Simon R. Green
Simon Richard Green, born 1955 in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, is a British science fiction and fantasy-author. He holds a degree in Modern English and American Literature from the University of Leicester. He began his writing career in 1973, sold his first story Manslayer in 1976, and had his first publication, Awake, Awake, Ye Northern Winds in 1979. Simon R. Green began his rise to success in 1988 when he sold seven novels and in 1989 when he received a commission to write the bestselling novelization of the Kevin Costner film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, which has sold more than 370,000 copies. Since 1990, Green has written dozens more novels and short stories, placing him among the more prolific science fiction authors to date. Simon R. Green currently resides in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom where he continues to write.
Bibliography
Most of Green's works take place within the same fictional realm, encompassing multiple realities which characters inhabit, or in some cases move between. Although cross-series use of characters or settings is frequently limited to passing mentions or brief cameo appearances, a number of Green's stories have prominently featured characters from other works in a manner that is significant to the plot. Despite this, Green's works can, with some exceptions, be separated into several distinct series and standalone novels.
Series
The Twilight of the Empire series
(prelude to the Deathstalker series)
- 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 (omnibus; contains Mistworld, Ghostworld, Hellworld). New York, Penguin/Roc, Aug 1997; as Deathstalker Prelude (with revised version of Hellworld), London, Gollancz/Vista, Nov 1998.
Set in the popular Deathstalker universe. 'Mistworld' tells the tale of the Empire 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 (supposedly) 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.
The Deathstalker series
- Deathstalker (London, Gollancz 1995).
- Deathstalker Rebellion (London, Vista 1996).
- Deathstalker War (London, Gollancz/Vista 1997).
- Deathstalker Honour (London, Gollancz/Vista 1998).
- Deathstalker Destiny (London, Orion/Millennium 1999).
- Deathstalker Legacy (2003)
- Deathstalker Return (New York Roc 2004). ISBN 0-451-42821-8
- Deathstalker Coda (2005)
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.
The Hawk and Fisher series
- 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.
- Beyond the Blue Moon (2000). ISBN 0-575-07045-5
- Swords of Haven: The Adventures of Hawk & Fisher (omnibus; Hawk & Fisher, Winner Takes All, The God Killer). New York, Penguin/Roc, Jul 1999; as Haven of Lost Souls (omnibus; contains No Haven for the Guilty, Devil Take the Hindmost, The God Killer), London, Orion/Millennium, Nov 1999.
- Guards of Haven (omnibus; contains Wolf in the Fold, Guard Against Dishonor, The Bones of Haven). New York, Penguin/Roc, Nov 1999; as Fear and Loathing in Haven (omnibus; contains Vengeance for a Lonely Man, Guard Against Dishonour, Two Kings 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 our 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 pick-pockets to wide-scale destructive magic.
The Forest Kingdom series
- Blue Moon Rising. New York, Penguin/Roc, May 1991; London, Gollancz, Sep 1991.
- Blood and Honour. London, Gollancz, Jun 1992; as Blood and Honor, New York, Penguin/Roc, May 1993.
- Down Among the Dead Men. London, Gollancz, Sep 1993; New York, Penguin/Roc, Dec 1993.
- Beyond the Blue Moon (2000). ISBN 0-575-07045-5
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 (the setting of the Hawk and Fisher series). 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.
The Secret History series
- The Man with the Golden Torc (UK: May 17th, 2007, US: June 5th, 2007)
- Daemons are Forever (US June 3rd, 2008)
- The Spy who Haunted Me (2 June, 2009 US: 12 April, 2009 UK)
- From Hell with Love (US 1 June, 2010)
- For Heaven's Eyes Only (US 7 June 2011)
- Live and Let Drood (2012)
This book series was supposed to be a trilogy, but due to the great popularity of the books Simon R. Green has decided to continue with the series.
The Nightside series
- Something from the Nightside (New York, Ace 2003), ISBN
- Agents of Light and Darkness (New York, Ace 2003), ISBN
- Nightingale's Lament (New York Ace 2004), ISBN
- Hex and the City (New York Ace 2005), ISBN
- Paths not Taken (New York Ace September 2005), ISBN
- Sharper than a Serpent's Tooth (Ace February 28, 2006), ISBN
- A Walk on the Nightside (Ace September 5, 2006), ISBN (A collection of the first three Nightside novels.)
- Hell to Pay (Ace December 27, 2006), ISBN
- The Unnatural Inquirer (Ace January 2, 2008), ISBN
- Just Another Judgement Day (Ace January 6, 2009), ISBN
- The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny (Ace January 5, 2010) ISBN
- A Hard Day's Knight (Ace January 4, 2011) ISBN
- The Bride Wore Black Leather (Ace January 3, 2012), ISBN 1-937-00713-8 [1][2]
A series of fantasy novels centering around 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 (i.e. mentioning the Street of the Gods, a prominent setting in the second and third novellas, Winner Take All and God Killer). 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". 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 Ghostfinders series
- Ghost of a Chance (August 2010)
- Ghost of a Smile (August 2011)
Standalone Books
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
- Shadows Fall
- Drinking Midnight Wine
Short Stories
- Soulhunter (1982[3]), Fantasy Macabre 3
- Awake, Awake, Ye Northern Winds (1979), Swords Against Darkness V
- In the Labyrinth (Winter 1983), Fantasy Tales, v6 #12
- Death is a Lady (1997), Dancing with the Dark
- Richard Evans - Remembered (January 1998), The Alien Has Landed #5
- Manslayer (2000), Swords Against the Millennium
- The Nightside, Needless to Say (October 2004), Powers Of Detection
- Razor Eddie’s Big Night Out (July 2006), Cemetery Dance #55
- Lucy, at Christmastime (October 2008), Wolfsbane and Mistletoe
- Appetite for Murder (December 2008), Unusual Suspects
- The Difference A Day Makes (January 2009), Mean Streets
- Some of These Cons go Way Back (June 2009), Cemetery Dance #60
- Food of the Gods (August 2009), Dark Delicacies III: Haunted
- He Said, Laughing (September 2010), Living Dead 2
- Street Wizard (November 2010), The Way of the Wizard
- The Spirit of the Thing (March 2011), Those Who Fight Monsters
- It's All In the Rendering (August 2011), Home Improvement, Undead Edition
- Jesus and Satan Go Jogging in the Desert (September 2011), The Monster's Corner
- Hungry Heart (October 2011), Down These Strange Streets
External links
References
- ^ Strock, Ian Randall (2011-01-19). "Simon R. Green completes Nightside series". http://sfscope.com/2011/01/simon-r-green-completes-nights.html. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ^ "The Bride Wore Black Leather". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Bride-Wore-Black-Leather-Nightside/dp/1937007138/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1315734012&sr=1-2. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
- ^ http://www.locusmag.com/index/chklst/mg0355.htm