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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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