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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 "Killer (With: David Drake)" (1985) and follow publication order through all 26 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Killer (With: David Drake)
1985
Tell Me, Dark
1992
In the Pines
1973
Sticks
1974
The Fourth Seal
1975
Undertow
1977
Two Suns Setting
1978
The River of Night's Dreaming
1981
Beyond Any Measure
1982
Into Whose Hands
1983
More Sinned Against
1984
Old Loves
1985
Shrapnel
1985
Blue Lady, Come Back
1985
Endless Night
1987
At First Just Ghostly
1989
But You\'ll Never Follow Me
1990
Did They Get You to Trade?
1992
Deep in the Depths of the Acme Warehouse
1994
I've Come to Talk with You Again
1995
Plan 10 from Inner Space
1996
Neither Brute Nor Human
2012
In a Lonely Place
1983
Why Not You And I?
1987
Masters of the Weird Tale: Karl Edward Wagner
2011
Red Harvest
2002
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