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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 "Specimens" (1976) and follow publication order through all 24 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Specimens
1976
The Veils of Azlaroc
1978
Love Conquers All
1979
Octagon
1981
Earth Descended
1981
A Spadeful of Spacetime
1981
The Mask of the Sun
1981
Coils (With: Roger Zelazny)
1982
Pawn To Infinity
1982
A Century Of Progress
1983
The Frankenstein Papers
1986
The White Bull
1988
The Black Throne (With: Roger Zelazny)
1990
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1993
Merlin's Bones
1995
Dancing Bears
1995
An Armory of Swords
1995
Of Berserkers, Swords and Vampires
2009
Golden Reflections
2011
The Book of Saberhagen
1975
Berserkers The Early Tales
2014
Berserkers The Later Tales
2015
Saberhagen The Early Tales
2018
Saberhagen The Vampire Tales
2019
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