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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 "Peter West" (1923) and follow publication order through all 23 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Peter West
1923

The Young Clementina / Divorced From Reality
1935

The Empty World / A World in Spell
1936

Rosabelle Shaw
1937

Miss Bun, The Baker's Daughter / The Baker's Daughter
1938

Smouldering Fire
1938

Green Money
1939

English Air
1940

Rochester's Wife
1940

Spring Magic
1942

Kate Hardy
1947

Young Mrs. Savage
1948

Five Windows
1953

Charlotte Fairlie / Blow the Wind Southerly / The Enchanted Isle
1954

The Tall Stranger
1957

Anna and her Daughters
1958

Still Glides the Stream
1959

The Musgraves
1960

The Blue Sapphire
1963

The House on the Cliff
1966

Crooked Adam
1969

Emily Dennistoun
2011

The Fair Miss Fortune
2011
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