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
Web of the City
Buy on Amazon1958
The Man with 9 Lives
Buy on Amazon1959
A Touch of Infinity
Buy on Amazon1959
Spider Kiss
Buy on Amazon1961
Doomsman
Buy on Amazon1972
Phoenix Without Ashes
Buy on Amazon1975
"Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman
Buy on Amazon1965
Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes
Buy on Amazon1967
A Boy and His Dog
Buy on Amazon1969
The Region Between
Buy on Amazon1970
The Deathbird
Buy on Amazon1973
Jeffty Is Five
Buy on Amazon1977
All the Lies That Are My Life
Buy on Amazon1980
Paladin of the Lost Hour (in Twilight Zone Magazine)
Buy on Amazon1985
Soft Monkey
Buy on Amazon1987
The Function of Dream Sleep
Buy on Amazon1988
The Function of Dream Sleep (in Asimov's)
Buy on Amazon1988
The Coon Rolled Down and Ruptured His Larinks
Buy on Amazon1990
Chatting with Anubis
Buy on Amazon1995
From A to Z, in the Sarsaparilla Alphabet
Buy on Amazon2001
She's a Young Thing and Cannot Leave Her Mother
Buy on Amazon2003
Run for the Stars
Buy on Amazon2006
Harlan Ellison's Movie
Buy on Amazon2010
Li'l Harlan and His Sidekick Carl the Comet in Danger Land
Buy on Amazon2013
The Deadly Streets
Buy on Amazon1958
Getting in the Wind
Buy on Amazon1959
Sex Gang
Buy on Amazon1959
Children of the Streets / The Juvies
Buy on Amazon1961
Gentleman Junkie
Buy on Amazon1961
Ellison Wonderland
Buy on Amazon1962
Paingod and Other Delusions
Buy on Amazon1965
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
Buy on Amazon1967
From the Land of Fear
Buy on Amazon1967
Love Ain't Nothing But Sex Misspelled
Buy on Amazon1968
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World
Buy on Amazon1968
Over the Edge
Buy on Amazon1970
Alone Against Tomorrow
Buy on Amazon1972
All the Sounds of Fear
Buy on Amazon1973
Approaching Oblivion
Buy on Amazon1974
The Time of the Eye
Buy on Amazon1974
No Doors, No Windows
Buy on Amazon1975
Deathbird Stories
Buy on Amazon1975
The Illustrated Harlan Ellison
Buy on Amazon1978
Strange Wine
Buy on Amazon1978
The Fantasies of Harlan Ellison
Buy on Amazon1979
Shatterday
Buy on Amazon1980
Stalking the Nightmare
Buy on Amazon1982
The Essential Ellison
Buy on Amazon1985
Mefisto in Onyx
Buy on Amazon1987
Night and the Enemy
Buy on Amazon1987
Angry Candy
Buy on Amazon1988
Footsteps
Buy on Amazon1989
The Harlan Ellison Hornbook
Buy on Amazon1990
Spider Kiss / Stalking the Nightmare
Buy on Amazon1996
Slippage
Buy on Amazon1997
Troublemakers
Buy on Amazon2001
Dreams with Sharp Teeth
Buy on Amazon2009
The Phantom Chronicles, Volume 2
Buy on Amazon2009
Pulling a Train
Buy on Amazon2012
Rough Beasts
Buy on Amazon2012
Honorable Whoredom at a Penny a Word
Buy on Amazon2013
Again, Honorable Whoredom at a Penny a Word (With: Jason Davis)
Buy on Amazon2014
The Top of the Volcano
Buy on Amazon2014
Can & Can'tankerous
Buy on Amazon2015
The Ephemeral Ellison
Buy on Amazon2019
The Ellison Treatment
Buy on Amazon2019
Dimensions of Harlan Ellison
Buy on Amazon2019
Greatest Hits
Buy on Amazon2024
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. Web of the City (1958), 2. The Man with 9 Lives (1959), 3. A Touch of Infinity (1959), 4. Spider Kiss (1961), 5. Doomsman (1972), and 63 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Standalone series by Harlan Ellison contains 68 books. The series began in 1958 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Standalone series is written by Harlan Ellison. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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