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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 "The Time Machine" (1895) and follow publication order through all 54 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Time Machine
1895
The Wonderful Visit
0
The Wheels of Chance
0
The Island of Dr. Moreau
0
The Invisible Man
0
The War of the Worlds
0
When the Sleeper Wakes / The Sleeper Awakes
0
Love and Mr. Lewisham
0
The First Men in the Moon
1901
The Sea Lady
1902
The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth
1904
Kipps
1905
A Modern Utopia
1905
In the Days of the Comet
1906
The War in the Air
1908
Tono-Bungay
1909
Ann Veronica
1909
The History of Mr Polly
1910
The Sleeper Awakes
1911
The New Machiavelli
1911
Marriage
1912
The Passionate Friends
1913
The World Set Free
1914
The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman
1914
Bealby: A Holiday
1915
The Research Magnificent
1915
Boon, the Mind of the Race (As: Reginald Bliss)
1915
Boon
1915
Mr. Britling Sees It Through
1916
The Soul of a Bishop
1917
Joan and Peter: A Story of an Education
1918
The Undying Fire
1919
The Secret Places of the Heart
1922
Men Like Gods
1923
The Dream
1924
Christina Alberta's Father
1925
The World of William Clissold
1926
Meanwhile the Picture of a Lady
1927
Mr. Blettsworthy on Rampole Island
1928
The King Who Was a King
1929
Autocracy of Mr. Parham
1930
Bulpington of Blup
1930
The Shape of Things to Come
1933
The Croquet Player
1936
Star Begotten
1937
The Camford Visitation
1937
Brynhild
1937
The Brothers
1938
Apropos of Dolores
1938
The Holy Terror
1939
All Aboard for Ararat
1940
Babes in the Darkling Wood
1940
You Can't Be Too Careful
1941
The Wealth of Mr. Waddy
1969
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