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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 "Medicine River" (1990) and follow publication order through all 10 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Medicine River
1990
Green Grass, Running Water
1993
Truth and Bright Water
1999
The Back of the Turtle
2014
Indians on Vacation
2020
Sufferance
2021
Aliens on the Moon
2025
One Good Story, That One
1993
A Short History of Indians in Canada
2005
77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin
2019
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