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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 "Trust" (1966) and follow publication order through all 17 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Trust
1966
The Cannibal Galaxy
1983
The Messiah of Stockholm
1987
The Puttermesser Papers
1997
Heir To The Glimmering World
2004
The Bear Boy
2005
Foreign Bodies
2010
Antiquities
2021
Envy, or Yiddish in America
1969
The Pagan Rabbi and Other Stories
1971
Bloodshed
1976
Levitation
1982
The Shawl
1989
Collected Stories
2007
Dictation
2009
Antiquities and Other Stories
2022
In a Yellow Wood
2025
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