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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 "West of the Sun" (1953) and follow publication order through all 23 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
West of the Sun
1953
A Mirror for Observers
1954
Wilderness of Spring
1958
The Trial of Callista Blake
1961
Angel's Egg
1951
The Music Master of Babylon
1954
The Good Neighbors
1960
Good Neighbors and Others Strangers
1973
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction Nineteenth Series
1971
Ten Tomorrows
1973
Continuum 2
1974
Continuum 1
1974
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction / Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century
1980
What If? Volume 3
1982
Worlds Apart
1986
The Best Horror Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
1988
Mystery Cats III: More Feline Felonies
1995
Explorers
2000
Galileo's Children
2005
Feline Felonies
2006
More Fantastic Stories
2009
Cat Tales 2: Fantastic Feline Fiction
2010
The Classic Sci-Fi Collection - Volume III
2018
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