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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 "Ghostwritten" (1999) and follow publication order through all 15 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Ghostwritten
1999
Number9Dream
2001
Cloud Atlas
2004
Black Swan Green
2006
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
2010
The Bone Clocks
2014
Slade House
2015
Utopia Avenue
2020
Science Fiction Stories
1979
Freedom
2009
I'm With the Bears
2011
Multiples
2013
Freeman's: Arrival
2015
Freeman's Power
2018
First Edition: Celebrating 21 Years of Goldsboro Books
2020
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