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: January 2026
Publication Order
The Artificial Kid
Buy on Amazon1980
Islands in the Net
Buy on Amazon1988
The Difference Engine (With: William Gibson)
Buy on Amazon1990
Heavy Weather
Buy on Amazon1994
Holy Fire
Buy on Amazon1996
Distraction
Buy on Amazon1998
Zeitgeist
Buy on Amazon2000
The Zenith Angle
Buy on Amazon2004
The Caryatids
Buy on Amazon2009
Love is Strange
Buy on Amazon2012
Pirate Utopia
Buy on Amazon2015
Dinner in Audoghast (in Asimov's)
Buy on Amazon1985
Flowers of Edo (in Asimov's)
Buy on Amazon1987
Our Neural Chernobyl (in F&SF)
Buy on Amazon1988
Dori Bangs (in Asimov's)
Buy on Amazon1989
Deep Eddy (in Asimov's)
Buy on Amazon1993
Bicycle Repairman (in A Good Old-Fashioned Future)
Buy on Amazon1996
Maneki Neko (in A Good Old-Fashioned Future)
Buy on Amazon1998
Taklamakan (in A Good Old-Fashioned Future)
Buy on Amazon1998
The Parthenopean Scalpel
Buy on Amazon2010
Black Swan
Buy on Amazon2010
Good Night, Moon (With: Rudy Rucker)
Buy on Amazon2011
Loco (With: Rudy Rucker)
Buy on Amazon2012
Totem Poles (With: Rudy Rucker)
Buy on Amazon2016
Globalhead
Buy on Amazon1992
A Good Old-Fashioned Future
Buy on Amazon1999
Visionary in Residence
Buy on Amazon2005
Ascendancies: The Best of Bruce Sterling
Buy on Amazon2007
Gothic High-Tech
Buy on Amazon2011
Robot Artists and Black Swans: The Italian Fantascienza Stories (With: John Coulthart,Dario Tonani,Bruno Argento)
Buy on Amazon2021
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. The Artificial Kid (1980), 2. Islands in the Net (1988), 3. The Difference Engine (With: William Gibson) (1990), 4. Heavy Weather (1994), 5. Holy Fire (1996), and 25 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Standalone series by Bruce Sterling contains 30 books. The series began in 1980 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Standalone series is written by Bruce Sterling. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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