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Standalone Books in Order

13
Books
1996
First Book
2014
Latest Book
19
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: March 2026

Quick Answer

What order should I read the Standalone series? Start with "Mount Dragon (With: Douglas Preston)" (1996) and follow publication order through all 13 books.

The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.

Publication Order

1
Mount Dragon (With: Douglas Preston) cover

Mount Dragon (With: Douglas Preston)

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1996

2
Riptide (With: Douglas Preston) cover

Riptide (With: Douglas Preston)

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1998

3
Death Match cover

Death Match

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2000

4
The Ice Limit (With: Douglas Preston) cover

The Ice Limit (With: Douglas Preston)

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2000

5
Utopia / Lethal Velocity cover

Utopia / Lethal Velocity

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2002

6
Gone Fishing cover

Gone Fishing

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2017

7
Dark Company cover

Dark Company

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1984

8
Dark Banquet cover

Dark Banquet

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1985

9
Tales of the Dark cover

Tales of the Dark

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1987

10
Tales of the Dark 2 cover

Tales of the Dark 2

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1987

11
Gone Fishing and Other Stories cover

Gone Fishing and Other Stories

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2012

12
FaceOff cover

FaceOff

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2014

13
Gaslighted: Slappy the Ventriloquist Dummy vs. Aloysius Pendergast cover

Gaslighted: Slappy the Ventriloquist Dummy vs. Aloysius Pendergast

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2014

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