Standalone Books in Order

50
Books
1933
First Book
2002
Latest Book
70
Years

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

1

Two Valleys

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1933

2

Strange Yesterday

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1933

3

Place in the City

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1937

4

Conceived in Liberty

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1939

5

The Last Frontier

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1941

6

Haym Salomon, Son of Liberty

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1941

7

Lord Baden-Powell of the Boy Scouts

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1941

8

The Romance of a People

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1941

9

Goethals and the Panama Canal

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1942

10

The Tall Hunter

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1942

11

The Unvanquished

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1942

12

Citizen Tom Paine

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1943

13

Freedom Road

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1944

14

The American

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1946

15

The Children

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1947

16

1947

17

My Glorious Brothers

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1948

18

The Proud and the Free

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1950

19

Spartacus

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1951

20

Fallen Angel / Mirage (As: Walter Ericson)

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1952

21

The Magic Door / Tony and the Wonderful Door

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1952

22

The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti

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1953

23

Silas Timberman

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1954

24

The Story of Lola Gregg

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1956

25

Moses, Prince of Egypt

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1958

26

The Winston Affair

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1959

27

Sylvia (As:E.V. Cunningham)

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1960

28

April Morning

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1961

29

Phyllis (As:E.V. Cunningham)

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1962

30

1962

31

Alice (As:E.V. Cunningham)

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1963

32

Agrippa's Daughter

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1964

33

Shirley (As:E.V. Cunningham)

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1964

34

Torquemada

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1966

35

Helen (As:E.V. Cunningham)

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1966

36

Sally (As:E.V. Cunningham)

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1967

37

The Assassin Who Gave Up His Gun (As:E.V. Cunningham)

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1969

38

Millie (As:E.V. Cunningham)

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1973

39
40

The Outsider

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1984

41

The Wabash Factor (As:E.V. Cunningham)

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1986

42

The Dinner Party

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1987

43

The Pledge

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1988

44

The Confession of Joe Cullen

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1989

45

The Trial of Abigail Goodman

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1993

46

The Bridge Builder's Story

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1995

47

The Hessian

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1996

48

Redemption

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1999

49

Greenwich

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2000

50

The Hollywood Blacklist

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2002

Frequently Asked Questions

The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. Two Valleys (1933), 2. Strange Yesterday (1933), 3. Place in the City (1937), 4. Conceived in Liberty (1939), 5. The Last Frontier (1941), and 45 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.

The Standalone series by Howard Fast contains 50 books. The series began in 1933 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.

The Standalone series is written by Howard Fast. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.

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