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: January 2026
Publication Order
The Lathe of Heaven
Buy on Amazon1971
Very Far Away from Anywhere Else / A Very Long Way from Anywhere Else
Buy on Amazon1976
The Eye of the Heron
Buy on Amazon1978
The Beginning Place / Threshold
Buy on Amazon1980
Always Coming Home
Buy on Amazon1985
Searoad: Chronicles of Klatsand
Buy on Amazon1991
Changing Planes
Buy on Amazon2003
Lavinia
Buy on Amazon2008
Nine Lives
Buy on Amazon1968
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
Buy on Amazon1973
The Field of Vision
Buy on Amazon1973
The Water is Wide
Buy on Amazon1976
Leese Webster
Buy on Amazon1979
Gwilan's Harp
Buy on Amazon1981
Solomon Leviathan's 931st Trip Around the World
Buy on Amazon1983
The Visionary: The Life Story of Flicker of the Serpentine of Telina-Na (With: Scott Russell Sanders)
Buy on Amazon1984
Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight (With: Susan Seddon Boulet)
Buy on Amazon1987
Unchosen Love (Amazing Stories #591)
Buy on Amazon1994
The Matter of Seggri (in Crank!)
Buy on Amazon1994
Forgiveness Day
Buy on Amazon1994
Solitude (in F&SF)
Buy on Amazon1994
A Man of the People (in Asimov's)
Buy on Amazon1995
A Woman’s Liberation (in Asimov's)
Buy on Amazon1995
Ether OR
Buy on Amazon1995
Mountain Ways (in Asimov's)
Buy on Amazon1996
The Wild Girls (With: Eleanor Arnason)
Buy on Amazon2011
Dangerous People
Buy on Amazon2019
The Wind's Twelve Quarters, Volume 1
Buy on Amazon1975
Wild Angels
Buy on Amazon1975
The Wind's Twelve Quarters, Volume 2
Buy on Amazon1978
Hard Words and Other Poems
Buy on Amazon1981
The Compass Rose
Buy on Amazon1982
In the Red Zone
Buy on Amazon1983
Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences
Buy on Amazon1987
Wild Oats and Fireweed
Buy on Amazon1988
Blue Moon Over Thurman Street (With: Roger Dorband)
Buy on Amazon1994
A Fisherman of the Inland Sea
Buy on Amazon1994
Going Out with Peacocks and Other Poems
Buy on Amazon1994
Unlocking the Air and Other Stories
Buy on Amazon1996
Sixty Odd
Buy on Amazon1999
The Birthday of the World and Other Stories
Buy on Amazon2002
Science Fiction Stories
Buy on Amazon2002
Incredible Good Fortune
Buy on Amazon2006
Walking in Cornwall
Buy on Amazon2008
Finding My Elegy
Buy on Amazon2012
Late in the Day: Poems, 2010-2014
Buy on Amazon2015
The Found and the Lost
Buy on Amazon2016
Five Ways to Forgiveness
Buy on Amazon2017
So Far, So Good
Buy on Amazon2018
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. The Lathe of Heaven (1971), 2. Very Far Away from Anywhere Else / A Very Long Way from Anywhere Else (1976), 3. The Eye of the Heron (1978), 4. The Beginning Place / Threshold (1980), 5. Always Coming Home (1985), and 44 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Standalone series by Ursula K. Le Guin contains 49 books. The series began in 1971 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Standalone series is written by Ursula K. Le Guin. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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