome
1971
Arrive at Easterwine
1971
Okla Hannali
1972
Not to Mention Camels
1976
Aurelia
1982
Annals of Klepsis
1983
Tales of Midnight
1984
Serpent's Egg
1987
Sindbad
1989
Iron Tears
1992
Adam Had Three Brothers
1960
The Six Fingers of Time
1960
Through Other Eyes
1960
The Ugly Sea
1960
All the People
1961
In the Garden
1961
Aloys
1961
Sodom and Gomorrah, Texas
1962
Slow Tuesday Night
1965
Alaric
1971
Groaning Hinges of the World
1971
Eurema's Dam
1972
Horns on Their Heads
1976
Funnyfingers & Cabrito
1976
The Back Door Of History
1988
Strange Skies
1988
True Believers
1988
Promontory Goats
1988
Mischief Malicious
1991
Dream World
2016
McGonigal's Worm
2016
The Polite People of Pudibundia
2016
The Weirdest World
2017
Nine Hundred Grandmothers
1970
Strange Doings
1973
Does Anyone Else Have Something Further to Add?
1974
In the Wake of Man (With: Gene Wolfe)
1975
Apocalypses
1977
Ringing Changes
1979
Golden Gate and Other Stories
1982
Snake In His Bosom And Other Stories
1983
Man Who Made Models and Other Stories
1984
Slippery And Other Stories
1985
East of Laughter
1988
Dotty
1990
Lafferty in Orbit
1991
The Man Who Made Models
2013
The Man Who Walked Through Cracks
2019
The Best of R. A. Lafferty
2019
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