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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 Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water" (2020) and follow publication order through all 21 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water
2020
Black Water Sister
2021
The Friend Zone Experiment
2024
Behind Frenemy Lines
2025
Spirits Abroad
2014
B&N Reads
2011
The Terracotta Bride
2011
If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again
2018
Bloody Fabulous
2010
Heiresses of Russ 2011: The Year's Best Lesbian Speculative Fiction
2011
Steam-Powered 2
2011
Aliens: Recent Encounters
2013
The Alchemy Press Book of Urban Mythic
2013
The End of the Road
2013
The Future of Horror
2015
Cyberpunk: Malaysia
2015
The Apex Book of World SF 4
2015
An Alphabet of Embers
2016
The Best of World SF, Volume 1
2021
It Gets Even Better: Stories of Queer Possibility
2021
Someone in Time
2022
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