Standalone Books in Order

31
Books
1932
First Book
2014
Latest Book
83
Years

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: January 2026

Publication Order

1

1932

2

Cosmic Engineers

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1950

3

Time and Again / First He Died

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1950

4

Ring Around the Sun

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1952

5

Time is the Simplest Thing / The Fisherman

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1961

6

Trouble with Tycho

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1961

7

They Walked Like Men

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1962

8

Way Station / Here Gather the Stars

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1963

9

All Flesh Is Grass

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1965

10

The Werewolf Principle

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1967

11

Why Call Them Back From Heaven?

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1967

12

So Bright the Vision

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1968

13

The Goblin Reservation

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1968

14

Out of Their Minds

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1970

15

Prehistoric Man

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1971

16

Destiny Doll

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1972

17

A Choice of Gods

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1972

18

Cemetery World

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1972

19

Waystation

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1973

20

Our Children's Children

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1974

21

Enchanted Pilgrimage

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1975

22

Shakespeare's Planet

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1976

23

A Heritage of Stars

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1977

24

The Fellowship of the Talisman

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1978

25

Mastodonia / Catface

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1978

26

The Visitors

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1980

27

Project Pope

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1981

28

Where the Evil Dwells

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1982

29

Special Deliverance

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1982

30

Highway of Eternity

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1986

31

Time Quarry

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2014

Frequently Asked Questions

The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. Empire (1932), 2. Cosmic Engineers (1950), 3. Time and Again / First He Died (1950), 4. Ring Around the Sun (1952), 5. Time is the Simplest Thing / The Fisherman (1961), and 26 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.

The Standalone series by Clifford D. Simak contains 31 books. The series began in 1932 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.

The Standalone series is written by Clifford D. Simak. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.

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