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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 "Icehenge" (1984) and follow publication order through all 21 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Icehenge
1984
The Memory of Whiteness
1985
The Blind Geometer
1986
A Short, Sharp Shock
1990
Antarctica
1997
The Years of Rice and Salt
2002
Galileo's Dream
2009
Shaman
2013
Aurora
2015
Oral Argument
2015
Drowned Worlds
2016
New York 2140
2017
Red Moon
2018
The Ministry for the Future
2020
The Planet on the Table
1986
Escape From Kathmandu
1989
Remaking History and Other Stories
1991
Down and Out in the Year 2000
1992
The Best of Kim Stanley Robinson
2001
Vinland the Dream and Other Stories
2002
Stan's Kitchen
2020
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