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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 "The Vagrants" (2009) and follow publication order through all 10 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Vagrants
2009
Kinder Than Solitude
2013
Where Reasons End
2019
Must I Go
2020
The Book of Goose
2022
The Story of Gilgamesh
2011
A Sheltered Woman
2014
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
2005
Gold Boy, Emerald Girl
2010
Wednesday's Child
2023
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