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
Gather, Darkness!
Buy on Amazon1943
Conjure Wife
Buy on Amazon1943
Destiny Times Three
Buy on Amazon1945
The Sinful Ones
Buy on Amazon1950
The Green Millennium
Buy on Amazon1953
The Silver Eggheads
Buy on Amazon1961
The Wanderer
Buy on Amazon1964
A Specter Is Haunting Texas
Buy on Amazon1968
Our Lady of Darkness
Buy on Amazon1977
Rime Isle
Buy on Amazon1977
No Truce with Kings & Ship of Shadows (With: Poul Anderson)
Buy on Amazon1989
The Dealings of Daniel Kesserich
Buy on Amazon1996
Coming Attraction
Buy on Amazon1950
The Moon Is Green
Buy on Amazon1952
What's He Doing in There?
Buy on Amazon1957
Bread Overhead
Buy on Amazon1958
The Night of the Long Knives
Buy on Amazon1960
No Great Magic
Buy on Amazon1963
Gonna Roll the Bones
Buy on Amazon1967
Belsen Express
Buy on Amazon1975
Dark Wings
Buy on Amazon1978
The Button Molder
Buy on Amazon1979
The Last Letter
Buy on Amazon2011
The Dead Man
Buy on Amazon2011
Mariana
Buy on Amazon2011
Claws from the Night
Buy on Amazon2014
Yesterday House
Buy on Amazon2016
Nice Girl with 5 Husbands
Buy on Amazon2016
Night's Black Agents
Buy on Amazon1947
A Pail of Air
Buy on Amazon1951
Night Monsters
Buy on Amazon1953
The Big Time / The Mind Spider and Other Stories
Buy on Amazon1961
The Creature from Cleveland Depths
Buy on Amazon1962
Shadows With Eyes
Buy on Amazon1962
Ships to the Stars
Buy on Amazon1964
The Night of the Wolf
Buy on Amazon1966
The Secret Songs
Buy on Amazon1968
The Book of Fritz Leiber
Buy on Amazon1974
The Best of Fritz Leiber
Buy on Amazon1974
The Second Book of Fritz Leiber
Buy on Amazon1975
The Worlds of Fritz Leiber
Buy on Amazon1976
Heroes and Horrors
Buy on Amazon1978
Ervool
Buy on Amazon1980
Ship of Shadows
Buy on Amazon1982
The Mystery of the Japanese Clock
Buy on Amazon1982
The Ghost Light
Buy on Amazon1984
Bazaar of the Bizarre
Buy on Amazon1984
The Leiber Chronicles: Fifty Years of Fritz Leiber
Buy on Amazon1990
Dark Ladies
Buy on Amazon1991
Gummitch and Friends
Buy on Amazon1992
Kreativity for Kats and Other Feline Fantasies
Buy on Amazon1992
The Black Gondolier
Buy on Amazon1998
Selected Stories
Buy on Amazon2001
Smoke Ghost
Buy on Amazon2002
Smoke Ghost& Other Apparitions
Buy on Amazon2002
Day Dark, Night Bright
Buy on Amazon2002
Horrible Imaginings
Buy on Amazon2004
The Creature from Cleveland Depths and Other Tales
Buy on Amazon2007
Poor Superman and Others
Buy on Amazon2009
Strange Wonders
Buy on Amazon2010
Horror Gems, Vol. Two
Buy on Amazon2011
Science Fiction Collection 001
Buy on Amazon2011
The Night of the Long Knives and Other Works
Buy on Amazon2011
Science Fiction Collection 002 (With: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
Buy on Amazon2011
The Lords of Quarmall / The Beacon to Elsewhere
Buy on Amazon2011
Snakes & Spiders
Buy on Amazon2012
Hatchery of Dreams
Buy on Amazon2012
The Moon Is Green and Other Tales
Buy on Amazon2013
The Frost Monstreme
Buy on Amazon2014
Fritz Leiber
Buy on Amazon2016
Bullet with His Name and Other Tales
Buy on Amazon2016
A Hitch in Space and Other Tales
Buy on Amazon2016
The Science Fiction Archive #2
Buy on Amazon2018
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. Gather, Darkness! (1943), 2. Conjure Wife (1943), 3. Destiny Times Three (1945), 4. The Sinful Ones (1950), 5. The Green Millennium (1953), and 68 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Standalone series by Fritz Leiber contains 73 books. The series began in 1943 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Standalone series is written by Fritz Leiber. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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