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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 "One Foot in Eden" (2002) and follow publication order through all 22 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

One Foot in Eden
2002

Saints at the River
2004

The World Made Straight
2006

Serena
2008

The Cove
2012

Above the Waterfall
2014

The Risen
2016

The Caretaker
2023

The Night the New Jesus Fell to Earth and Other Stories from Cliffside, North Carolina
1994

Eureka Mill
1998

Casualties
2000

Among the Believers
2000

Raising the Dead
2002

Chemistry and Other Stories
2007

Burning Bright
2010

Waking
2011

My Father Like a River
2013

Nothing Gold Can Stay
2013

The Ron Rash Reader
2014

Something Rich and Strange: Selected Stories
2014

Poems: New and Selected
2016

In the Valley
2020
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