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Standalone Books in Order

49
Books
1962
First Book
2021
Latest Book
60
Years

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 "A Trace of Memory" (1962) and follow publication order through all 49 books.

The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.

Publication Order

1
A Trace of Memory cover

A Trace of Memory

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1962

2
Plague of Demons cover

Plague of Demons

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1964

3
The Great Time Machine Hoax / A Hoax in Time cover

The Great Time Machine Hoax / A Hoax in Time

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1964

4
The Monitors cover

The Monitors

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1966

5
Catastrophe Planet cover

Catastrophe Planet

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1966

6
Earthblood cover

Earthblood

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1966

7
Galactic Odyssey cover

Galactic Odyssey

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1967

8
The Long Twilight cover

The Long Twilight

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1969

9
The Day Before Forever cover

The Day Before Forever

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1969

10
The House in November cover

The House in November

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1970

11
Dinosaur Beach cover

Dinosaur Beach

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1971

12
The Infinite Cage cover

The Infinite Cage

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1972

13
Night of Delusions cover

Night of Delusions

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1972

14
Glory Game cover

Glory Game

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1973

15
Fat Chance / Deadfall cover

Fat Chance / Deadfall

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1975

16
The Star Treasure cover

The Star Treasure

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1976

17
Night of Decisions cover

Night of Decisions

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1977

18
The Ultimax Man cover

The Ultimax Man

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1978

19
Star Colony cover

Star Colony

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1981

20
The Breaking Earth cover

The Breaking Earth

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1981

21
End as a Hero cover

End as a Hero

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1985

22
Judson's Eden cover

Judson's Eden

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1991

23
Cocoon cover

Cocoon

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1962

24
It Could Be Anything cover

It Could Be Anything

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1963

25
Doorstep cover

Doorstep

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1967

26
The Walls cover

The Walls

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1967

27
The Night of the Trolls cover

The Night of the Trolls

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2018

28
The Long-Remembered Thunder cover

The Long-Remembered Thunder

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2019

29
A BAD DAY FOR VERMIN cover

A BAD DAY FOR VERMIN

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2019

30
Greylorn cover

Greylorn

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1951

31
A Plague of Demons & Other Stories cover

A Plague of Demons & Other Stories

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1965

32
Nine By Laumer cover

Nine By Laumer

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1967

33
Planet Run cover

Planet Run

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1967

34
Once There Was A Giant cover

Once There Was A Giant

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1968

35
It's A Mad, Mad, Mad Galaxy cover

It's A Mad, Mad, Mad Galaxy

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1968

36
Knight of Delusions cover

Knight of Delusions

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1972

37
The Big Show & Other Tales cover

The Big Show & Other Tales

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1972

38
Timetracks cover

Timetracks

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1972

39
The Undefeated cover

The Undefeated

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1974

40
Chrestomathy cover

Chrestomathy

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1984

41
Alien Minds cover

Alien Minds

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1991

42
Odyssey (With: Eric Flint) cover

Odyssey (With: Eric Flint)

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2002

43
Future Imperfect cover

Future Imperfect

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2003

44
Legions of Space cover

Legions of Space

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2004

45
Earthblood and Other Stories cover

Earthblood and Other Stories

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2008

46
The Long Twilight and Other Stories cover

The Long Twilight and Other Stories

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2008

47
Beyond the Moons of Neptune cover

Beyond the Moons of Neptune

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2010

48
Gambler's World cover

Gambler's World

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2013

49
The Best of Keith Laumer: Volume 1 cover

The Best of Keith Laumer: Volume 1

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2021

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