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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 Man Who Pulled Down the Sky" (1986) and follow publication order through all 21 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Man Who Pulled Down the Sky
1986
Sin of Origin
1988
Mother of Storms
1994
One for the Morning Glory
1996
Encounter with Tiber
1996
Payback City
1998
Finity
1999
The Return
2000
Gaudeamus
2004
Raise the Gipper!
2012
Apostrophes & Apocalypses
1998
An Ocean is a Snowflake, Four Billion Miles Away
2011
Rod Rapid and His Electric Chair
2011
My Advice to the Civilized
1990
Between Shepherds and Kings
1997
Upon Their Backs, to Bite 'em
2000
Poga
2011
Every Hole is Outlined
2011
The Lost Princess Man
2011
Things Undone
2011
The Quiet Guy It Always Was
2011
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