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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 "The Carnival of Death" (1934) and follow publication order through all 78 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Carnival of Death
1934
Dead Men Kill
1934
Hostage to Death
1935
Hurricane
1935
Wind-Gone-Mad
1935
The Headhunters
1936
The Battling Pilot
1937
Death's Deputy
1940
Typewriter in the Sky
1942
Slaves of Sleep
1948
Seven Steps to the Arbiter / The Kingslayer
1949
To the Stars / Return to Tomorrow
1950
Fear
1952
Buckskin Brigades
1955
Battlefield Earth
1982
A Very Strange Trip (With: Dave Wolverton)
1989
The Automagic Horse
1994
Ai! Pedrito! (With: Kevin J. Anderson)
1998
The Ultimate Adventure
2006
Read & Listen Package
2006
Spy Killer
2009
Final Blackout
2014
Sea Fangs
1934
Twenty Fathoms Down
1934
Hurtling Wings
1934
The Sky Devil
1935
The Sky-Crasher
1936
Loot of the Shanung
1936
All Frontiers Are Jealous
1937
The Dive Bomber
1937
The Devil—with Wings
1937
The Falcon Killer
1939
Yukon Madness
1949
Triton and Battle of Wizards
1949
Greed
1950
Ole Doc Methuselah
1970
Lives You Wished To Lead But Never Dared
1978
The Kingslayer
1991
Brass Keys to Murder
2008
When Shadows Fall
2008
Cargo of Coffins
2009
The Professor Was a Thief
2009
Danger in the Dark
2009
Man-Killers of the Air
2009
Inky Odds
2009
Under the Black Ensign
2009
Golden Hell
2010
One Was Stubborn
2010
Destiny's Drum
2010
A Matter of Matter
2010
Trail of the Red Diamonds
2010
The Toughest Ranger
2010
On Blazing Wings
2011
Tomb of the Ten Thousand Dead
2011
The Phantom Patrol
2011
The Tramp
2011
Sky Birds Dare!
2011
Red Death Over China
2012
Trouble on His Wings
2012
Hell's Legionnaire
2012
Beyond All Weapons
2012
Mouthpiece
2012
False Cargo
2012
Killer's Law
2012
While Bugles Blow!
2012
The Red Dragon
2012
Gunman\'s Tally
2012
The Black Sultan
2013
The Green God
2013
Trick Soldier
2013
Black Towers to Danger
2013
The Lieutenant Takes the Sky
2013
Arctic Wings
2014
Mister Tidwell Gunner
2014
Forbidden Gold
2014
The Bold Dare All
2014
The Slickers
2014
Fifty-Fifty O'Brien
2014
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