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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 "Excavation" (1986) and follow publication order through all 19 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Excavation
1986
In These Final Day of Sales
2001
Daughters
2001
The Book of Days
2003
The Man on the Ceiling (With: Melanie Tem)
2008
Deadfall Hotel
2012
Blood Kin
2014
2017
The Mask Shop of Doctor Blaack
2018
Firestorm
1982
Leaks
1987
Bodies and Heads
1989
Back Windows
1990
Celestial Inventories
1991
Halloween Street
1999
Among The Living
2011
Telling
2012
In The Lovecraft Museum
2015
Cold & Damp
2017
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