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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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