Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To Stand Beneath the Sun | 1986 | Brad Strickland | Buy |
| 2 | Shadowshow | 1988 | Brad Strickland | Buy |
| 3 | Children of the Knife | 1990 | Brad Strickland | Buy |
| 4 | Ark Liberty | 1992 | Brad Strickland | Buy |
| 5 | When Mack Came Back | 2000 | Brad Strickland | Buy |
| 6 | The Ghost Finds a Body | 2003 | Brad Strickland | Buy |
| 7 | The Mystery of the Rescued Rubies | 2004 | Brad Strickland | Buy |
| 8 | Kong: King of Skull Island | 2005 | Brad Strickland | Buy |
| 9 | Merian C Cooper’s King Kong | 2005 | Brad Strickland | Buy |
| 10 | The Dancer in the Dark | 2011 | Brad Strickland | Buy |
Brad Strickland’s standalone novels show the range of his writing outside the franchise series. Early works like To Stand Beneath the Sun (1986) and Ark Liberty (1992) are adult science fiction, while Shadowshow (1988) and Children of the Knife (1990) lean into horror.
His later standalones include children’s fiction (When Mack Came Back, The Mystery of the Rescued Rubies), King Kong novelizations, and the gothic mystery The Dancer in the Dark (2011). The 10 books span 25 years and demonstrate Strickland’s ability to write across genres and age groups.