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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 Black Mariah" (1994) and follow publication order through all 11 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Black Mariah
1994
Sick
1995
The Killer's Game
1997
Head Case
1998
Bloodhound
1999
Oblivion
2000
The Sleep Police
2001
Lucid
2015
Self Storage
2016
A Novelist and a Zombie Walk Into a Bar: Translating The Walking Dead to Prose
2012
Blood Samples: Tales of Horror, Crime, and Dark Fantasy
2013
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