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Standalone Books in Order

13
Books
1990
First Book
2017
Latest Book
28
Years

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 "Final Approach" (1990) and follow publication order through all 13 books.

The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.

Publication Order

1
Final Approach cover

Final Approach

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1990

2
Scorpion Strike cover

Scorpion Strike

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1992

3
Phoenix Rising cover

Phoenix Rising

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1994

4
Pandora's Clock cover

Pandora's Clock

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1995

5
Medusa's Child cover

Medusa's Child

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1997

6
Headwind cover

Headwind

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2001

7
Turbulence cover

Turbulence

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2002

8
Skyhook cover

Skyhook

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2003

9
Fire Flight cover

Fire Flight

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2003

10
Saving Cascadia cover

Saving Cascadia

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2005

11
Orbit cover

Orbit

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2006

12
Lockout cover

Lockout

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2016

13
16 Souls cover

16 Souls

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2017

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