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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 "Black Wine" (1996) and follow publication order through all 18 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Black Wine
1996
A Paradigm of Earth
2001
The Story of My Life Ongoing, by C.S. Cobb
2021
He Wasn’t There Again Today
2023
Machine Sex: And Other Stories
1988
Vanilla and Other Stories
2000
Ice and Other Stories
2018
Northern Stars
1994
The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women
1995
Tesseracts 5
1996
Tesseracts 7
1998
Tesseracts 8
2002
Land/Space: An Anthology of Prairie Speculative Fiction
2002
Tesseracts Eleven: Amazing Canadian Speculative Fiction
2007
Firebirds Soaring
2009
The Penguin Book of Erotic Stories By Women
2012
Playground of Lost Toys
2015
Food of My People: The Exile Book Of Anthology Series Number Nineteen
2020
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