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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 "If I Pay Thee Not in Gold (With: Piers Anthony)" (1993) and follow publication order through all 18 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
If I Pay Thee Not in Gold (With: Piers Anthony)
1993
Tiger Burning Bright (With: Marion Zimmer Bradley,Andre Norton)
1995
Mapping the World of Harry Potter
2005
Gwenhwyfar
2009
Arcanum 101 (With: Rosemary Edghill)
2012
Dead Reckoning (With: Rosemary Edghill)
2012
Briarheart
2021
Jihad
1993
Landscape of the Imagination
2010
SKitty
2010
Dragon in Distress (With: Elisabeth Waters)
2010
Once and Future
2012
Fiddler Fair
1998
The River's Gift
1999
Winter Moon (With: Tanith Lee,C.E. Murphy)
2005
Harvest Moon
2010
Trio of Sorcery
2010
Dragon's Teeth
2013
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