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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 "A Good Man in Africa" (1981) and follow publication order through all 19 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
A Good Man in Africa
1981
An Ice-Cream War
1982
Stars and Bars
1984
The New Confessions
1987
Brazzaville Beach
1990
The Blue Afternoon
1993
Transfigured Night
1995
Armadillo
1998
Nat Tate
1998
Any Human Heart
2002
Restless
2006
Ordinary Thunderstorms
2009
Waiting for Sunrise
2012
The Vanishing Game
2014
Sweet Caress
2015
The Argument
2016
Love is Blind
2018
Trio
2021
The Romantic
2022
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