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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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