The trojan war rages at the foot of olympos mons on mars observed and influenced from on high by zeus and his immortal family and twenty first century professor thomas hockenberry is there to play a role in the insidious private wars of vengeful gods and goddesses. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading rise of endymion hyperion cantos, book 4. Dan simmons born april 4, 1948 is an american science fiction and horror writer.
Dan simmons is currently considered a single author. It was the hyperion books that made him a superstar. Dan is one of the few novelists whose work spans the genres of fantasy, science fiction, horror, suspense, historical fiction, noir crime fiction, and mainstream literary fiction. Dan simmonss hyperion was an immediate sensation on its first publication in 1989.
Summer of night lived up to my expectations in many ways, and even exceeded some of them. Simmons first novel, song of kali, was released in 1985. Now he offers us a superb quintet of novellas five dazzling. Olympos by dan simmons rare first edition hardcover book. The trojan war rages at the foot of olympos mons on mars observed and influenced from on high by zeus and his immortal family and twentyfirstcentury professor thomas hockenberry is there to play a role in the insidious private wars of vengeful gods and goddesses. The rise of endymion by dan simmons first edition 1st printing hcdj like new. Dan simmons has 180 books on goodreads with 1062621 ratings. The man, quite simply, is what we in the trade call a writers writer. He is widely considered to be one of the premier multiplegenre fiction writers in the world. In his first new collection since 1993s lovedeath, dan simmons offers us five long stories two of them new to american readers that reaffirm his status as a visionary storyteller and master of narrative prose. Dan simmons grew up in various cities and small towns in the midwest, including brimfield, illinois, which was the source of his fictional elm haven in 1991s summer of night and 2002s a winter haunting. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The hyperion cantos series began publication in 1989.
Dan simmons is a recipient of numerous major international awards, including the hugo award, world fantasy awards, bram stoker awards, and the shirley jackson award. In the beginning, the term hyperion cantos was primarily used to refer to hyperion and the fall of hyperion, the first two books in the series. Browse audiobooks written by dan simmons sorted by best. The plot of the novel features multiple timelines and characters. This page is maintained by little, brown and company. To ensure the author receives credit when you place an order for the print copy, please choose isbn. True to the instincts of that genre, his first novel, song of kali 1985, which won a world fantasy award, renders modernday calcutta as a.
His first novel, song of kali, won the 1986 world fantasy award the only firstnovel to do so up to that time. Dans hardboiled joe kurtz novels are currently being looked as the basis for a possible cable tv series. Stephen king hailed dan simmons bestselling novel as a brilliant, massive combination of history and supernatural horror and its now a chilling 10part amc original tv series from ridley scott. Each story leads itself to a episode quite well, the hard part is interweaving the main story in there which is just as important, even more so if. Dan simmons returns to frozen climes again after his novel, the terror, but the difference this time around is that this book is one that is much less concerned with the supernatural and more in exploring themes of. These are my first dan simmons books but will definitely not be my last. Dan simmons is an acclaimed author of science fiction, horror, and fantasy books, and he often combines these genres in a single book. Explore books by dan simmons with our selection at.
One short 4mm tear to head of spine, some ghosting from jacket protector to rear of jacket. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. His first novel, song of kali, won the 1986 world fantasy award the only first novel to do so up to that time. The most advanced scientific enterprise ever mounted, sir john franklins 1845 expedition in search of the fabled northwest passage had every. Dan simmons, a fulltime public school teacher until 1987, is one of the few writers who consistently work across genres, and perhaps the only one to have won major awards in all of them. The next book in the series was the fall of hyperion, published in 1990. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Below is a list of dan simmons hyperion cantos books in order of when they were first published which is also their chronological order. Brooklyn ninenine has enlisted the services of oscar winner j. First in an emotional, poignant romantic womens fiction series from acclaimed inspirational romance author pat simmons. Below is a list of dan simmons books in order of when they were first released. The next book in the series was the fall of hyperion, published in. Dan simmons created the idea of the hyperion universe during his days as a teacher at an elementary school.
Perhaps the best example of this is his first novel, the song of kali. The hyperion cantos is a series of science fiction novels by dan simmons. He has produced science fiction, horror, fantasy, and mainstream fiction,and is now launching stunning works in the thriller category. In his first new collection since 1993s lovedeath, dan simmons offers us. Hyperion by dan simmons, the fall of hyperion by dan simmons, endymion by dan simmons, the rise of endymion by dan simmons. His first novel, song of kali, won the world fantasy award. Discover dan simmons signed books and a list of his works below this biography. It is late morning when pw arrives at the authors residence, a turnofthecentury, beautifully restored, twostory house in longmont, colo. The title was originally used for the collection of the first pair of books in the series. Discount prices on books by dan simmons, including titles like omega canyon. Get the best deals on dan simmons 1st edition books when you shop the largest online selection at. In 1989, his hugo awardwinning novel, hyperion was published.
