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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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