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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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