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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 "Some Birds Don't Fly" (1968) and follow publication order through all 53 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Some Birds Don't Fly
1968
Winterkill
1976
The Implosion Effect
1976
The Death Specialists
1976
The Foxman
1977
Tiltawhirl John / Tasting the Thunder
1977
The Golden Stick
1977
CB Jockey / The C.B. Radio Caper
1977
The Curse of the Cobra
1977
The Green Recruit
1978
Tracker
1978
The Night the White Deer Died
1978
Meteorite Track 291
1979
The Spitball Gang
1980
Compkill
1981
Dancing Carl
1983
Popcorn Days and Buttermilk Nights
1983
Dogsong
1985
Sentries
1986
The Crossing
1987
The Island
1988
The Voyage of the Frog
1989
The Winter Room
1989
Night Rituals
1989
Kill Fee
1990
Canyons
1990
The Monument
1991
The Haymeadow / The Fourteenth Summer
1992
Clabbered Dirt, Sweet Grass
1992
A Christmas Sonata
1992
Sisters/Hermanas
1993
Tasting the Thunder
1993
The Car
1994
The Tent
1995
The Rifle
1995
Ice Race
1997
The Transall Saga / Blue Light
1998
Soldier's Heart
1998
The White Fox Chronicles / White Fox
2000
The Beet Fields
2000
The Time Hackers
2005
The Legend of Bass Reeves
2006
Notes from the Dog
2009
Mudshark
2009
Woods Runner
2009
Masters of Disaster
2011
The Transall Saga (With: Johnny Heller)
2014
This Side of Wild
2015
Six Kids and a Stuffed Cat
2016
Fishbone's Song
2016
Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood
2021
How to Train Your Dad
2021
Northwind
2022
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