Crime fiction, science fiction and poetry
Simon Royle writes stories shaped by crime, power, technology, identity and survival. His fiction ranges from hard-boiled crime set in modern Thailand to speculative fiction about the systems that increasingly shape human life.
The Bangkok Series
The Bangkok Series follows the Paknam family through organised crime, politics, business and street life in Thailand.
Bangkok Burn
The opening novel introduces the family and the forces determined to tear it apart. View on Amazon.
Bangkok Wet
The story continues through a Bangkok shaped by family obligations and criminal ambition. View on Amazon.
Bangkok Heat
Bangkok Heat is in final edits and will be released soon! Sign up here to be notified when it will be released and the pre-order link.
Fiction & Poetry
The Zumar Chronicles
The Zumar Chronicles explores technology, identity, surveillance and power in a rapidly changing future.
Tag
Tag, the first Zumar Chronicle, is a futuristic technothriller about a world in which technology has become inseparable from identity and control. View Tag on Amazon.
Poetry and work in progress
Simon is also developing poetry and several new fiction projects. Updates, extracts and work behind the books will be shared as they are ready.
Follow the work behind the books
Read updates, extracts and notes about current projects, or explore Simon’s practical non-fiction.