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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 "In a Dark Time" (1980) and follow publication order through all 13 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
In a Dark Time
1980
Montana 1948
1993
White Crosses
1997
Laura
2000
Orchard
2003
Sundown, Yellow Moon
2007
American Boy
2011
Let Him Go
2013
As Good as Gone
2016
The Lives of Edie Pritchard
2020
Justice
1994
Late Assignments (poems)
2019
Tales of Two Americas
2017
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