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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 "Starlady and Fast-Friend" (1976) and follow publication order through all 25 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Starlady and Fast-Friend
1976

Dying of the Light
1977

Windhaven (With: Lisa Tuttle)
1981

Fevre Dream
1982

The Armageddon Rag
1983

Nightflyers
1985

Tuf Voyaging
1986

Hunter's Run (With: Gardner Dozois,Daniel Abraham)
2007

The Lonely Songs of Laren Dorr
1976
Nightflyers (Short Story)
1980

The Ice Dragon
1980

The Skin Trade
1988

The Pear-Shaped Man
1991

Blood of the Dragon (in Quartet)
1996
The Hedge Knight
1998
The Mystery Knight
2010

A Song for Lya
1976

Songs of Stars and Shadows
1977

Sandkings
1981

Portraits of His Children
1985

Quartet
1996

Dreamsongs: A RRetrospective
2003

Old Venus
2015

NightflyersOther Stories
2018

Y la muerte, su legado
2019
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