Simon Hawke Books in Order
Simon Hawke has written 65 books, published between 1981 and 2025. The first book is Journey From Flesh (As: Nicholas V. Yermakov) (1981) and the newest is A Spell for the Changing (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 65
- Published
- 1981–2025
- Confirmed
- 4 of 65 titles
- Pages on record
- 8,766 in 38 of 65 books
- Reading time
- 146–219 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,766 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 38 of 65 titles with a page count on record.
Simon Hawke is an American author of science fiction and fantasy novels, born Nicholas Valentin Yermakov on September 30, 1951. Hawke began writing under the Simon Hawke name in 1984 and later adopted it legally, and early catalogued books such as Journey From Flesh (1981) carry the Yermakov name. Near-future adventure novels appeared under the pen name J. D. Masters, and Hawke was named Colorado Writer of the Year in 1992. Series include TimeWars, Wizard, Shakespeare & Smythe, Robin Hood & Associates Mystery, Reluctant Sorcerer and Dark Sun: Tribe of One. The catalogue holds 65 books, with A Spell for the Changing (2025) the newest.
How many Simon Hawke books are there?
Simon Hawke has 65 books, released between 1981 and 2025. They include 10 series and 8 titles listed outside any series.
Simon Hawke Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 65 Simon Hawke books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Journey From Flesh (As: Nicholas V. Yermakov)1981 · confirmed 1/41981–1/4
- 21981–1/4
- 31982–1/4
- 4Fall Into Darkness (As: Nicholas V. Yermakov)1982 · confirmed 1/41982–1/4
- 5Clique1982 · confirmed 1/41982–1/4
- 61984–1/4
- 71984–1/4
- 819842241/4
- 91984–1/4
- 101985–1/4
- 111985–1/4
- 12198611/4
- 131986–1/4
- 1419872221/4
- 1519872501/4
- 16198711/4
- 1719871951/4
- 1819882021/4
- 1919882151/4
- 2019881671/4
- 21198811/4
- 221988–1/4
- 2319892021/4
- 2419892101/4
- 2519902313/4
- 261990–1/4
- 271990–1/4
- 281990–1/4
- 29Batman: To Stalk a Specter1991 · 249 pages · confirmed 1/419912491/4
- 3019912081/4
- 3119912561/4
- 321991–1/4
- 331992–1/4
- 3419922081/4
- 35The Nine Lives of Catseye Gomez1992 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/419922201/4
- 3619933081/4
- 3719933431/4
- 3819932181/4
- 3919932161/4
- 4019932141/4
- 4119932793/4
- 4219943061/4
- 4319943091/4
- 4419942783/4
- 451995–1/4
- 4619953031/4
- 47Whims of Creation1995 · 326 pages · confirmed 1/419953261/4
- 4819952773/4
- 4919962251/4
- 5019963411/4
- 51A Thief in the Tomb of Horror Game1997 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/419973521/4
- 5219972241/4
- 5320002401/4
- 5420012551/4
- 5520022371/4
- 5620032531/4
- 572020–1/4
- 582020–1/4
- 592020–1/4
- 602021–1/4
- 612022–1/4
- 622023–1/4
- 632024–1/4
- 64A Dead Giveaway2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
- 652025–1/4
Simon Hawke series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
- TimeWars books in order 12 books
- Wizard books in order 11 books
- Time Wars books in order 12 books
Simon Hawke books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Robin Hood & Associates Mystery in order
5 booksShakespeare & Smythe in order
4 booksFriday the 13th in order
4 booksShade Trilogy in order
3 books- 1. Last Communion
- 2. Epiphany
- 3. Jehad
Psychodrome in order
3 booksReluctant Sorcerer in order
3 booksDark Sun: Tribe of One in order
3 books- 1. The Outcast
- 2. The Seeker
- 3. The Nomad
Sons of Glory in order
2 booksBirthright in order
2 books- 1. The Iron Throne
- 4. War
Star Trek: The Next Generation books in order
2 books by Simon Hawke- 25. The Romulan Prize
- 33. Blaze of Glory
Predator in order
1 book- 2. Predator 2
Dark Sun: Chronicles of Athas in order
1 bookStar Trek: TOS in order
1 bookStandalone books
8 books8 Simon Hawke titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Simon Hawke books in order?
You only need to read Simon Hawke books in order within each series: the books listed here span 10 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Simon Hawke
Start with the first book of the Simon Hawke series you want to read: TimeWars starts with The Ivanhoe Gambit (1984), Wizard starts with The Wizard of 4th Street (1987) and Time Wars starts with The Ivanhoe Gambit (1984). The earliest catalogued title overall is Journey From Flesh (As: Nicholas V. Yermakov) (1981).
What is the newest Simon Hawke book?
A Spell for the Changing (2025) is the newest Simon Hawke book released so far.
Is there a new Simon Hawke book coming?
No next Simon Hawke book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Simon Hawke at a glance
- Still publishing
- Simon Hawke published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Simon Hawke books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,766 pages across the 38 of 65 books with a recorded length, a median of 228 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Simon Hawke books, 28 of 65, were published in the 1990s.
What the Simon Hawke books are about
44 of the 65 Simon Hawke books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 14 of 44. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 14 of 44 books
- Fantasy 9 of 44 books
- Malory, tom (fictitious character) 6 of 44 books
- History 5 of 44 books
- Actors and actresses 4 of 44 books
- Dramatists 4 of 44 books
- Space and time 4 of 44 books
- Symington Smythe (Fictitious character) 4 of 44 books
- Time travel 4 of 44 books
- Deserts 3 of 44 books
- Fantasy, dark fantasy 3 of 44 books