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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 "Great Eastern Land" (1986) and follow publication order through all 14 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Great Eastern Land
1986
Real Life
1992
English Settlement
1996
Trespass
1998
The Comedy Man
2002
Kept
2006
Ask Alice
2009
At the Chime of a City Clock
2010
Derby Day
2011
Secondhand Daylight
2012
The Windsor Faction
2013
From the Heart
2014
After Bathing at Baxter's
1997
Wrote for Luck
2014
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