Simon R. Green [Complete Nightside Series] {giamiabia}

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 super-technology co-exist. Dark, cynical, and humorous, the books offer an adventure into the Nightside, where classic pulp PI novels blend with fantasy and science fiction.[2]

The novels also contain references to various folklore and iconic world literature.

The series itself takes place in a fictional inner city area of London known as the Nightside. The Nightside experiences perpetual night ("it's always 3am"). The Nightside itself is contained within London, yet is significantly larger than London itself. Though access to the Nightside is hidden, it does experience a steady stream of tourists from the "normal world".

The series' protagonist John Taylor describes the Nightside as "a place where dreams come true and nightmares come alive. Where one can buy anything, often at the price of your soul... or someone else's. Where the music never stops and the fun never ends". Numerous seemingly impossible services or goods are available such as albums from alternative time-lines (e.g. a live Mama Cass concert from 2003), a business where customers pay to be possessed for a brief period of time "just for the kick of it," and a drug called Revert which causes users to temporarily devolve into a biological ancestor (e.g. a Neanderthal).


1. Something From The Nightside
2. Agents Of Light And Darkness
3. Nightingale's Lament
4. Hex And The City
5. Paths Not Taken
6. Sharper Than A Serpent's Tooth
7. Hell To Pay
8. The Unnatural Inquirer
9. Just Another Judgement Day
10. The Good, The Bad, And The Uncanny
11. A Hard Day's Knight
12. The Bride Wore Black Leather