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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 "The Hope" (1990) and follow publication order through all 26 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Hope
1990
Escardy Gap
1996
Days
1997
The Hand That Feeds (With: Peter Crowther)
1999
The Foreigners
2000
Wings
2001
Untied Kingdom
2003
The House Of Lazarus
2003
2004
Worldstorm
2004
Ant God
2005
Provender Gleed
2005
Cold Keep
2006
Kill Swap
2007
Kuczynski Verifications
2008
Freerunner
2009
Warsuit 1.0
2012
Betterlife
2014
Carry the Moon in My Pocket
1999
The Head
2002
The Black Phone
2012
Imagined Slights
2002
Diversifications
2011
The James Lovegrove Collection
2014
James Lovegrove Collection Vol. 2
2015
How the Other Half Lives
1999
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