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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 Stalker" (1971) and follow publication order through all 40 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Stalker
1971
Panic!
1972
The Jade Figurine
1972
Snowbound / Games
1974
Dead Run
1975
Games
1976
The Running of Beasts
1976
Freebooty
1976
Acts of Mercy
1977
Wildfire
1978
A killing in Xanadu
1980
Prose Bowl
1980
Duel at Gold Buttes
1981
The Cambodia File
1981
Masques
1981
Border Fever
1983
Day of the Moon
1983
The Gallows Land
1983
Starvation Camp
1985
The Lighthouse (With: Marcia Muller)
1986
The Last Days of Horse-Shy Halloran
1987
Firewind
1989
The Hangings
1989
Carmody's Run
1993
With an Extreme Burning
1994
Blue Lonesome
1995
A Wasteland of Strangers
1997
Nothing But the Night
1999
All the Long Years
2001
In an Evil Time
2001
Step to the Graveyard Easy
2002
The Alias Man
2004
The Crimes of Jordan Wise
2006
The Other Side of Silence
2008
The Hidden
2010
The Lighthouse of Terror (With: Marcia Muller)
2011
Night Freight
2012
The Violated
2017
Give-A-Damn Jones
2018
The Peaceful Valley Crime Wave
2019
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