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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 "Sunburst" (1964) and follow publication order through all 18 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Sunburst
1964
Why Should I Have All The Grief?
1969
Birthstones
2007
Son of the Morning and Other Stories
1983
Blue Apes
1995
Who Knows One?
1961
Within The Zodiac
1964
Ordinary Moving
1969
Doctor Umlaut's Earthly Kingdom
1974
The Works
1978
Red Blood Black Ink White Paper
2002
Phyllis Loves Kelly
2014
Space Suits & Gumshoes
1972
The Berkley Showcase: Vol. 4
1981
Tesseracts²
1987
Northern Stars
1994
Fall and Rise
2007
Anthropomorphic Aliens
2014
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