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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 "Song of Kali" (1985) and follow publication order through all 24 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Song of Kali
1985
Carrion Comfort
1989
Phases of Gravity
1989
The Hollow Man
1992
Fires of Eden
1994
The Crook Factory
1999
Darwin's Blade
2000
The Terror
2007
Muse of Fire
2008
Drood
2009
Black Hills
2010
Flashback
2011
The Abominable
2013
Omega Canyon
2020
Metastasis
1988
Banished Dreams
1990
Entropy's Bed at Midnight
1990
This Year's Class Picture
1992
Death in Bangkok
1993
The Guiding Nose of Ulfant Banderoz
2012
Prayers to Broken Stones
1990
Summer Sketches
1992
Lovedeath
1993
Worlds Enough & Time
2002
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