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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 "Uncle Gangster" (1989) and follow publication order through all 23 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Uncle Gangster
1989
La's Orchestra Saves the World
2008
Fatty O'Leary's Dinner Party
2014
The Forever Girl
2014
The Good Pilot, Peter Woodhouse
2017
The Pavilion in the Clouds
2022
The Winds from Further West
2024
Good Dog Lion (With: David Dean)
2014
Freddie Mole, Lion Tamer (With: Kate Hindley)
2017
Children of Wax: African Folk Tales
1989
Heavenly Date and Other Flirtations
1995
"Trouble at the North Pole" and Other Stories
1996
The Perfect Hamburger and Other Delicious Stories
2001
The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa
2004
The Baboons Who Went This Way and That: Folktales from Africa
2006
The Book That Changed My Life
2006
Trains and Lovers
2012
Chance Developments
2016
Pianos and Flowers
2019
Marvellous Mix-ups
2020
In a Time of Distance and Other Poems
2020
Tiny Tales: Stories of Romance, Ambition, Kindness, and Happiness
2021
The Private Life of Spies and the Exquisite Art of Getting Even
2023
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