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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 "Mesmer" (1981) and follow publication order through all 36 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Mesmer
1981
The First Law
2000
Hush (With: Gavin Williams)
2000
Face
2001
Until She Sleeps
2001
The Nature of Balance
2001
Desolation
2005
Berserk
2005
The Everlasting
2007
The Reach of Children
2008
Bar None
2008
Children of the New Disorder (With: Lindy Moore)
2009
Echo City
2010
The Cabin in the Woods
2011
The Heretic Land
2012
Coldbrook
2012
The Silence
2015
The Hunt
2015
The Family Man
2016
Blood of the Four (With: Christopher Golden)
2018
Eden
2020
The Last Storm
2022
Among the Living
2024
Conan: Songs of the Slain
2025
Secret Lives of the Dead
2025
Faith in the Flesh
1998
White and Other Tales of Ruin
1999
As the Sun Goes Down
2000
Exorcising Angels (With: Simon Clark)
2003
Fears Unnamed
2004
Fourbodings (With: Mark Morris,Terry Lamsley,Simon Clark)
2005
Last Exit for the Lost
2008
The Thief of Broken Toys
2010
Nothing as it Seems
2012
Ghosts: Three Haunting Tales
2022
All Nightmare Long
2022
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