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Standalone Books in Order

17
Books
1975
First Book
2020
Latest Book
46
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: March 2026

Quick Answer

What order should I read the Standalone series? Start with "Twister" (1975) and follow publication order through all 17 books.

The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.

Publication Order

1
Twister cover

Twister

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1975

2
The Capsule cover

The Capsule

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1976

3
Croc cover

Croc

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1977

4
That Winslow Woman cover

That Winslow Woman

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1977

5
The Kummersdorf Connection cover

The Kummersdorf Connection

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1978

6
Trinity Factor cover

Trinity Factor

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1981

7
Heartland cover

Heartland

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1983

8
Heroes cover

Heroes

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1985

9
Gulag cover

Gulag

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1987

10
Last Come the Children cover

Last Come the Children

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1987

11
The Zebra Network cover

The Zebra Network

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1989

12
Counterstrike cover

Counterstrike

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1990

13
Moving Targets cover

Moving Targets

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1992

14
Desert Fire cover

Desert Fire

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1993

15
By Dawn's Early Light cover

By Dawn's Early Light

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2003

16
Burned cover

Burned

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2009

17
Crash cover

Crash

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2020

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