Author · 1948–2026
Dan Simmons
Dan Simmons was an American novelist (1948–2026). Born in Peoria.
Our catalogue lists 13 books by Dan Simmons, mostly horror, historical fiction and adventure fiction. They span 1985 to 2015. The most-read is The Terror (2007).
Books by Dan Simmons
The Terror
Dan Simmons
Endymion
Dan Simmons
Carrion Comfort
Dan Simmons
Ilium
Dan Simmons
Summer of Night
Dan Simmons
Children of the Night
Dan Simmons
Song of Kali
Dan Simmons
Olympos
Dan Simmons
A Winter Haunting
Dan Simmons
Night Visions 5
Stephen King, Douglas E. Winter
The Abominable
Dan Simmons
The Living Dead
John Joseph Adams, Dan Simmons
The Fifth Heart
Dan Simmons
Awards
- ✦Hugo Awards 2004 — Best Novel, Ilium (nominee)
- ✦Hugo Awards 1998 — Best Novel, The Rise of Endymion (nominee)
- ✦Hugo Awards 1991 — Best Novel, The Fall of Hyperion (nominee)
- 🏆Hugo Awards 1990 — Best Novel, Hyperion (winner)
- ✦Nebula Awards 1991 — Best Novel, The Fall of Hyperion (nominee)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 1994 — Best Short Fiction, Death in Bangkok (nominee)
- 🏆World Fantasy Awards 1993 — Best Short Fiction, This Year's Class Picture (winner)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 1991 — Best Collection, Prayers to Broken Stones (nominee)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 1990 — Best Novel, Carrion Comfort (nominee)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 1989 — Best Short Fiction, Metastasis (nominee)
- 🏆World Fantasy Awards 1986 — Best Novel, Song of Kali (winner)
- ✦Locus Awards 2010 — Best Fantasy Novel, Drood (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2008 — Best Novella, Muse of Fire (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2006 — Best Science Fiction Novel, Olympos (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2004 — Best Science Fiction Novel, Ilium (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2003 — Best Collection, Worlds Enough & Time (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2003 — Best Fantasy Novel, A Winter Haunting (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2002 — Best Novelette, On K2 with Kanakaredes (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2001 — Best Short Story, Madame Bovary, C'est Moi (nominee)
- 🏆Locus Awards 2000 — Best Novella, Orphans of the Helix (winner)
- ✦Locus Awards 1998 — Best Science Fiction Novel, The Rise of Endymion (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 1997 — Best Science Fiction Novel, Endymion (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 1996 — Best Novella, Looking for Kelly Dahl (nominee)
- 🏆Locus Awards 1995 — Best Horror Novel, Fires of Eden (winner)
- ✦Locus Awards 1994 — Best Collection, Lovedeath (nominee)
- 🏆Locus Awards 1994 — Best Novelette, Death in Bangkok (winner)
- ✦Locus Awards 1994 — Best Novella, Flashback (nominee)
- 🏆Locus Awards 1993 — Best Horror Novel, Children of the Night (winner)
- ✦Locus Awards 1993 — Best Science Fiction Novel, The Hollow Man (nominee)
- 🏆Locus Awards 1992 — Best Horror Novel, Summer of Night (winner)
Biography
Dan Simmons (born April 4, 1948) is an American science fiction and horror writer. He is the author of the *Hyperion Cantos* and the *Ilium*/*Olympos* cycles, among other works which span the science fiction, horror, and fantasy genres, sometimes within a single novel. A typical example of Simmons' intermingling of genres is *Song of Kali* (1985), winner of the World Fantasy Award. He also writes mysteries and thrillers, some of which feature the continuing character Joe Kurtz. **Source**: [Dan Simmons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Simmons) on Wikipedia.