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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 "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
Mount Dragon (With: Douglas Preston)
1996
Riptide (With: Douglas Preston)
1998
Death Match
2000
The Ice Limit (With: Douglas Preston)
2000
Utopia / Lethal Velocity
2002
Gone Fishing
2017
Dark Company
1984
Dark Banquet
1985
Tales of the Dark
1987
Tales of the Dark 2
1987
Gone Fishing and Other Stories
2012
FaceOff
2014
Gaslighted: Slappy the Ventriloquist Dummy vs. Aloysius Pendergast
2014
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