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: January 2026
Publication Order
On Fragile Waves
Buy on Amazon2021
The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees
Buy on Amazon2011
The White-Throated Transmigrant
Buy on Amazon2017
The Time Invariance of Snow
Buy on Amazon2019
Small Monsters
Buy on Amazon2021
The River and the World Remade
Buy on Amazon2023
Jewel Box: Stories
Buy on Amazon2023
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2012
Buy on Amazon2012
The Best of Electric Velocipede
Buy on Amazon2012
The New Voices of Fantasy
Buy on Amazon2013
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2014
Buy on Amazon2013
Upgraded
Buy on Amazon2014
Clarkesworld: Year Eight
Buy on Amazon2016
Cyber World
Buy on Amazon2016
People of Color Take over Fantastic Stories of the Imagination
Buy on Amazon2017
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017
Buy on Amazon2017
If This Goes On
Buy on Amazon2019
The New Voices of Science Fiction
Buy on Amazon2019
The Best of Uncanny
Buy on Amazon2019
Psi-Wars: Classified Cases of Psychic Phenomena
Buy on Amazon2020
Some of the Best of Tor.com 2021
Buy on Amazon2022
Uncanny Magazine Issue 50: January-February 2023
Buy on Amazon2023
The Book of Witches
Buy on Amazon2023
Revolution in the Heart
Buy on Amazon2026
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. On Fragile Waves (2021), 2. The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees (2011), 3. The White-Throated Transmigrant (2017), 4. The Time Invariance of Snow (2019), 5. Small Monsters (2021), and 19 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Standalone series by E. Lily Yu contains 24 books. The series began in 2021 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Standalone series is written by E. Lily Yu. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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