Standalone Books in Order

40
Books
1978
First Book
2014
Latest Book
37
Years

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

1

The Sword Smith

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1978

2

To the Resurrection Station

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1986

3

Daughter of the Bear King

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1987

4

A Woman of the Iron People

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1991

5

A Clear Day in the Motor City

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1973

6

The Warlords of Saturn's Moons

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1974

7

1974

8

The House by the Sea

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1975

9

The Face on the Barroom Floor (With: Ruth Berman)

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1976

10

Going Down

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1977

11

A Ceremony of Discontent

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1981

12

The Ivory Comb

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1982

13

Glam's Story

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1987

14

Among the Featherless Bipeds

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1988

15

A Brief History of the Order of St. Cyprian the Athlete

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1992

16

The Dog's Story

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1996

17

The Venetian Method

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1998

18

The Grammarian's Five Daughters

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1999

19

The Potter of Bones

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2002

20

The Lost Mother: A Story Told by the Divers

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2002

21

Knapsack Poems

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2002

22

The Diner

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2008

23

Patrick and Mr. Bear: A True Story

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2010

24

My Husband Steinn

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2011

25

Kormak the Lucky

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2013

26

The Hat Maker of God

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2014

27

The Scrivener

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2014

28

The Black School

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2014

29

The Puffin Hunter

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2014

30

Telling Stories to the Sky

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2014

31

2015

32

2017

33

2017

34

Loft the Sorcerer

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2018

35
36

The Graveyard

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2021

37

Grandmother Troll

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2022

38

Ordinary People

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2005

39

The Land of Ordinary People

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2005

40

Hidden Folk

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2014

Frequently Asked Questions

The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. The Sword Smith (1978), 2. To the Resurrection Station (1986), 3. Daughter of the Bear King (1987), 4. A Woman of the Iron People (1991), 5. A Clear Day in the Motor City (1973), and 35 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.

The Standalone series by Eleanor Arnason contains 40 books. The series began in 1978 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.

The Standalone series is written by Eleanor Arnason. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.

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