Standalone Books in Order

38
Books
1950
First Book
2000
Latest Book
51
Years

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

1

The Synthetic Man / The Dreaming Jewels

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1950

2

More Than Human

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1953

3

I, Libertine

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1956

4

The King and Four Queens

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1956

5

Venus Plus X

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1960

6

Some Of Your Blood

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1961

7

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

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1961

8

The Rare Breed

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1966

9

The Stars Are the Styx

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1979

10

1986

11

A Rose for Ecclesiastes

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1963

12

Blabbermouth and Abreaction

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2009

13

Beware the Fury

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2010

14

One Foot and the Grave

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2011

15

Without Sorcery

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1948

16

E Pluribus Unicorn

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1953

17

1955

18

A Way Home

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1955

19

A Touch of Strange

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1958

20

The Cosmic Rape

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1958

21

Touch of Sturgeon

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1958

22

To Marry Medusa

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1958

23

1959

24

1960

25

Not Without Sorcery

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1961

26

Sturgeon in Orbit

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1964

27

The Joyous Invasions

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1965

28

Starshine

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1966

29

Sturgeon is Alive and Well

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1971

30

The Worlds of Theodore Sturgeon

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1972

31

To Here and the Easel

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1973

32

Case and the Dreamer and Other Stories

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1974

33

1979

34

The Golden Helix

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1979

35

New Soviet Science Fiction

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1979

36

Visions and Venturers

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1979

37

Alien Cargo

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1984

38

Selected Stories

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2000

Frequently Asked Questions

The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. The Synthetic Man / The Dreaming Jewels (1950), 2. More Than Human (1953), 3. I, Libertine (1956), 4. The King and Four Queens (1956), 5. Venus Plus X (1960), and 33 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.

The Standalone series by Theodore Sturgeon contains 38 books. The series began in 1950 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.

The Standalone series is written by Theodore Sturgeon. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.

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