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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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