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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 "The Weather-Makers" (1967) and follow publication order through all 45 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Weather-Makers
1967
Out of the Sun
1968
Escape!
1970
THX 1138 (With: George Lucas)
1971
As On A Darkling Plain
1972
The Winds of Altair
1973
When the Sky Burned
1973
Gremlins Go Home (With: Gordon R. Dickson)
1974
The Starcrossed
1975
City Of Darkness
1976
Multiple Man
1976
Colony
1978
Test of Fire
1982
The Peacekeepers
1988
Cyberbooks
1989
The Trikon Deception (With: William R. Pogue)
1992
Triumph
1993
Death Dream
1994
Brothers
1995
The Green Trap
2006
The Immortality Factor
2009
Able One
2010
The Hittite
2010
Transhuman
2014
Rescue Mode (With: Les Johnson)
2014
Space Station Down
2020
The Next Logical Step
2010
Answer, Please Answer (With: John Betancourt)
2023
Forward In Time
1973
Maxwell's Demons
1978
Escape Plus
1984
The Astral Mirror
1985
Prometheans
1986
Battle Station
1990
Future Crime
1990
Challenges
1993
The Future Quartet: Earth in the Year 2042
1994
Twice Seven
1998
The Towers of Titan and Other Stories
2010
New Frontiers
2014
Mercury and Prometheans
2015
The Best of Bova
2016
The Best of Bova, Volume II
2016
The Best of Bova, Volume III
2017
My Favorites
2020
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