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
What Entropy Means to Me
Buy on Amazon1972
Relatives
Buy on Amazon1973
Nightmare Blue (With: Gardner Dozois)
Buy on Amazon1975
Those Gentle Voices
Buy on Amazon1976
Felicia
Buy on Amazon1976
Death in Florence / Utopia 3
Buy on Amazon1978
Heroics
Buy on Amazon1979
The Wolves Of Memory
Buy on Amazon1981
Shadow Money
Buy on Amazon1988
Look Away
Buy on Amazon1990
The Red Tape War (With: Mike Resnick,Jack L. Chalker)
Buy on Amazon1991
Trinity: Hope-Sacrifice-Unity
Buy on Amazon1997
Schrödinger's Kitten
Buy on Amazon1988
Everything But Honor (in Asimov's)
Buy on Amazon1989
The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, Everything & Target
Buy on Amazon2011
Mixed Feelings
Buy on Amazon1974
Irrational Numbers
Buy on Amazon1976
Dirty Tricks
Buy on Amazon1978
Idle Pleasures
Buy on Amazon1983
Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson
Buy on Amazon1993
Budayeen Nights
Buy on Amazon2003
Live! from Planet Earth
Buy on Amazon2005
A Thousand Deaths
Buy on Amazon2007
Bliss-Bestowing Hands
Buy on Amazon2016
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. What Entropy Means to Me (1972), 2. Relatives (1973), 3. Nightmare Blue (With: Gardner Dozois) (1975), 4. Those Gentle Voices (1976), 5. Felicia (1976), and 19 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Standalone series by George Alec Effinger contains 24 books. The series began in 1972 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Standalone series is written by George Alec Effinger. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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