In 1982, simmons published a short story entitled the river styx runs upstream and his first novel song of kali was published in 1985. The joe kurtz novels by dan simmons crime fiction lover. Dan simmonss first published story, the river styx runs upstream, won the rod serling memorial award in 1982. James keen we have absolutely no concept of what lies ahead for us. His books are published in 27 foreign counties as well as the u. His first novel was song of kali in 1985, which won the world fantasy award. Denver post on the summer of night an outstandingly eerie and truly horrifying tale, a pageturner of the first order.
Simmons first novel, song of kali, won the world fantasy award. Hyperion is a hugo awardwinning 1989 science fiction novel by american writer dan simmons. Dec 11, 2012 bines beautiful writing and suspense into a book for which dan simmons deserves the bestseller status of king and koontz. Most recently simmons has been writing books that are more ambitious in scope, often historical in setting, and which straddle genres. Dan simmons has won more than 50 major american and international awards for his fiction. He became famous after publishing hyperion, which won the hugo and locus awards for best science fiction. Dan simmons was already well into his writing career when he began the joe kurtz series. Get the best deals on 1st edition science fiction dan simmons books when you shop the largest online selection at. The trip itself involves a pilgrimage to the distant planet of hyperion in order to confront the legendary creature known as the shrike so named for its habit of impaling its victims on a tree of metal thorns. Shop the latest titles by dan simmons at alibris including hardcovers, paperbacks, 1st editions, and audiobooks from thousands of sellers worldwide. Dan simmons s first published story, the river styx runs upstream, won the rod serling memorial award in 1982. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to. Prior to the first book, hardcase 2001, simmons was known as first a science fiction and then later as a horror writer.
Dan simmons started his career in 1982 with the short story the river styx runs upstream. Mike resnick, hugo and nebula awardwinning author each of the pilgrims stories would make a superb novella on its own. Terror by dan simmons abebooks shop for books, art. Dan simmonss most popular series is hyperion cantos. Dan simmons on the hyperion movies besides saying welcome to the forums, i have to say that i really like parts of your cast list for hyperion. Olympos by dan simmons rare first edition hardcover. Over a thousand years into the future, humankind has conquered the space travel and colonized hundreds of worlds in this arm of the milky way. A novel by dan simmons and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Author dan simmonss complete list of books and series in order, with the. Dan simmons is a very well known american author who writes in the science fiction, fantasy, horror and thrillermystery genres. Dan simmons was born in peoria, illinois, in 1948, and grew up in various cities and small towns in the midwest, including brimfield, illinois, which was the source of his fictional elm haven in 1991s summer of night and 2002s a winter haunting.
He is a superb writer with a fantastic creative imagination. Sep 22, 2015 dan simmons was already well into his writing career when he began the joe kurtz series. He is the author of the hyperion cantos and the iliumolympos cycles, among other works which span the science fiction, horror, and fantasy genres, sometimes within a single novel. He attended wabash college, graduating in 1970 with a degree in english. Endymion pub 2005, 983pp, is the first edition, first impression with full number line. Graham king films gk films now bought all the rights of all four hyperion books and a novella some years ago and now share them with. Rise of endymion hyperion cantos, book 4 kindle edition by simmons, dan. I started reading dan simmons hyperion books and he instantly became one of my favorite authors.
It follows a similar structure to the canterbury tales by geoffrey chaucer. In his first new collection since 1993s lovedeath, dan simmons offers us five long stories two of them new to american readers that reaffirm his status as. This notable author has successfully published books in the u. I think his book, the terror, was one of the finest horrorhistorical novels ever written, and i was hoping for more of the same with drood. Get the best deals on dan simmons 1st edition books when you shop the largest online selection at ebay. Dan simmons has 180 books on goodreads with 1063873 ratings. Let me start out by first saying that im a big, big fan of the novels by dan simmons and have been for over a decade. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Dan simmons started his hyperion cantos series in 1989 with hyperion. Since his first published short story won the rod serling memorial award in the.
An extraordinary artist with few rivals in his chosen arena, dan simmons possesses a restless talent that continually presses boundaries while tantalizing the mind and touching the soul. See all books authored by dan simmons, including hyperion, and the terror, and more on. With an active marketplace of over 175 million items, use the alibris advanced search page to find any item you are looking for through the advanced search, you can find items by searching specific terms such as title, artist, song title, genre, etc or you can narrow. This staggering multifaceted tale of the far future heralded the conquest of the science fiction field by a man who had already won the world fantasy award for his first novel song of kali and had also published one of the most wellreceived horror novels in. The series lasted four novels, ending with the rise of endymion in 1997. Unfortunately for me, drood proved to be somewhat boring during the last half. Hyperion is a hugo awardwinning science fiction novel written in 1989 by author dan simmons it is the first of four books set in the fictional hyperion universe.
Some compared this book to kings it, but i think its much better. It is a novel with its roots in chaucer and its name taken from a romanceera poem by john keats. Hyperion pub 2004, 779pp, is a first edition subsequent impression with number line 5 7 9 10 8 6 4. From the multiple awardwinning author of the hyperion cantos one of the most. Below is a list of dan simmons hyperion cantos books in order of when they were first. The award winning author wrote the well known hyperion cantos series.