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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 "God Is a Bullet" (1999) and follow publication order through all 16 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
God Is a Bullet
1999
Never Count Out the Dead
2001
The Prince of Deadly Weapons
2002
Trois femmes
2006
Giv: The Story of a Dog and America
2009
The Creed of Violence
2010
Gardens of Grief
2010
The World Eve Left Us
2012
The Cloud and the Fire
2013
The Country I Lived In
2014
By Your Deeds
2016
A Child Went Forth
2018
How Beautiful They Were
2019
Two Boys at Breakwater
2021
Crippled Jack
2022
Big Island, LA
2023
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