The Deathstalker series is partly a parody of the usual space opera of the 1950s, told with sovereign disregard of the rules of probability, while being at the same time extremely bloodthirsty.
''Forest Kingdom''
Blue Moon Rising. New York, Penguin/Roc, May 1991; London, Gollancz, September 1991.
Blood and Honour. London, Gollancz, June 1992; as Blood and Honor, New York, Penguin/Roc, May 1993.
Down Among the Dead Men. London, Gollancz, September 1993; New York, Penguin/Roc, December 1993.
This series focuses on characters and events in the northern areas of the Low Kingdoms, the same kingdom which encompasses the southern city of Haven. It largely deals with the events and aftermath of the Demon War, focusing on multiple characters and plot arcs. The series serves as a companion to the Hawk and Fisher series, Blue Moon Rising taking place before the first Hawk and Fisher novel, and Beyond the Blue Moon being a followup to both Blue Moon Rising and the Hawk and Fisher series as a whole.
''Ghost Finders''
Ghost of a Chance
Ghost of a Smile
Ghost of a Dream
Spirits From Beyond
Voices From Beyond
Forces From Beyond
The Ghostfinders of the Carnacki Institute are here to "Do Something" about ghosts, and live by the motto "We don't take any shit from the Hereafter". This series follows a team of three Ghostfinders: the leader, JC Chance, who was touched by something from Outside in a recent case and is still trying to determine what all that means; Melody Chambers, girl geek and computer expert; and "Happy" Jack Palmer, Class Eleven telepath and official gloomy bugger. They are joined by JC's ghost girlfriend, Kim. JC's motley crew is now considered an "A Team" at the Institute, and are slowly putting pieces together of a greater threat facing humanity. The Ghost Finders series was ended when the sixth book was released in August 2015. The Ghostfinders series takes place in the same world as the Nightside, Secret Histories, and various other Simon R. Green novels, with frequent references to characters and places between them.
''Hawk and Fisher''
Hawk & Fisher. New York, Ace, Sep 1990; as No Haven for the Guilty, London, Headline, Aug 1990.
Hawk & Fisher: Winner Takes All. New York, Ace, Jan 1991; as Devil Take the Hindmost, London, Headline, Feb 1991.
Hawk & Fisher: The God Killer. New York, Ace, Jun 1991; London, Headline, Sep 1991.
Hawk & Fisher: Wolf in the Fold. New York, Ace, Sep 1991; as Vengeance for a Lonely Man, London, Headline, Mar 1992.
Hawk & Fisher: Guard Against Dishonor. New York, Ace, Dec 1991; as Guard Against Dishonour, London, Headline, Jun 1992.
Hawk & Fisher: The Bones of Haven. New York, Ace, Mar 1992; as Two Kings in Haven, London, Headline, Oct 1992.
Swords of Haven: The Adventures of Hawk & Fisher. New York, Penguin/Roc, Jul 1999; as Haven of Lost Souls, London, Orion/Millennium, Nov 1999.
Guards of Haven. New York, Penguin/Roc, Nov 1999; as Fear and Loathing in Haven, London, Millennium, Apr 2000.
Hawk and Fisher are a husband and wife team on the City Guard, an order which functions rather like a modern police force in a fantasy world of mixed Medieval, Renaissance, and Industrial Revolution stylings. They live in the port city of Haven, a city-state so corrupt that they can justly make the claim of being the only guards who have never taken a bribe or looked the other direction. They deal with everything from pickpockets to wide-scale destructive magic.
Ishmael Jones is someone who cannot afford to be noticed, someone who lives under the radar, who drives on the dark side of the road. He is employed to search out secrets, investigate mysteries and shine a light in dark places. Sometimes he kills people.
A series of fantasy novels centering on the protagonist, John Taylor, and based in the "Nightside", a hidden area within London in which magic and advanced technology exist. This series also ties into the Hawk and Fisher series. Indeed, Hawk and Fisher appear drinking at Strangefellows Pub in the Nightside as an unnamed but clearly recognizable couple in A Hard Day's Knight, and the Deathstalker series is often referenced: Haceldama, Hadenmen, and the Darkvoid Device are all mentioned in passing. Razor Eddie, Punk God of the Straight Razor, is rumored to have gone to the Street of the Gods to make a deal with some unknown deity for all the evil he had done, and came back changed. The Nightside series was completed when the twelfth book was released in January 2012.
This book series was supposed to be a trilogy, but due to the great popularity of the books Green decided to continue with the series, until finally ending it with Night Fall. Being all from the same universe, the Deathstalker series has had a member of the Deathstalker family in the Secret Histories novel. Along with this comes a meeting with John Taylor, a cameo appearance of Walker, and an appearance of the Carnacki Institute's boss.
''Twilight of the Empire''
Mistworld. New York, Ace, Sep 1992; London, Gollancz, Nov 1992.
Ghostworld. New York, Ace, Mar 1993; London, Gollancz, Sep 1993.
Hellworld. New York, Ace, Sep 1993; revised, London, Gollancz, Dec 1995.
Twilight of the Empire. New York, Penguin/Roc, Aug 1997; as Deathstalker Prelude, London, Gollancz/Vista, Nov 1998.
Set in the Deathstalker universe. Mistworld tells the tale of the Empire's attack on the free planet of Mistworld, haven of outlaws and rebels, using Typhoid Mary. Ghostworld introduces Captain Silence and his crew as they respond to an emergency on the dead planet of Unseeli. Hellworld finds Captain Hunter and his scouts stranded on a nightmarish planet. All three novellas either introduce characters that later appear in the main Deathstalker epic series, or concern events that are later referred to in the main Deathstalker epic series.
Standalone books
Shadows Fall
The Shadows Fall novel takes place in the same world as the Nightside series and is mentioned as a destination via subway in several of the Nightside novels. Characters mentioned in the Shadows Fall novel have appeared in the Nightside including Father Time, Bruin Bear, and Sea Goat as well as the building Time Tower, which is the residence of Father Time.
Drinking Midnight Wine
An audio version of Drinking Midnight Wine was released in 2013, read by English actor Dikran Tulaine.
Short stories
Green plans to release all his short stories in two separate anthologies. The second will be a collection of Nightside shorts featuring a new novella, and the first anthology will contain his other works, also including a new novella.
"The Spirit of the Thing", Those Who Fight Monsters
"It's All In the Rendering", Home Improvement, Undead Edition
"Jesus and Satan Go Jogging in the Desert", The Monster's Corner
"Hungry Heart", Down These Strange Streets
"Down and Out in Dead Town", 21st Century Dead: A Zombie Anthology
"How Do You Feel", Hex Appeal
"Dorothy Dreams", Oz Reimagined: New Tales from the Emerald City and Beyond
The first anthology, Tales from the Hidden World, was released on 8 July 2014. It includes a new Secret Histories novella, Question of Solace. It includes all of Green's short work not set in the Nightside.
