Simon R. Green

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British Science Fiction and Fantasy author.

Works written by Simon R. Green include:

Series:

• Deathstalker
• Hawk and Fisher
• Nightside
• Secret Histories
• The Twilight of the Empire (prelude to the Deathstalker series)
• the Forest Kingdom series which is set in the same continuity as Hawk and Fisher.
• Ghost Finders

Standalone books:

• Drinking Midnight Wine
• Shadows Fall

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Simon R. Green provides examples of the following tropes:

• Angels, Devils, and Squid
• Batman Cold Open: All three of the modern fantasy works have employed this.
• Battle Couple:
• Canon Welding: He's managed to tie in almost all of his own personal property without even resorting to parallel dimensions (though those do exist in his works).
• Catch Phrase: In all three of his urban fantasy series, he uses variations on "Needs must, when the devil drives" and "Suddenly and messily." And when I say variations on the first one, he's gotten pretty damn creative. Also, he loves to have his characters to use their over-the-top reputations to intimidate their foes.
• Designated Protagonist Syndrome: Not because they're uninteresting, just the supporting cast is more so. He frequently populates his worlds with colorful and over the top characters, taking a moment to give their backstories in an impressive way and then display them doing something awesome. His main characters tend to be powerful, but a little more grounded. As a side effect, often they're overshadowed by the lovable weirdos around them.
• Deus Ex Machina: Frequent and unashamed.
• Rule of Cool: done in all of his works
• The World Is Always Doomed