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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 "A Little Lower Than the Angels" (1987) and follow publication order through all 73 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
A Little Lower Than the Angels
1987
A Pack of Lies
1989
Gold Dust
1993
The Quest of Isis
1995
Cowboy Jess
1996
Plundering Paradise/The Pirate's Son
1996
Cowboy Jess Saddles Up
1996
King Arthur and the Round Table
1996
Forever X
1998
Too Big!
1999
Brave Magic
1999
The Stones Are Hatching
2000
The Great Chase
2000
The Kite Rider
2001
Six Storey House
2002
Gilgamesh The Hero
2002
Show Stopper!
2003
The Jesse Tree
2003
Doctor Quack
2003
Dog Days
2003
Jalopy
2003
Smile!
2004
Not the End of the World
2004
The White Darkness
2005
Cyrano
2006
2006
Peter Pan in Scarlet
2006
Tamburlaine's Elephants
2007
The Death-Defying Pepper Roux
2009
The Positively Last Performance
2013
The Middle of Nowhere
2013
Where the World Ends
2017
The Supreme Lie
2021
Rollercoasters: Where the World Ends
2022
Under a Fire-Red Sky
2025
One Thousand and One Arabian Nights
1982
The Canterbury Tales
1984
The Orchard Book Of Stories From The Ballet
1994
Stories from Shakespeare
1994
The Orchard Book Of Greek Gods And Goddesses
1997
The Doubleday Book of Princess Stories
1997
God's People
1997
The New Windmill Book of Greek Myths
1997
Orchard Book Of Ballet Stories
1998
The Orchard Book of Starry Tales
1998
Greek Gods and Goddesses
1998
God's Kingdom
1998
Golden Myths and Legends of the World
1999
The Orchard Book of Roman Myths
1999
Britannia: 100 Great Stories from British History
1999
My First Oxford Book Of Stories
2000
The Orchard Book of Love and Friendship
2000
Starry Tales
2001
100 World Myths and Legends
2001
Knights, Kings and Conquerors
2001
Roman Myths
2001
John Bunyan's a Pilgrim's Progress
2001
Rebels & Royals
2001
Daredevils and Desperadoes
2002
Ghosts, Rogues and Highwaymen
2002
Movers, Shakers and Record Breakers
2002
Oxford Treasury of Fairy Tales
2003
Treasury of Fairy Tales
2003
Sky Ship and Other Stories
2004
The Questing Knights of the Faerie Queen
2004
Greek Heroes
2007
Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow and a World of Other Stories
2011
King Arthur and a World of Other Stories
2011
George and the Dragon and a World of Other Stories
2011
The Orchard Book of Greek Myths
2013
Britannia on Stage
2000
The Greeks on Stage
2002
Doctor Faustus
2006
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