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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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