Dan Simmons Writer

Dan Simmons (born April 4, 1948) is an American writer most widely known for his Hugo Award-winning science fiction series, the Hyperion Cantos, and for his Locus-winning Ilium/Olympos cycle.His work spans the science fiction, horror and fantasy genres, sometimes within a single novel: a typical example of Simmons' ability to intermingle genres is Song of Kali (1985), winner of World Fantasy Award. He is also a respected author of mysteries and thrillers, some of which feature the continuing character Joe Kurtz.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Simmons Dan
Birth dateApril 04, 1948
Birth place
Peoria Illinois

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Writer

Career start1983
genre
Horror fiction
Fantasy
influenced
influenced by
notable work
Song of Kali
Hyperion (Simmons novel)

Dan Simmons on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://dansimmons.com
  2. http://www.dansimmons.com/writing_welll/archive/writing_index.htm
  3. http://www.worldswithoutend.com/author.asp?ID=38
  4. https://archive.org/details/BookBanterEpisode004-AnInterviewWithDanSimmons