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: January 2026
Publication Order
The Brink
Buy on Amazon1959
Catch a Falling Star / The Hundredth Millennium
Buy on Amazon1959
Echo in the Skull / Give Warning to the World
Buy on Amazon1959
The World Swappers
Buy on Amazon1959
Atlantic Abomination
Buy on Amazon1960
Sanctuary in the Sky
Buy on Amazon1960
The Skynappers
Buy on Amazon1960
Slavers of Space / Into the Slave Nebula
Buy on Amazon1960
I Speak for Earth
Buy on Amazon1961
Meeting at Infinity
Buy on Amazon1961
Secret Agent of Terra / The Avengers of Carrig
Buy on Amazon1962
The Super Barbarians
Buy on Amazon1962
Times Without Number
Buy on Amazon1962
Listen! The Stars! / The Stardroppers
Buy on Amazon1962
The Ladder in the Sky
Buy on Amazon1962
The Astronauts Must Not Land / More Things in Heaven
Buy on Amazon1963
Dreaming Earth
Buy on Amazon1963
The Psionic Menace
Buy on Amazon1963
The Rites of Ohe
Buy on Amazon1963
The Crutch of Memory
Buy on Amazon1964
Endless Shadow / Manshape
Buy on Amazon1964
To Conquer Chaos
Buy on Amazon1964
The Whole Man / The Telepathist
Buy on Amazon1964
The Day of the Star Cities / Age of Miracles
Buy on Amazon1965
Enigma from Tantalus
Buy on Amazon1965
The Long Result
Buy on Amazon1965
The Martian Sphinx
Buy on Amazon1965
The Squares of the City
Buy on Amazon1965
Wear the Butchers' Medal
Buy on Amazon1965
The Repairmen of Cyclops
Buy on Amazon1965
A Planet of Your Own
Buy on Amazon1966
The Productions of Time
Buy on Amazon1967
Quicksand
Buy on Amazon1967
Born Under Mars
Buy on Amazon1967
Bedlam Planet
Buy on Amazon1968
Stand on Zanzibar
Buy on Amazon1968
Black Is the Color
Buy on Amazon1969
Double, Double
Buy on Amazon1969
The Jagged Orbit
Buy on Amazon1969
Timescoop
Buy on Amazon1969
The Gaudy Shadows
Buy on Amazon1970
The Devil's Work
Buy on Amazon1970
The Wrong End of Time
Buy on Amazon1971
The Dramaturges of Yan
Buy on Amazon1972
The Sheep Look Up
Buy on Amazon1972
The Stone that Never Came Down
Buy on Amazon1973
Total Eclipse
Buy on Amazon1974
The Webs of Everywhere
Buy on Amazon1974
The Shockwave Rider
Buy on Amazon1975
The Infinitive of Go
Buy on Amazon1980
Players at the Game of People
Buy on Amazon1980
While There's Hope
Buy on Amazon1982
The Great Steamboat Race
Buy on Amazon1983
The Crucible of Time
Buy on Amazon1983
The Tides of Time
Buy on Amazon1984
The Shift Key
Buy on Amazon1987
The Days Of March
Buy on Amazon1988
Children of the Thunder
Buy on Amazon1988
A Maze of Stars
Buy on Amazon1991
Muddle Earth
Buy on Amazon1993
Galactic Storm
Buy on Amazon2020
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. The Brink (1959), 2. Catch a Falling Star / The Hundredth Millennium (1959), 3. Echo in the Skull / Give Warning to the World (1959), 4. The World Swappers (1959), 5. Atlantic Abomination (1960), and 56 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Standalone series by John Brunner contains 61 books. The series began in 1959 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Standalone series is written by John Brunner. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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