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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 "Inserts (As:)" (1976) and follow publication order through all 71 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Inserts (As:)
1976
Plague
1977
Fireflash 5 / A Mile Before Morning
1977
Charnel House
1978
The Sphinx
1978
Heartbreaker (As:)
1978
Rich
1979
The Devils Of D-Day
1979
The Hell Candidate (As:)
1980
Death Trance
1980
The Sweetman Curve
1980
Phobia (As:)
1980
Famine
1981
Railroad
1981
The Wells Of Hell
1981
The Heirloom (As:)
1981
A Man of Destiny
1981
Solitaire
1982
The Pariah
1983
Ikon
1983
Tengu
1983
Lady of Fortune
1984
Maiden Voyage
1984
Corroboree
1984
Sacrifice
1985
Picture of Evil / Family Portrait
1985
Headlines
1986
Mirror
1988
Feast / Ritual
1988
Lords of the Air
1989
The Hymn / The Burning
1991
Empress
1991
Black Angel / Master of Lies
1991
Prey
1992
The Sleepless
1994
The House That Jack Built
1995
The Chosen Child
1996
Condor (As:)
1997
Flesh And Blood
1997
House of Bones
1998
Kingdom of the Blind (As:)
1998
Plague of Angels (As:)
1999
Trauma
2001
Hair Raiser
2001
Bonnie Winter
2001
Hidden World
2002
Genius
2003
Unspeakable
2004
The Devil in Gray
2004
Innocent Blood
2004
Holy Terror
2004
Edgewise
2006
Descendant
2006
Chaos Theory
2007
The 5th Witch
2008
Ghost Music
2009
Basilisk
2009
Death Mask
2009
Fire Spirit
2010
Spirit
2010
Rules of Duel (With: William S. Burroughs)
2010
Petrified
2011
The Doorkeepers
2012
Walkers
2012
Community
2013
Forest Ghost
2014
Drought
2014
Silver
2015
The House of a Hundred Whispers
2020
The Soul Stealer
2022
The House at Phantom Park
2022
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