Dan Simmons
Dan Simmons is an American science fiction and horror writer. Born in 1948 in Peoria, Illinois, he studied English and Literature before teaching high school and working as an editor. In 1982, Simmons published his debut novel, "Song of Kali", which won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. He gained wider recognition with his 1985 novel "Hyperion", the first book in a science fiction quadrilogy. Simmons has written numerous critically acclaimed works, including "The Terror" (2007), a fictionalized account of the Franklin Expedition, and "The Abominable" (2013), a historical horror novel. His work often explores themes of religion, history, and the human condition. Simmons has received multiple awards, including the World Fantasy Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and the Locus Award. His novels have been translated into over 30 languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide.
Book Series by Dan Simmons
Hyperion Cantos Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Hyperion | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Fall of Hyperion | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| Endymion | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Rise of Endymion | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| Orphans of the Helix (Short Story) | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
Summer Of Night/Seasons Of Horror Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Summer of Night | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| Children of the Night | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Winter Haunting | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
Joe Kurtz Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcase | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hard Freeze | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hard as Nails | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
Ilium Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Ilium | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Olympos | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
Fifth Heart Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Fifth Heart | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
Dan Simmons Other Novels
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Song of Kali | 1985 | Buy on Amazon |
| Carrion Comfort | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| Phases of Gravity | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Hollow Man | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fires of Eden | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Crook Factory | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| Darwin's Blade | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Terror | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Muse of Fire (Short Story) | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Drood | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Black Hills | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Flashback | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Abominable | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Omega Canyon | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
Dan Simmons Short Stories/Novellas
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Metastasis | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| Banished Dreams | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| Entropy's Bed at Midnight (Short Story) | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| This Year's Class Picture (Short Story) | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death in Bangkok | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Guiding Nose of Ulfant Banderoz (Short Story) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
Dan Simmons Short Story Collections
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Prayers to Broken Stones | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| Summer Sketches | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lovedeath | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| Worlds Enough & Time | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
Dan Simmons Non-Fiction
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Going After the Rubber Chicken | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
Orbit Science Fiction Yearbooks Series with Howard Waldrop, Felix C. Gotschalk, Lucius Shepard, Jonathan Carroll, Kate Wilhelm, Richard Kadrey, Marta Randall, John Clute, David S. Garnett
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook Two ( By: David S. Garnett) | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook Three ( By: David S. Garnett) | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
Dan Simmons Anthologies
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook 1 | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| Second Annual Collection | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| Third Annual Collection | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Year's Best Fantasy 2 / Demons and Dreams | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| Still Dead | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Omni Best Science Fiction Two | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| Omni Visions Two | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Seventh Annual Collection | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Far Horizons | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 15 | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Space Opera Renaissance | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Space Opera | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honour of Jack Vance | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Freak Show | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Parallàxis: A twist in the mind | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Flight or Fright | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Blood Is Not Enough | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
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