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
The Flying Sorcerers (With: Larry Niven)
Buy on Amazon1970
Space Skimmer
Buy on Amazon1972
When HARLIE Was One
Buy on Amazon1972
The Man Who Folded Himself
Buy on Amazon1973
Moonstar Odyssey
Buy on Amazon1977
Deathbeast
Buy on Amazon1978
When H.A.R.L.I.E. Was One 2.0
Buy on Amazon1988
The Martian Child
Buy on Amazon2002
The World of Star Trek
Buy on Amazon2014
Afternoon with a Dead Bus
Buy on Amazon2015
Jacob
Buy on Amazon2015
Thirteen Fourteen Fifteen O'Clock
Buy on Amazon2015
Here There Be Lawyers
Buy on Amazon2025
The Boy Who Was Girl
Buy on Amazon2025
In the Deadlands
Buy on Amazon1972
The Martian Child (in F&SF)
Buy on Amazon1994
In the Quake Zone
Buy on Amazon2011
The Kennedy Enterprise
Buy on Amazon2011
The Strange Disappearance And Equally Strange Reappearance Of David Gerrold
Buy on Amazon2011
Thirteen O'Clock
Buy on Amazon2011
A Wish for Smish
Buy on Amazon2011
Chester
Buy on Amazon2011
Dancer In The Dark
Buy on Amazon2011
Franz Kafka, Superhero!
Buy on Amazon2011
Ganny Knits A Spaceship
Buy on Amazon2011
Nowhere Man
Buy on Amazon2011
The Seminar From Hell
Buy on Amazon2011
Two Meditations on King Kong
Buy on Amazon2011
Crystallization
Buy on Amazon2011
Turtledome
Buy on Amazon2011
Digging in Gehenna
Buy on Amazon2012
Riding Janis
Buy on Amazon2012
The Case Of The Green Carnation
Buy on Amazon2013
Night Train To Paris
Buy on Amazon2014
fourteen o'clock
Buy on Amazon2015
The Bag Lady
Buy on Amazon2015
Finding Monstro
Buy on Amazon2015
The Gathering
Buy on Amazon2015
With a Finger in My I
Buy on Amazon1972
Alternate Gerrolds
Buy on Amazon2004
The Involuntary Human
Buy on Amazon2007
Fragments
Buy on Amazon2013
Read My Shorts
Buy on Amazon2013
Little Horrors
Buy on Amazon2014
A Promise of Stars
Buy on Amazon2014
Entanglements and Terrors
Buy on Amazon2015
Adrift in the Sea of Souls
Buy on Amazon2020
G is for Gerrold
Buy on Amazon2022
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. The Flying Sorcerers (With: Larry Niven) (1970), 2. Space Skimmer (1972), 3. When HARLIE Was One (1972), 4. The Man Who Folded Himself (1973), 5. Moonstar Odyssey (1977), and 43 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Standalone series by David Gerrold contains 48 books. The series began in 1970 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Standalone series is written by David Gerrold. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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