Simon R. Green Reading Order
18 series · 146 books · Born 1955
Simon R. Green is a prolific English author renowned for his contributions to the science fiction and fantasy genres. With 146 books spanning 18 series, including notable titles like Deathstalker, Forest Kingdom, and Hawk & Fisher, his imaginative storytelling captivates readers. Active from 1989 until 2026, Green continues to be a significant voice in speculative fiction.
Anthologies Series
Complete22 books (2000–2020)
Start with Swords Against the Millennium, the first of 22 books in the Anthologies series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  Swords Against the Millennium 2000Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | Powers of Detection 2004Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | Dark Delicacies II: Fear 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  Unusual Suspects 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  Wolfsbane and Mistletoe 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Mean Streets 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | The Living Dead 2 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  Home Improvement: Undead Edition 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  The Monster's Corner 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 |  Those Who Fight Monsters 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 |  21st Century Dead 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 |  Armored 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 |  Hex Appeal 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 | The Mammoth Book of SF Wars 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 |  Ghouls, Ghosts, and Ninja Rats 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 | Oz Reimagined 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 |  Weird Detectives 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 |  Magic City: Recent Spells 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 |  Out of Tune 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 | Operation Arcana 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 | Unidentified Funny Objects 8 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
Deathstalker Series
Complete8 books (1994–2005)
Start with Deathstalker, the first of 8 books in the Deathstalker series.
Forest Kingdom Series
Complete4 books (1989–2014)
Start with Blue Moon Rising, the first of 4 books in the Forest Kingdom series.
Ghost Finders Series
Complete6 books (2010–2016)
Start with Ghost of a Chance, the first of 6 books in the Ghost Finders series.
Gideon Sable Series
Ongoing5 books (2021–2024)
Start with The Best Thing You Can Steal, the first of 5 books in the Gideon Sable series.
Hawk & Fisher Series
Complete8 books (1990–2000)
Start with Hawk & Fisher / No Haven for the Guilty, the first of 8 books in the Hawk & Fisher series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  Hawk & Fisher / No Haven for the Guilty 1990Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  Guard Against Dishonor 1991Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | The God Killer 1991Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  Winner Takes All / Devil Take the Hindmost 1991Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  Wolf in the Fold / Vengeance for a Lonely Man 1991Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  The Bones of Haven / Two Kings in Haven 1992Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  Haven of Lost Souls 1999Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  Beyond the Blue Moon 2000Buy 🇺🇸 |
Holy Terrors Mystery Series
Ongoing3 books (2024–2025)
Start with The Holy Terrors and read in order.
Ishmael Jones Series
Likely Complete11 books (2015–2022)
Start with The Dark Side of the Road, the first of 11 books in the Ishmael Jones series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  The Dark Side of the Road 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  Dead Man Walking 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  Death Shall Come 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  Very Important Corpses 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  Into the Thinnest of Air 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Murder in the Dark 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  Till Sudden Death Do Us Part 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  Night Train to Murder 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  The House on Widows Hill 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 |  Buried Memories 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 |  Haunted by the Past 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
Jekyll & Hyde Inc Series
Ongoing2 books (2021–2024)
Start with Jekyll & Hyde Inc. and read in order.
Nightside Series
Complete12 books (2003–2012)
Start with Agents of Light and Darkness, the first of 12 books in the Nightside series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  Agents of Light and Darkness 2003Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  Something from the Nightside 2003Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  Nightingale's Lament 2004Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  Hex and the City 2005Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  Paths Not Taken 2005Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Hell to Pay 2006Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth 2006Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  The Unnatural Inquirer 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | Just Another Judgement Day 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 |  The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 |  A Hard Day's Knight 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 |  The Bride Wore Black Leather 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
Nightside Collections Series
Complete1 book (2015–2015)
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Tales from the Nightside 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
Oz Reimagined Series
Complete15 books (2013–2013)
Start with A Meeting in Oz(By: Jeffrey Ford), the first of 15 books in the Oz Reimagined series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 | A Meeting in Oz(By: Jeffrey Ford) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | A Tornado of Dorothys(By: Kat Howard) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | Beyond the Naked Eye(By: Rachel Swirsky) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | Blown Away(By: Jane Yolen) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 | City So Bright(By: Dale Bailey) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 | Dead Blue(By: David Farland) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | Dorothy Dreams 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 | Emeralds to Emeralds, Dust to Dust(By: Seanan McGuire) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | Lost Girls of Oz(By: Theodora Goss) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | Off to See the Emperor(By: Orson Scott Card) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | One Flew Over the Rainbow(By: Robin Wasserman) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 | The Boy Detective of Oz(By: Tad Williams) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 | The Cobbler of Oz(By: Jonathan Maberry) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 | The Great Zeppelin Heist of Oz(By: C.C. Finlay,Rae Carson) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 | The Veiled Shanghai(By: Ken Liu) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
Secret Histories Series
Complete12 books (2007–2018)
Start with The Man With the Golden Torc, the first of 12 books in the Secret Histories series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  The Man With the Golden Torc 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  Daemons Are Forever 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  The Spy Who Haunted Me 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  From Hell with Love 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  For Heaven's Eyes Only 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Live and Let Drood 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  Casino Infernale 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  Property of a Lady Faire 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  From a Drood to a Kill 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | Dr. DOA 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 |  Moonbreaker 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 |  Night Fall 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
Short Story Collections Series
Complete1 book (2014–2014)
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  Tales of the Hidden World 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
Standalone Novels Series
Likely Complete5 books (1991–2023)
Start with Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, the first of 5 books in the Standalone Novels series.
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror Series
Ongoing15 books (2010–2024)
Start with The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition, the first of 15 books in the The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 | The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 Edition 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2016 Edition 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 | The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2017 Edition 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 Edition 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2019 Edition 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 1 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 | The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 2 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 | The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume 3 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 | The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 4 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 | The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 5 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
Twilight of the Empire Series
Complete3 books (1992–1993)
Start with Mistworld and read in order.
Unidentified Funny Objects Annual Anthology Series
Ongoing13 books (2012–2026)
Start with Unidentified Funny Objects, the first of 13 books in the Unidentified Funny Objects Annual Anthology series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Unidentified Funny Objects 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | Unidentified Funny Objects 2 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | Unidentified Funny Objects 3 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | Funny Science Fiction 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 | Unidentified Funny Objects 4 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Funny Fantasy 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | Unidentified Funny Objects 5 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 | Funny Horror 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | Unidentified Funny Objects 6 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | Unidentified Funny Objects 7 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | Unidentified Funny Objects 8 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 | Unidentified Funny Objects 9 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 | Unidentified Funny Objects 10 2026Buy 🇺🇸 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Simon R. Green written?
- Simon R. Green has written 146 books across 18 series. Their published works span from 1989 to 2026.
- What is the first book in each Simon R. Green series?
- Here are the first books in Simon R. Green's series: Anthologies: Swords Against the Millennium; Deathstalker: Deathstalker; Forest Kingdom: Blue Moon Rising; Ghost Finders: Ghost of a Chance; Gideon Sable: The Best Thing You Can Steal.
- What order should I read Simon R. Green's books?
- We recommend reading Simon R. Green's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
- Is Simon R. Green still writing new books?
- Yes, Simon R. Green has 5 ongoing series: Gideon Sable, Holy Terrors Mystery, Jekyll & Hyde Inc, The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Unidentified Funny Objects Annual Anthology.