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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 "Sub-Zero!" (1979) and follow publication order through all 25 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Sub-Zero!
1979

Daniel Webster Jackson and the Wrong Way Railway
1982

Brain Watch
1985

Aftershock
1987

Salem's Child
1987

Disembodied
1988

Decoy (As: S. Robertson)
1989

Dr. O (As: Glenn Hale)
1991

Fire and Flesh (As: Evan Kingsbury)
2002

Cuba Blue (With: Lyn Polkabla)
2009

Dead on
2009

Abaddon
2009

Brain Stem
2010

The Red Path: Indian Brigades in the Civil War
2014

Animiki & the Keepers of the Fire
2014

Ragner & The Battlestormer
2014

Vampire Babies
2020

The Cannoneers (With: Robert W.Walker)
2021

Pet Project
2012

Stump Grinder
2012

The Removal
2015

Thrice Told Tales
2009

Shy One Pearl & Ghost of an Addiction - 2 Raw Stories ala Walker
2012

Party of 8: The One That Got Away
2013

Darkness Chasing Light
2015
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