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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 "Hornet's Nest" (1959) and follow publication order through all 24 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Hornet's Nest
1959
The Angry Espers
1961
The Fury Out of Time
1965
The Light That Never Was
1972
Monument
1974
Alien Main
1985
The Quallsford Inheritance
1986
The Glendower Conspiracy
1990
A Hazard of Losers
1995
The Chronocide Mission
2001
Murder Applied for (With: Kenneth Lloyd Biggle)
2013
The World That Death Made (With: Kenneth Lloyd Biggle)
2013
Ordeal by Terror
2013
The Rule of the Door and Other Fanciful Regulations
1967
The Metallic Muse
1972
A Galaxy of Strangers
1976
The Best of Biggle
2014
Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1958
1958
Best of Science Fiction: No. 10
1964
Nebula Awards 7
1972
Best From Fantasy And Science Fiction: 18th Series
1973
Crafty Cat Crimes
2000
Analog, September 2002
2004
Worst Contact
2016
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