“There's
a unique bond of trust between readers and authors that I don't believe exists
in any other art form. As a reader, I trust a novelist to give me
his or her best effort, however flawed.” – Dan Simmons
Born
in Peoria, IL on this date in 1948, Simmons is an award-winning author of
science fiction, horror and fantasy, sometimes all within the same novel. A
typical example of Simmons' intermingling of genres is his World Fantasy Award
winner Song of Kali, a tale surrounding a mysterious cult that
worships the Indian god Kali.
After
a number of modest successes, Simmons became internationally renowned for Hyperion,
which won both the Hugo and Locus Awards for the best science fiction
novel. He followed that book’s success with 3 more books
and several short stories in a series that concluded with another award
winner, The Rise of Endymion, also winner of the Locus and a
finalist for the Hugo.
Simmons
also writes mysteries and thrillers and said he enjoys moving among genres. His
latest novel is the just-released (2025) historical thriller Omega Canyon.
“I
think it's one of the strangest attributes of this profession,” he said, “that
when we writers get exhausted writing one thing we relax by writing another.”
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