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Nightside Books in Order

Nightside by Simon R. Green contains 13 books, published between 2003 and 2015. The first book is Something from the Nightside (2003) and the newest is Tales from the Nightside (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
2003–2015
Confirmed
13 of 13 titles
Pages on record
2,642 in 10 of 13 books
Reading time
44–66 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,642 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

See all 13 books in order Printable Nightside checklist

Nightside is a fantasy series by British author Simon R. Green, set in a dark hidden netherworld beneath London where the supernatural and science fiction technology exist side by side. John Taylor, a private investigator, works its cases, and the books put the classic pulp detective form together with fantasy, horror and a cynical humour. Twelve novels make up the series, and Tales from the Nightside (2015) brings the catalogue to 13. Something from the Nightside and Agents of Light and Darkness opened the run in 2003, followed by Nightingale's Lament (2004), Hex and the City (2005), Paths Not Taken (2005), Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth (2006), Hell to Pay (2006), The Unnatural Inquirer (2007) and Just Another Judgement Day (2008).

How many Nightside books are there?

Nightside has 13 books, released between 2003 and 2015.

Nightside Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Nightside 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.

  1. Cover of Something from the Nightside by Simon R. Green, book 1 of the Nightside series (2003)
  2. Cover of Agents of Light and Darkness by Simon R. Green, book 2 of the Nightside series (2003)
  3. Cover of Nightingale's Lament by Simon R. Green, book 3 of the Nightside series (2004)
  4. Cover of Hex and the City by Simon R. Green, book 4 of the Nightside series (2005)
  5. Cover of Paths Not Taken by Simon R. Green, book 5 of the Nightside series (2005)
  6. Cover of Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth by Simon R. Green, book 6 of the Nightside series (2006)
  7. Cover of Hell to Pay by Simon R. Green, book 7 of the Nightside series (2006)
  8. Cover of The Unnatural Inquirer by Simon R. Green, book 8 of the Nightside series (2007)
  9. Cover of Just Another Judgement Day by Simon R. Green, book 9 of the Nightside series (2008)
  10. Cover of The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny by Simon R. Green, book 10 of the Nightside series (2010)
  11. Cover of A Hard Day's Knight by Simon R. Green, book 11 of the Nightside series (2011)
  12. Cover of The Bride Wore Black Leather by Simon R. Green, book 12 of the Nightside series (2012)
  1. 1
    Something from the Nightside2003 · 230 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003230
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  2. 1
    Tales from the Nightside2015 · 308 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015308
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  3. 2
    Agents of Light and Darkness2003 · 233 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003233
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  4. 3
    Nightingale's Lament2004 · confirmed 3/4
    2004–
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  5. 4
    Hex and the City2005 · 246 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005246
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  6. 5
    Paths Not Taken2005 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005272
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  7. 6
    Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth2006 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006256
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  8. 7
    Hell to Pay2006 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006272
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  9. 8
    The Unnatural Inquirer2007 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007256
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  10. 9
    Just Another Judgement Day2008 · confirmed 3/4
    2008–
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  11. 10
    The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny2010 · 275 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010275
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  12. 11
    A Hard Day's Knight2011 · 294 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011294
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  13. 12
    The Bride Wore Black Leather2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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Is there a chronological order for Nightside?

No separate chronological order is on record for Nightside, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Nightside books in order?

You should read the Nightside books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Nightside book also stands alone.

Where to start with Nightside

Start with Something from the Nightside (2003), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Nightside book?

Tales from the Nightside (2015) is the newest Nightside book released so far.

Is there a new Nightside book coming?

No next Nightside book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Nightside at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Nightside title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Nightside books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,642 pages across the 10 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 264 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Nightside books, 9 of 13, were published in the 2000s.

What the Nightside books are about

All 13 Nightside 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 11 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Simon R. Green

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Other series by Simon R. Green

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.