194 ratings | 21 reviews | avg rating:4.86

Simon’s Year In Books

Simon’s 2024 Year in Books

Take a look at Simon’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to Simon’s 2024 Year in Books

Simon Bestwick’s Followers (83)

Simon’s Bookshelves

to-read (5)
currently-reading (11)
read (196)

Simon’s Friends (374)

Rhys

825 books | 1,358 friends

Tony

3,115 books | 123 friends

Bally

1,181 books | 3 friends

E.C. McMullen Jr.

442 books | 1,690 friends

Terry Weyna

8,536 books | 821 friends

Glyn Morgan

999 books | 129 friends

Stephen Theaker

13,002 books | 280 friends

Brian Henry

437 books | 2,293 friends

More friends…

Simon Bestwick

Goodreads Author

Born

Wolverhampton, England, The United Kingdom

Genre

Fiction, Horror

Member Since

June 2012

edit data

Simon Bestwick was born in Wolverhampton in 1974. He has worked in various jobs, from fast food operative through drama teacher to training administrator. His short fiction has appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies, including Nasty Piece of Work, All Hallows, Darkness Rising, Extremes 5, and Beneath the Ground. He lives in Swinton, Lancashire, and when not writing can be found indulging his interests: walking, films, literature, rock, folk, and jazz music, good food, and the occasional pint.

Combine Editions
Simon Bestwick’s books

Average rating: 3.75 · 4,641 ratings · 826 reviews · 91 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Faceless 3.65 avg rating — 301 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Feast of All Souls 3.57 avg rating — 137 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Breakwater 3.38 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tide of Souls: Tombs of the Dead 3.71 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	And Cannot Come Again 4.33 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2019 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Let's Drink To The Dead 3.87 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hell's Ditch 4.14 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Mountain 4.16 avg rating — 25 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Angels of the Silences 4.36 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Hazy Shade of Winter 3.96 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Simon Bestwick…

Series by Simon Bestwick

Black Road (3 books)
by

Simon Bestwick (Goodreads Author)

4.07 avg rating — 54 ratings

Simon is Currently Reading

Simon is currently reading

Incisions: Cut 1

by Shaun Hutson

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Apr 20, 2025 03:47PM

Simon is currently reading

Knucklebones

by Marni Scofidio (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Apr 10, 2025 02:40AM

Simon is currently reading

The Ice Schooner

by Michael Moorcock

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Apr 09, 2025 02:13PM

rss
Simon’s Recent Updates

Simon rated a book it was amazing The Devil by Name (Fever House Duology #2) by Keith Rosson (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Dec 17, 2025 03:35PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Devil by Name by Keith Rosson. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Devil by Name by Keith Rosson <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Simon rated a book it was amazing Last Shuttle To Planet Earth by John Rankine	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Dec 10, 2025 07:21PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Last Shuttle To Planet Earth by John Rankine. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Last Shuttle To Planet Earth by John Rankine <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Simon rated a book it was amazing Red Fox by Gerald Seymour	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Dec 07, 2025 02:24PM · like
Simon rated a book it was amazing Never Seen Again by Paul Finch (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Another absolute belter, of course! This is another absolute belter, of course - it's by Paul Finch, innit? - with three disgraced reporters digging back into the case that sank their careers six years earlier and unearthing serious cruelty and deprav ...more
Nov 30, 2025 08:41AM · like · see review
Simon rated a book it was amazing The Island by Paul Finch (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A belter, as always from Finch. Paul Finch never disappoints, and he certainly doesn't here in this brutal, pitch-black whodunit set on an isolated Cornish island, where a motley mob of disgraced ex-coppers are drawn by the promise of a new life, only ...more
Nov 26, 2025 08:17AM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Island by Paul Finch. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Island by Paul Finch <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Simon rated a book it was amazing Stara by Dani Brown (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Nov 24, 2025 07:38AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Stara by Dani Brown. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Stara by Dani Brown <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Simon rated a book it was amazing The Dealer and the Dead by Gerald Seymour	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Nov 23, 2025 05:11PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Dealer and the Dead by Gerald Seymour. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Dealer and the Dead by Gerald Seymour <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Simon rated a book it was amazing Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Nov 17, 2025 03:43PM · 1 like · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Simon rated a book it was amazing A Duty of Care by Gerald Seymour	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Nov 09, 2025 10:28AM · like
Simon rated a book it was amazing Hard Luck Jenny: A Horror Novella by David Sodergren (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Oct 29, 2025 08:23AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Hard Luck Jenny by David Sodergren. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Hard Luck Jenny by David Sodergren <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">

More of Simon's books…

Quotes by Simon Bestwick (?)

“...there’s no magic in places. Only people, and precious little of that; less and less the older you get.”
― Simon Bestwick, The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four

tags: magic, places

6 likes

“Age and treachery will always defeat youth and idealism?” “Summat”
― Simon Bestwick, The Faceless

2 likes

“She's one of those who goes all gooey over small furry animals. Not that it stops her eating them”
― Simon Bestwick, The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four

tags: the-moraine-quote

2 likes

See all Simon Bestwick's quotes »

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
The Seasonal Read...: Spring Challenge 2013 Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC!	2808	780	May 31, 2013 09:02PM
The Seasonal Read...: Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD	4046	367	Nov 30, 2018 09:27PM
Nothing But Readi...: Mayor of Halloween Town READ BOOKS	312	219	Dec 08, 2018 01:53PM
Horror Aficionados : Track the short fiction you read in 2018	36	161	Jan 05, 2019 12:44PM
A Million More Pages: Fly Around the World with AMMP	89	177	Jan 09, 2019 08:26PM
Game Night: Fandury's Snakes & Ladders	56	28	Mar 13, 2019 01:17AM
Horror Aficionados : Pseudopod	508	1102	Jul 15, 2019 10:58AM
Horror Aficionados : What Are You Currently Reading - 2019	1028	492	Dec 30, 2019 08:23AM
Horror Aficionados : What Have You Read - 2019	680	455	Jan 02, 2020 01:56PM

More…

Simon’s Friend Comments

No comments have been added yet.

Simon’s Year In Books

Simon Bestwick’s Followers (83)

Simon’s Bookshelves

Simon’s Friends (374)

Simon Bestwick

Goodreads Author

Combine EditionsSimon Bestwick’s books

Series by Simon Bestwick

Simon is Currently Reading

rssSimon’s Recent Updates

See a Problem?

Preview — The Devil by Name by Keith Rosson

See a Problem?

Preview — Last Shuttle To Planet Earth by John Rankine

See a Problem?

Preview — The Island by Paul Finch

See a Problem?

Preview — Stara by Dani Brown

See a Problem?

Preview — The Dealer and the Dead by Gerald Seymour

See a Problem?

Preview — Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward

See a Problem?

Preview — Hard Luck Jenny by David Sodergren

Topics Mentioning This Author

Simon’s Friend Comments

Combine Editions
Simon Bestwick’s books

rss
Simon’s Recent Updates