The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 20 books · 1995 to 2012 · Mostly set in London

Simon R. Green

Crime and mysteryThriller and suspenseFantasyScience fictionPrivate eyeNoir and hardboiledSpy and espionageUrban fantasySpace opera

Simon R. Green writes pulpy, wisecracking adventure. In the Nightside, the private eye John Taylor works a secret, sunless heart of London where gods and monsters drink in the same bar; the Deathstalker books are space opera rebellion against a mad Empress.

Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip.

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Simon R. Green books in order

Each series in publication order, with its lead characters. Where the story runs in a different order, switch to Story order. Crossover books are marked and listed under their main series. Use My books to track what you have read.

Nightside

12 books · Set in LondonUrban fantasyPrivate eyeNoir and hardboiled
  1. 1Something from the Nightside2003With John TaylorBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Agents of Light and Darkness2003With John TaylorBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Nightingale's Lament2004With John TaylorBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Hex and the City2005With John TaylorBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Paths Not Taken2005With John TaylorBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth2006With John TaylorBuy on Amazon
  7. 7Hell to Pay2006With John TaylorBuy on Amazon
  8. 8The Unnatural Inquirer2008With John TaylorBuy on Amazon
  9. 9Just Another Judgement Day2009With John TaylorBuy on Amazon
  10. 10The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny2010With John TaylorBuy on Amazon
  11. 11A Hard Day's Knight2011With John TaylorBuy on Amazon
  12. 12The Bride Wore Black Leather2012With John TaylorBuy on Amazon

Deathstalker

5 books · Set in spaceSpace opera
  1. 1Deathstalker1995With Owen DeathstalkerBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Deathstalker Rebellion1996With Owen DeathstalkerBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Deathstalker War1997With Owen DeathstalkerBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Deathstalker Honor1998With Owen DeathstalkerBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Deathstalker Destiny1999With Owen DeathstalkerBuy on Amazon

Secret Histories

3 books · Set in various placesUrban fantasySpy and espionage
  1. 1The Man with the Golden Torc2007With Eddie DroodBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Daemons Are Forever2008With Eddie DroodBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Spy Who Haunted Me2009With Eddie DroodBuy on Amazon

Characters

12 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

The Nightside

The Empire

Secret Histories