So with more than full pleasure i started this second volume in the series. Click to read more about something from the nightside by simon r. Greens nightside, once again follows the almost always abstruse john taylor, the private detective who is really good at finding things. And, of course, the injection of suzie shooter immediately elevates the quality of novel. Isbn 0441010652 its a place where the sun doesnt shine, a locale where past, present and future converge at times. The nightside is now on its twelfth book out of twelve and the newest series the ghost finders has the first two books published with the third being worked on. Buy into the nightside nightside series by simon r.
The dark side of the road is the latest by author simon r green and introduces his new character ishmael jones. It all sounds very similar to simon greens john taylor character in the nightside series. Green definitely packs a lot of material into it, and in a few sentences he spins up a fascinating other world in london full of monsters, creatures, and outright weirdos. The ghost finders series was ended when the sixth book was released in august 2015. Agents of light and darkness nightside, book 2 by simon r green book cover, description, publication history. The character development was not very good and the author throws in too many ideas on a book of this size.
Ive finished the latest nightside book, currently titled the one and only unnatural inquirer, in which our reluctant hero john taylor ends up doing a job for the nightsides very own scabrous tabloid. His other bestselling books that you should not miss are deathstalker, ghost finders, nightside, secret history, and standalone. If you only read the first few pages, youre doing a disservice to yourself. Something from the nightside nightside series book 1. Make offer hex and the city nightside, book 4 by green, simon r. The funniest, scariest, and i think most moving book in the series yet. Nightside is a series of twelve fantasy novels by author simon r. Their newest book is night train to murder and was released on march, 3rd 2020. Book one of the fall of shannara unabridged duration. After discovering doctor who on television at age eight, green was hooked on genre fiction and later went on to produce well over 60 novels in. He is the new york times bestselling author of more than fifty science fiction and fantasy novels, including the nightside, secret histories, and ghost finders series, a. Its always three oclock in the morning, and the dawn never comes.
At the end of the secret histories novel, moon breaker, the final page says shaman bond and john taylor will return in night fall. Green was born in bradfordonavon, wiltshire, where he still lives. It isnt until john taylor ventures into the nightside that we actually experience the true genius of simon r. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Something from the nightside is a wonderfully written fantasy under the guise of a private detective mystery.
It caught my attention from the start, and after i read it i bought the second book in the series. In the previous installment, hex and the city, john taylor investigated the origins of the nightside and discovered that lilith, his own mother, was its creator. Green is yet another fantastic addition to greens nightside series. Agents of light and darkness, the second book in simon r.
Something from the nightside book summary and study guide. Something from the nightside is an interesting first book for a series. John taylor is at his best, complete with sardonic observations of the world at large. Something from the nightside agents of light and darkness nightingales lament. All of simon s english in and out of print books are featured here. It has been compared to agatha christies very british closed room country tea cosies but with supernatural elements. If you liked something from the nightside by simon r green, here are some books like this. The name is drood, eddie drood, also known as shaman bond. Green states on his site, regarding the bride wore black leather, this is the last nightside novel featuring john taylor and friends and the last nightside novel for the time being. The ghostfinders series takes place in the same world as the nightside, secret histories, and various other simon r.
From the new york times bestselling author of from a drood to a kill comes the next secret histories adventure. The nightside is an unusual place, and with some development i think this series will be really good. Agents of light and darkness by simon r green alibris. Simon greens nightside is a macabre and thoroughly entertaining world. Green has been writing and publishing since 1973, with several book series and standalone novels that predate nightside. Green as well as the whole nightside series up to this point. In something from the nightside we learned that john is a former nightside badass who developed a conscious during his time away from the nightside. Something from the nightside is a skinny little book, barely more than a novella. Green is an english novelist who specializes in science fiction and fantasy novels, although he also wrote the novelization of robin hood. Buy a cheap copy of nightingales lament book by simon r.
Bestselling author of the forest kingdom, novels of the nightside, secret histories, and more. The nightside series was completed when the twelfth book was released in january 2012. Green the series is focused on john taylor, a private investigator based in the fictional nightside, a dark, hidden netherworld of london in which the supernatural and science fiction supertechnology coexist. Somewhere a cloister bell was ringing, a lost and lonely, doleful sound.
Its part of the gift i was born with as a child of the nightside. We find hawk and fisher and forest kingdom the best. Simon is currently as of jan 2012 working on the third and final bluemoon book which should be published sometime in 20. People are always coming and going, drawn by needs that dare not speak their names, searching for p. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Simon r green doesnt seem to have an upcoming book. John taylor has been hired to move down into the nightside, where both fantasy and reality exist, and the sun hardly comes out. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and. Simon actually has many other incredible book series for scifi fantasy lovers. In the nightside, the hidden heart of london where its always 3 am, detective john taylor must find an elusive singer known as the nightingale. Green and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Agents of light and darkness nightside, book 2 by simon r green.
Nightside series is a collection of speculative fiction novels by simon r green. Green novels, with frequent references to characters and places between them. This is the second book in the nightside series by simon green. Book recommendations for people who like something from the nightside by simon r green. Green is a new york times bestselling author whose works include the secret histories novels, the novels of the nightside, the ghost finders series, drinking midnight wine, beyond the blue moon, blue moon rising, the adventures of hawk. The secret history series has been so popular that the author changed the initial concept, as originally it was to be a trilogy. New covers and publishing dates will be added when available deathstalker deathstalker deathstalker rebellion deathstalker war deathstalker honor deathstalker destiny deathstalker legacy deathstalker return deathstalker coda. Green has added three more series, comprising of the secret history series, the nightside series, and the ghostfinder series, again containing links at times to previous books and series. A talented man who doubles up as a detective and a talented chap with a strong intuition find a job in the nightside, a dark realm right in the heart of london.
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