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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 "Seven Brave Men" (1962) and follow publication order through all 32 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Seven Brave Men
1962
The Last Bridge
1966
Savage Guns (With: Elmer Kelton,Alex Hawk)
1968
Shotgun Settlement (With: Elmer Kelton,Alex Hawk)
1969
The Villiers Touch
1970
What of Terry Conniston?
1971
Deep Cover
1972
Tripwire
1973
Gangway! (With: Donald E Westlake)
1973
Kolchak's Gold
1973
Line of Succession
1974
The Romanov Succession
1974
Hopscotch
1975
Target Manhattan
1975
The Last Hard Men
1976
Recoil
1977
Fear in a Handful of Dust
1978
Wild Times
1978
The Marchand Woman
1979
Sliphammer
1979
The Paladin
1980
Sweeny's Honor
1980
The Hit
1982
The Vanquished
1982
Valley of the Shadow
1983
Necessity
1984
Bugle and Spur
1986
Apache Canyon
1986
Manifest Destiny
1989
Justice at Spanish Flat
2021
Checkpoint Charlie
1981
Suspended Sentences
2012
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