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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: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Standalone series? Start with "Sineater" (1992) and follow publication order through all 21 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Sineater
1992
Welcome Back to the Night
1999
Dreams of the Dark (With: Stephen Mark Rainey)
1999
Wire Mesh Mothers
2001
Homegrown
2010
Desper Hollow
2013
Hell Gate
2013
D.D. Murphry, Secret Policeman (With: Alan M. Clark)
2014
Versailles
2015
The Great Chicago Fire
2022
Stephen
1990
The Selected Works of Elizabeth Massie
1993
Southern Discomfort
1993
Shadow Dreams
1996
Sundown
2011
Afraid
2011
Naked, on the Edge
2012
Night Benedictions
2015
It, Watching (With: Cortney Skinner)
2017
Madame Cruller's Couch and Other Dark and Bizarre Tales
2021
The Wages of Belief and Other Stories from the Dark Side
2025
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