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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 "Nightspawn" (1971) and follow publication order through all 18 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Nightspawn
1971

Birchwood
1973

Mefisto
1986

The Untouchable
1997

The Sea
2005

The Lemur (As:Benjamin Black)
2008

The Infinities
2009

The Blue Guitar
2015

Wolf on a String / Prague Nights (As:Benjamin Black)
2017

Mrs. Osmond
2017

The Singularities
2022

Venetian Vespers
2025

God's Gift
2001

Long Lankin
1970

The Supreme Fictions of John Banville
1999

Timeless Voices, Modern Echoes (As: Benjamin Black)
2024

The Broken Jug
1994

Conversation in the Mountains
2020
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