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dragan74
Posted 2011-08-25 2:38 PM (#2594)
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My favorite writer.


Hyperion
1. Hyperion (1989)
2. The Fall of Hyperion (1990)
3. Endymion (1995)
4. The Rise of Endymion (1997)

Ilium
1. Ilium (2003)
2. Olympos (2005)

Song of Kali (1985)
Carrion Comfort (1989)
Phases of Gravity (1989)
Children of the Night (1992)
The Hollow Man (1992)
Fires of Eden (1994)
The Crook Factory (1999)
Darwin's Blade (2000)
The Terror (2007)
Muse of Fire (2008)
Drood (2009)
Black Hills (2010)
Flashback (2011)

Awards
World Fantasy Best Novel winner (1986) : Song of Kali
World Fantasy Best Short story nominee (1989) : Metastasis
Hugo Best Novel winner (1990) : Hyperion
World Fantasy Best Novel nominee (1990) : Carrion Comfort
Bram Stoker Best Novel winner (1990) : Carrion Comfort
British Fantasy Society Best Novel winner (1990) : Carrion Comfort
Bram Stoker Best Novellette nominee (1991) : Entropy's Bed at Midnight
World Fantasy Best Collection nominee (1991) : Prayers to Broken Stones
Bram Stoker Best Collection nominee (1991) : Prayers to Broken Stones
Hugo Best Novel nominee (1991) : The Fall of Hyperion
Nebula Best Novel nominee (1991) : The Fall of Hyperion
Bram Stoker Best Collection winner (1992) : Prayers to Broken Stones
Bram Stoker Best Novel nominee (1992) : Summer of Night
Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Novel nominee (1992) : Hyperion
World Fantasy Best Short story winner (1993) : This Year's Class Picture
Bram Stoker Best Short story winner (1993) : This Year's Class Picture
Bram Stoker Best Novel nominee (1993) : Children of the Night
Bram Stoker Best Novella nominee (1994) : Flashback
World Fantasy Best Short story nominee (1994) : Death in Bangkok
Bram Stoker Best Novellette winner (1994) : Death in Bangkok
Bram Stoker Best Collection nominee (1994) : LoveDeath
British Fantasy Society Best Novel nominee (1996) : Endymion
British Fantasy Society Best Novel nominee (1997) : The Rise of Endymion
Hugo Best Novel nominee (1998) : The Rise of Endymion
Hugo Best Novel nominee (2004) : Ilium

Dan Simmons (born April 4, 1948 in Peoria, Illinois) is an American author most widely known for his Hugo Award-winning science fiction series, known as the Hyperion Cantos, and for his Locus-winning Ilium/Olympos cycle.

He spans genres such as science fiction, horror and fantasy, sometimes within the same novel: a typical example of Simmons' ability to intermingle genres is Song of Kali (1985), winner of World Fantasy Award.[1] He is also a respected author of mysteries and thrillers, some of which feature the continuing character Joe Kurtz.

 

I find Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion the best novels.

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Edited by dragan74 2011-08-25 2:41 PM
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btaylor
Posted 2012-09-21 8:10 PM (#4171 - in reply to #2594)
Subject: Re: Dan Simmons



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I loved the Hyperion Cantos.

I found Hyperion by reading some Liston great sci-if series, bought the first book from Borders. Since it was such a cliffhanger I immediately rented the rest of the series from my library. Part of the way through Endymion he makes a subtle reference to something that happens to be near where I live. After doing a little bit of research I found out that I actually live down the road from where Dan Simmons went to college.

I asked around a bit and got his email address, and sent him a letter about how much I enjoyed the Cantos and how extraordinary I found it to be that he grew up near the same place where I did. He sent a delightful reply, making my day. Seems like a nice guy, and is certainly a great writer.
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