Standalone Books in Order

The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. The Prince of Morning Bells (1981), 2. The Golden Grove (1984), 3. The White Pipes (1985), 4. An Alien Light (1987), 5. Brain Rose (1990), and 33 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.

The Standalone series by Nancy Kress contains 38 books. The series began in 1981 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.

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

Publication Order

The Prince of Morning Bells

The Golden Grove

The White Pipes

An Alien Light

Brain Rose

The Price of Oranges

Maximum Light

Beaker's Dozen

Nothing Human

Dogs

Steal Across the Sky

After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall

Flash Point

Sea Change

The Eleventh Gate

Observer (With: Robert Lanza)

The Price of Oranges (novelette)

Beggars in Spain (novella; in Asimov's)

And Wild for to Hold (in Asimov's)

The Mountain to Mohammed (in Asimov's)

Fault Lines (in Asimov's)

Dancing on Air

Steamship Soldier on the Information Front (in Asimov's)

The Erdmann Nexus

Act One

One

End Game

The Alice Run

Trinity And Other Stories

Trinity

The Aliens of Earth

Fountain of Age

Nano Comes to Clifford Falls

Five Stories

Future Perfect

The Body Human

AI Unbound

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