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Dan Simmons

Born

in Peoria, Illinois, The United States

April 04, 1948

Genre

Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror

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Dan Simmons is an American science fiction and horror writer. He is the author of the Hyperion Cantos and the Ilium/Olympos cycles, among other works that span the science fiction, horror, and fantasy genres, sometimes within a single novel. Simmons's genre-intermingling Song of Kali (1985) won the World Fantasy Award. He also writes mysteries and thrillers, some of which feature the continuing character Joe Kurtz. ...more

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Average rating: 4.12 · 906,933 ratings · 57,270 reviews · 289 distinct works • Similar authors

	Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 300,908 ratings — published 1989 — 188 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 Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 149,059 ratings — published 1990 — 43 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 Terror 4.09 avg rating — 74,496 ratings — published 2007 — 134 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
	Endymion (Hyperion Cantos, #3) by Dan Simmons, Gary Ruddell (Illustrator) 4.19 avg rating — 70,993 ratings — published 1996 — 8 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 Rise of Endymion (Hyperion Cantos, #4) 4.17 avg rating — 65,343 ratings — published 1997 — 8 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
	Ilium (Ilium, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 32,491 ratings — published 2003 — 68 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
	Summer of Night (Seasons of Horror, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 28,983 ratings — published 1991 — 79 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
	Carrion Comfort 3.91 avg rating — 25,582 ratings — published 1989 — 51 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
	Olympos (Ilium, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 20,656 ratings — published 2005	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
	Drood 3.55 avg rating — 17,669 ratings — published 2009 — 65 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

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Hyperion Cantos (4 books)
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4.25 avg rating — 600,353 ratings

Ilium (2 books)
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4.01 avg rating — 54,296 ratings

Seasons of Horror (4 books)
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3.87 avg rating — 50,301 ratings

Joe Kurtz (3 books)
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3.78 avg rating — 5,860 ratings

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May-July 2024: Trilogy/Series Poll

Dan Simmons's Hyperion Cantos: The Fall of Hyperion, Endymion, The Rise of Endymion... (Hyperion was a previous BOTM.)

17 votes, 24.3%

C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy: Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, That Hideous Strength (all 3 nominated)

12 votes, 17.1%

Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars Trilogy: Green Mars, Blue Mars (Red Mars was a previous BOTM)

12 votes, 17.1%

Connie Willis's Oxford Time Travel: To Say Nothing of the Dog, Blackout, All Clear (Doomsday Books is a previous BOTM)

8 votes, 11.4%

Brian Aldiss's Helliconia: Helliconia Winter, Helliconia Spring, Helliconia Summer (2 of 3 nominated)

6 votes, 8.6%

Yoon Ha Lee's Machineries of Empire: Ninefox Gambit, Raven Stratagem, Revenant Gun (all 3 nominated)

5 votes, 7.1%

Jane Yolen's Great Alta: Sister Light, Sister Dark, White Jenna, The One-Armed Queen (2 of 3 nominated)

3 votes, 4.3%

John Varley's Gaea Trilogy: Titan, Wizard, Demon (2 of 3 nominated)

3 votes, 4.3%

Robert J. Sawyer's Neanderthal Parallax: Hominids, Humans, Hybrids (2 of 3 nominated)

2 votes, 2.9%

Nancy Kress's Sleepless Trilogy: Beggars in Spain, Beggars and Choosers, Beggars Ride (2 of 3 nominated)

2 votes, 2.9%

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