Simon R. Green Books in Order
Simon R. Green has written 83 books, published between 1989 and 2026. The first book is Blue Moon Rising (1989) and the newest is For Better or Murder (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 83
- Published
- 1989–2026
- Confirmed
- 83 of 83 titles
- Pages on record
- 16,655 in 56 of 83 books
- Reading time
- 278–416 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 16,655 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 56 of 83 titles with a page count on record.
Simon R. Green is an English science fiction and fantasy author, born 25 August 1955 in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire. Green studied modern English and American literature at the University of Leicester, began writing in 1973, sold the first story, "Manslayer", in 1976, and published a first full-length work, Awake, Awake, Ye Northern Winds, in 1979. Green sold seven novels in 1988, and the 1989 commission to novelise the Kevin Costner film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves produced a book with more than 370,000 copies sold. The catalogue lists 83 titles from Blue Moon Rising (1989) to For Better or Murder (2026). Series include Nightside, Deathstalker, Hawk & Fisher, Ghost Finders, Ishmael Jones, Gideon Sable and Forest Kingdom.
How many Simon R. Green books are there?
Simon R. Green has 83 books, released between 1989 and 2026. They include 11 separate series.
Simon R. Green Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 83 Simon R. Green 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.
- 119894763/4
- 21990–3/4
- 31991803/4
- 41991–3/4
- 51991–3/4
- 6199113/4
- 71991–3/4
- 819922563/4
- 919923363/4
- 1019922113/4
- 1119932543/4
- 1219932243/4
- 1319931863/4
- 1419945283/4
- 151994–3/4
- 1619965123/4
- 1719975223/4
- 1819985283/4
- 1919994213/4
- 2019996163/4
- 2120004913/4
- 2220012903/4
- 232002–3/4
- 2420032303/4
- 2520032333/4
- 262004–3/4
- 272004–3/4
- 2820052463/4
- 2920052723/4
- 302005–3/4
- 3120062563/4
- 3220062723/4
- 3320074003/4
- 3420072563/4
- 3520084163/4
- 362008–3/4
- 3720093273/4
- 382010–3/4
- 392010–3/4
- 4020102753/4
- 4120112793/4
- 4220113773/4
- 4320112943/4
- 442012–3/4
- 452012763/4
- 462012–3/4
- 472012–3/4
- 482013–3/4
- 4920133043/4
- 502013–3/4
- 5220145493/4
- 5320143043/4
- 5420143443/4
- 5520153083/4
- 562015–3/4
- 5720154003/4
- 5820162013/4
- 5920163043/4
- 6020163443/4
- 6120172083/4
- 6220171853/4
- 6320173363/4
- 6420181673/4
- 6520181923/4
- 6620184563/4
- 6720191923/4
- 682020–3/4
- 6920201923/4
- 7020212403/4
- 7120211923/4
- 722021–3/4
- 7320221843/4
- 7420221923/4
- 7520222883/4
- 7620231923/4
- 772023–3/4
- 782024–3/4
- 792024–3/4
- 802024–3/4
- 812025–3/4
- 822025–3/4
- 832026–3/4
Simon R. Green series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
- Nightside books in order 13 books
- Ishmael Jones books in order 11 books
- Deathstalker books in order 8 books
- Secret Histories books in order 20 books
Simon R. Green 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.
Secret Histories books in order
12 books by Simon R. GreenHawk & Fisher in order
8 booksGhost Finders in order
6 booksSimon R. Green Standalone Novels
5 books5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Gideon Sable in order
5 booksForest Kingdom in order
4 booksHoly Terrors Mystery in order
4 booksTwilight of the Empire in order
3 books- 1. Mistworld
- 2. Ghostworld
- 3. Hellworld
Jekyll & Hyde Inc in order
2 booksOz Reimagined in order
1 bookSimon R. Green Short Story
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Do you have to read Simon R. Green books in order?
You only need to read Simon R. Green books in order within each series: the books listed here span 11 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Simon R. Green
Start with the first book of the Simon R. Green series you want to read: Nightside starts with Something from the Nightside (2003), Ishmael Jones starts with The Dark Side of the Road (2015) and Deathstalker starts with Deathstalker (1994). The earliest catalogued title overall is Blue Moon Rising (1989).
What is the newest Simon R. Green book?
For Better or Murder (2026) is the newest Simon R. Green book released so far.
Is there a new Simon R. Green book coming?
No next Simon R. Green 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 R. Green at a glance
- Still publishing
- Simon R. Green published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Simon R. Green books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 16,655 pages across the 56 of 83 books with a recorded length, a median of 274 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Simon R. Green books, 30 of 83, were published in the 2010s.
What the Simon R. Green books are about
69 of the 83 Simon R. Green books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 31 of 69. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 31 of 69 books
- Private investigators 11 of 69 books
- Eddie Drood (Fictitious character) 10 of 69 books
- John Taylor (Fictitious character) 8 of 69 books
- London (England) 8 of 69 books
- English literature 7 of 69 books
- Deathstalker, owen (fictitious character) 6 of 69 books
- Fantasy, epic 6 of 69 books
- Fisher (fictitious character : green) 6 of 69 books
- Haven (imaginary place: green) 6 of 69 books
- Hawk (fictitious character : green) 6 of 69 books
- Science fiction 6 of 69 books