Affiliate Disclosure: Links on this page may earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. Read our affiliate policy
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 "Noninterference" (1987) and follow publication order through all 44 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Noninterference
1987
Agent of Byzantium
1987
A Different Flesh
1988
Kaleidoscope
1990
A World of Difference
1990
Earthgrip
1991
The Guns of the South
1992
The Case of the Toxic Spell Dump
1993
Departures
1993
The Two Georges (With: Richard Dreyfuss)
1995
Thessalonica
1996
Between the Rivers
1998
Justinian (As: H.N. Turteltaub)
1998
Household Gods (With: Judith Tarr)
1999
After the Downfall
2001
Ruled Britannia
2002
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
2003
Homeward Bound
2004
Every Inch a King
2005
Fort Pillow
2006
The Man with the Iron Heart
2008
Give Me Back My Legions!
2009
Joe Steele
2015
The House of Daniel
2016
Through Darkest Europe
2018
Alpha and Omega
2019
Or Even Eagle Flew
2021
Three Miles Down
2022
Wages of Sin
2023
City in Chains
2025
Powerless
2025
Counting Up, Counting Down
2002
We Install and Other Stories
2015
Other People's Playgrounds
2024
Down in the Bottomlands (in Analog)
1993
Must and Shall (in Asimov's)
1995
Forty, Counting Down (in Asimov's)
1999
Vilcabamba
2010
Lee at the Alamo
2011
The Eighth-Grade History Class Visits the Hebrew Home for the Aging
2014
Something Going Around
2014
Hail! Hail!
2018
Manuscript Tradition
2020
No Period
2020
Affiliate Disclosure
As an Amazon Associate, Reading Order Books earns from qualifying purchases. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission at no additional cost to you. This helps us maintain the site and continue providing reading order guides. Read our full disclosure