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
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
Buy on Amazon2010
Interior Chinatown
Buy on Amazon2020
Third Class Superhero
Buy on Amazon2006
Sorry Please Thank You
Buy on Amazon2012
Hero Absorbs Major Damage
Buy on Amazon2012
Yeoman
Buy on Amazon2015
The Only Living Girl on Earth
Buy on Amazon2021
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2011
Buy on Amazon2011
The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities
Buy on Amazon2011
Lightspeed: Year One
Buy on Amazon2011
Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury
Buy on Amazon2012
Fakes: An Anthology of Pseudo-Interviews, Faux-Lectures, Quasi-Letters, "Found" Texts, and Other Fraudulent Artifacts
Buy on Amazon2012
The Time Traveler's Almanac
Buy on Amazon2013
Robot Uprisings
Buy on Amazon2014
Dead Man's Hand
Buy on Amazon2014
Watchlist
Buy on Amazon2015
Shadow Show: Stories In Celebration of Ray Bradbury
Buy on Amazon2015
Press Start to Play
Buy on Amazon2015
Last Night, a Superhero Saved My Life
Buy on Amazon2016
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017
Buy on Amazon2017
A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers
Buy on Amazon2019
From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back
Buy on Amazon2020
Speculative Los Angeles
Buy on Amazon2021
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe (2010), 2. Interior Chinatown (2020), 3. Third Class Superhero (2006), 4. Sorry Please Thank You (2012), 5. Hero Absorbs Major Damage (2012), and 18 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Standalone series by Charles Yu contains 23 books. The series began in 2010 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Standalone series is written by Charles Yu. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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