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
Black Wine
Buy on Amazon1996
A Paradigm of Earth
Buy on Amazon2001
The Story of My Life Ongoing, by C.S. Cobb
Buy on Amazon2021
He Wasn’t There Again Today
Buy on Amazon2023
Machine Sex: And Other Stories
Buy on Amazon1988
Vanilla and Other Stories
Buy on Amazon2000
Ice and Other Stories
Buy on Amazon2018
Northern Stars
Buy on Amazon1994
The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women
Buy on Amazon1995
Tesseracts 5
Buy on Amazon1996
Tesseracts 7
Buy on Amazon1998
Tesseracts 8
Buy on Amazon2002
Land/Space: An Anthology of Prairie Speculative Fiction
Buy on Amazon2002
Tesseracts Eleven: Amazing Canadian Speculative Fiction
Buy on Amazon2007
Firebirds Soaring
Buy on Amazon2009
The Penguin Book of Erotic Stories By Women
Buy on Amazon2012
Playground of Lost Toys
Buy on Amazon2015
Food of My People: The Exile Book Of Anthology Series Number Nineteen
Buy on Amazon2020
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. Black Wine (1996), 2. A Paradigm of Earth (2001), 3. The Story of My Life Ongoing, by C.S. Cobb (2021), 4. He Wasn’t There Again Today (2023), 5. Machine Sex: And Other Stories (1988), and 13 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Standalone series by Candas Dorsey contains 18 books. The series began in 1996 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Standalone series is written by Candas Dorsey. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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