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
Fahrenheit 451
Buy on Amazon1953
The Halloween Tree
Buy on Amazon1972
Green Shadows, White Whale
Buy on Amazon1992
Ahmed and the Oblivion Machines
Buy on Amazon1998
From the Dust Returned
Buy on Amazon2001
Dark Carnival
Buy on Amazon1947
The Martian Chronicles
Buy on Amazon1950
The Illustrated Man
Buy on Amazon1951
A Sound of Thunder and Other Stories
Buy on Amazon1952
The Golden Apples of the Sun
Buy on Amazon1953
The October Country
Buy on Amazon1955
The Day It Rained Forever
Buy on Amazon1959
A Medicine for Melancholy
Buy on Amazon1959
The Small Assassin
Buy on Amazon1962
R Is for Rocket
Buy on Amazon1962
The Machineries of Joy
Buy on Amazon1964
The Vintage Bradbury
Buy on Amazon1965
The Autumn People
Buy on Amazon1965
Twice 22
Buy on Amazon1966
Tomorrow Midnight
Buy on Amazon1966
S is for Space
Buy on Amazon1966
Fever Dream And Other Fantasies
Buy on Amazon1968
I Sing the Body Electric
Buy on Amazon1969
Ray Bradbury
Buy on Amazon1975
Long After Midnight
Buy on Amazon1976
Ray Bradbury Collected Short Stories
Buy on Amazon1979
The Stories of Ray Bradbury
Buy on Amazon1980
The Last Circus and the Electrocution
Buy on Amazon1980
Dinosaur Tales
Buy on Amazon1984
A Memory of Murder
Buy on Amazon1984
The Toynbee Convector
Buy on Amazon1988
Selected from Dark They Were and Golden-Eyed
Buy on Amazon1990
Classic Stories 2
Buy on Amazon1990
The Ray Bradbury Chronicles 1 (With: Al Williamson,Kent Williams,John Van Fleet,Ralp Reese,Ray Zone,Chuck Roblin,Vicente Segrelles)
Buy on Amazon1992
Ray Bradbury Chronicles, Vol 4
Buy on Amazon1993
Quicker Than the Eye
Buy on Amazon1996
Driving Blind
Buy on Amazon1997
One More for the Road
Buy on Amazon2002
Stories Volume 2
Buy on Amazon2003
Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales
Buy on Amazon2003
The Cat's Pajamas
Buy on Amazon2004
Now and Forever
Buy on Amazon2007
We'll Always Have Paris
Buy on Amazon2009
A Pleasure to Burn
Buy on Amazon2010
The Collected Stories of Ray Bradbury: Critical Edition Vol 1
Buy on Amazon2011
The Collected Stories of Ray Bradbury: Critical Edition Vol 2
Buy on Amazon2014
The Collected Stories of Ray Bradbury: Critical Edition Vol 3
Buy on Amazon2017
Killer, Come Back To Me
Buy on Amazon2020
Venus Remembered
Buy on Amazon2020
Across the Sullen Void
Buy on Amazon2023
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. Fahrenheit 451 (1953), 2. The Halloween Tree (1972), 3. Green Shadows, White Whale (1992), 4. Ahmed and the Oblivion Machines (1998), 5. From the Dust Returned (2001), and 45 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Standalone series by Ray Bradbury contains 50 books. The series began in 1953 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Standalone series is written by Ray Bradbury. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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