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: January 2026
Publication Order
White Light
Buy on Amazon1980
Spacetime Donuts
Buy on Amazon1981
The Sex Sphere
Buy on Amazon1983
Master of Space and Time
Buy on Amazon1985
The Hacker and the Ants
Buy on Amazon1994
Saucer Wisdom
Buy on Amazon1999
Spaceland of the Fourth Dimension
Buy on Amazon2002
As Above, So Below
Buy on Amazon2002
Spaceland
Buy on Amazon2002
Frek and the Elixir
Buy on Amazon2004
Mathematicians in Love
Buy on Amazon2006
Jim and the Flims
Buy on Amazon2011
Turing & Burroughs
Buy on Amazon2012
All the Visions
Buy on Amazon2014
Million Mile Road Trip
Buy on Amazon2019
The Secret of Life
Buy on Amazon2019
Juicy Ghosts
Buy on Amazon2021
Notes for Juicy Ghosts
Buy on Amazon2021
Jack and the Aktuals, or, Physical Applications of Transfinite Set Theory
Buy on Amazon2010
Good Night, Moon (With: Bruce Sterling)
Buy on Amazon2011
Loco (With: Bruce Sterling)
Buy on Amazon2012
Where the Lost Things Are (With: Terry Bisson)
Buy on Amazon2014
Totem Poles (With: Bruce Sterling)
Buy on Amazon2016
The 57th Franz Kafka
Buy on Amazon1983
Transreal!
Buy on Amazon1991
Gnarl!
Buy on Amazon2000
Mad Professor
Buy on Amazon2006
Complete Stories, Volume One
Buy on Amazon2012
Transreal Cyberpunk
Buy on Amazon2015
The Hollow Earth & Return to the Hollow Earth
Buy on Amazon2018
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. White Light (1980), 2. Spacetime Donuts (1981), 3. The Sex Sphere (1983), 4. Master of Space and Time (1985), 5. The Hacker and the Ants (1994), and 25 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Standalone series by Rudy Rucker contains 30 books. The series began in 1980 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Standalone series is written by Rudy Rucker. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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