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
The Light That Failed
Buy on Amazon1890
The Naulahka - A Story Of East And West
Buy on Amazon0
Captains Courageous
Buy on Amazon0
The Story of the Gadsbys
Buy on Amazon0
Under The Deodars
Buy on Amazon0
1901
They
Buy on Amazon1905
With the Night Mail
Buy on Amazon1909
The Man Who Would Be King
Buy on Amazon1888
The Return of Imray
Buy on Amazon0
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
Buy on Amazon0
The Cat That Walked by Himself
Buy on Amazon1902
The Maltese Cat
Buy on Amazon1988
Plain Tales from the Hills
Buy on Amazon1888
The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Stories
Buy on Amazon0
Life's Handicap
Buy on Amazon0
Barrack-Room Ballads
Buy on Amazon0
Many Inventions
Buy on Amazon0
The Day's Work
Buy on Amazon0
Soldiers Three
Buy on Amazon0
Indian Tales
Buy on Amazon0
Just So Stories
Buy on Amazon1902
The Five Nations
Buy on Amazon1903
Traffics and Discoveries
Buy on Amazon1904
Actions and Reactions
Buy on Amazon1909
Sea Warfare
Buy on Amazon1916
A Diversity of Creatures
Buy on Amazon1917
The Eyes of Asia
Buy on Amazon1919
Rudyard Kipling's Verse
Buy on Amazon1923
The Man Who Was
Buy on Amazon1924
Debits And Credits
Buy on Amazon1926
Limits And Renewals
Buy on Amazon1932
All The Mowgli Stories
Buy on Amazon1933
Phantoms and Fantasies
Buy on Amazon1965
Complete Verse
Buy on Amazon1972
Kiplings Science Fiction
Buy on Amazon1987
The Complete Supernatural Stories of Rudyard Kipling
Buy on Amazon1987
Kipling's Fantasy Stories
Buy on Amazon1992
The Science Fiction Stories of Rudyard Kipling
Buy on Amazon1994
Selected Stories of Rudyard Kipling
Buy on Amazon1999
The Mark of the Beast and Other Horror Tales
Buy on Amazon2000
The Elephant, The Hare And The Black Cobra
Buy on Amazon2003
Victorian Short Stories of Troubled Marriages
Buy on Amazon2005
Rudyard Kipling's Tales of Horror and Fantasy (With: Neil Gaiman,Stephen Jones)
Buy on Amazon2008
Ten Stories
Buy on Amazon2017
The Adventures of Mowgli: Stories from the Jungle Book
Buy on Amazon2018
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. The Light That Failed (1890), 2. The Naulahka - A Story Of East And West, 3. Captains Courageous, 4. The Story of the Gadsbys, 5. Under The Deodars, and 41 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Standalone series by Rudyard Kipling contains 46 books. The series began in 1890 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Standalone series is written by Rudyard Kipling. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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