standalone, not series

[Mary]

After our discussion of why -- there are still some standalones being published. Recommend some here. . . .

[Mary]

The Bell at Sealey Head by Patricia A. McKillip
Most of her works are standalones, in fact.

Except the Queen by Jane Yolen and Midori Snyder

Miserere: An Autumn Tale by Teresa Frohock

The Treachery of Beautiful Things by Ruth Frances Long

Awake in the Night by John C. Wright

[Greyweather]

Declare by Tim Powers

The Land of Laughs by Jonathan Carroll

Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny

The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman

Pandemonium by Daryl Gregory

Territory by Emma Bull

The Other City by Michal Ajvaz

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson

Replay by Ken Grimwood

The Book of Knights by Yves Maynard

The High Crusade by Poul Anderson

Warbreaker by Bandon Sanderson

The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin

[Beachesnbooks]

I was hoping someone would start a thread like this--I like to read a mix of series and standalones, so it's great to get some more recs.

The Girl in the Road by Monica Byrne

The City & the City by China Mieville

Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Neverwhere; The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

The Stand by Stephen King

Death with Interruptions by Jose Saramago

1984 by George Orwell

[Trike]

Ignoring misogynist homophobes like Wright, because gross, there are some recent ones...

The Goblin Emperor

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Blackdog