| 54,728 (64,514) | 1,473 | 226 | (3.91) | 275 | 0 | Science fiction writer Dan Simmons was born in East Peoria, Illinois in 1948. He graduated from Wabash College in 1970 and received an M. A. from Washington University the following year. Simmons was an elementary school teacher and worked in the education field for a decade, including working to develop a gifted education program. His first successful short story was won a contest and was published in 1982. His first novel, Song of Kali, won a World Fantasy Award, and Simmons has also won a Theodore Sturgeon Award for short fiction, four Bram Stoker Awards, and eight Locus Awards. He is also the author of the Hyperion series, and Simmons and his work have been compared to Herbert's Dune and Asimov's Foundation series. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Hyperion … (més) |
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Dan Simmons té 10 esdeveniments ja passats. (show)  Dan Simmons signs in San Deigo Dan Simmons signs The Fifth Heart. Details to follow. This is a numbered event. Numbers for the signing line are available with purchase of The Fifth Heart from Mysterious Galaxy, on sale beginning March 24th, 2015 If you are planning to attend the event, please do not place your order through the web site as all such orders are handled after the event. Instead, Please call the store and purchase the book over the phone on or after the on-sale date.
Location: Street: 5943 Balboa Avenue Additional: Ste 100 City: San Diego, Province: California Postal Code: 92111 Country: United States (afegit de IndieBound)… (més)
 Dan Simmons signs in San Diego Dan Simmons. Sherlock Holmes. Need we say more? Publishers Weekly praised The Fifth Heart, noting: “In Paris in 1893, Sherlock Holmes and Henry James join forces in this outstanding novel from Simmons, who has concocted something far from the usual pastiche, with a historical figure standing in for Dr. Watson. Simmons knows the Holmes canon and uses that expertise in the service of a highly original reimagining of the beloved sleuth.” No deduction required to determine that you should join us for this event. Please note that this is a numbered event. Numbers for the signing line are free with the purchase of The Fifth Heart from Mysterious Galaxy, available March 24.
This is a numbered event – numbers for the signing line are free with the purchase of The Fifth Heart from Mysterious Galaxy, available March 24th, starting at 10 AM!
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Photo Credit: Karen Simmons
Location: Street: 5943 Balboa Avenue Additional: Ste 100 City: San Diego, Province: California Postal Code: 92111 Country: United States (afegit de IndieBound)… (més)
 Dan Simmons Signs in Redondo Beach Listen to Richard Curtis interview Dan on Tuesday, October 22, on Booktalk Nation! Winner of the World Fantasy Award for his first novel, Song of Kali, followed by the Bram Stoker award for Carrion Comfort and the Hugo award for Hyperion, his first science fiction novel, Dan Simmons seems to have achieved more in the first five years of his writing career than many authors do in a lifetime. Dan’s writing covers a wide range of genres, from science fiction, to mystery, to horror. With The Abominable, Dan returns to the genre of horror, taking readers on a terrifying journey to the heights of Mount Everest.
Location: Street: 2810 Artesia Boulevard City: Redondo Beach, Province: California Postal Code: 90278 Country: United States (afegit de IndieBound)… (més)
 Dan Simmons -- "The Abominable" Dan Simmons will speak about and sign his new book, The Abominable, on Thursday, October 24th at 7:30pm. About the book: It's 1924 and the race to summit Mt. Everest has been brought to a terrified pause by the disappearance of George Mallory and Sandy Irvine. The following year, three climbers find a way to take their shot at the top. On Everest, the climbers find themselves being pursued through the night by someone…or something. As they fight their way to the top of the world, the friends uncover a secret far more abominable than any mythical creature could ever be. A pulse-pounding story of adventure and suspense, The Abominable is Dan Simmons at his spine-chilling best.
Vouchers to attend are $5 and are good for $5 off the author’s featured book or a purchase the day of the event. Vouchers can be purchased in advance, over the phone, or at the door. Readers Guild Members can reserve seats for any in-store event.
Location: Street: 1107 Pearl St City: Boulder, Province: Colorado Postal Code: 80302 Country: United States (afegit de IndieBound)… (més)
Dan Simmons Dan Simmons llegeix Flashback.The United States is near total collapse. But 87% of the population doesn't care: they're addicted to flashback, a drug that allows its users to re-experience the best moments of their lives. After ex-detective Nick Bottom's wife died in a car accident, he went under the flash to be with her; he's lost his job, his teenage son, and his livelihood as a result. Nick may be a lost soul but he's still a good cop, so he is hired to investigate the murder of a top governmental advisor's son. This flashback-addict becomes the one man who may be able to change the course of an entire nation turning away from the future to live in the past. A provocative novel set in a future that seems scarily possible, FLASHBACK proves why Dan Simmons is one of our most exciting and versatile writers. Novels 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) HC Flashback (2011) (aripoisonedpen)… (més)
Dan Simmons Dan Simmons llegeix Black Hills.Best-selling author Dan Simmons will discuss his book, Black Hills, on Monday, March 8 at 4:00 p.m. at the University of Minnesota Bookstore in Coffman Memorial Union, 300 Washington Ave. S.E. Minneapolis. Simmons turns his researcher’s eye to a thrilling tale of supernatural suspense set on the American frontier. In Black Hills, Simmons seamlessly weaves the stories of a Paha Sapa, a young Sioux warrior, and General George Custer together, depicting a violent and tumultuous time in the history of Native Americans and the United States Army. Set in Sapa’s tribal homeland, we watch as the young warrior grows old amidst his dramatic visions, the explosions on the Mount Rushmore project, and the dedication of the Jefferson face by Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Simmons is also the author of Olympos, The Terror, and Drood. Simmons will sign copies of his book following the discussion. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, or to order a signed copy visit www.bookstore.umn.edu/genref/authors.html. (UMNBookstore)… (més)
Wed. March 3: Dan Simmons
Author Signing and Interview Dan Simmons de gira per Drood.On June 9, 1865, while traveling by train to London with his mistress, 53-year-old Charles Dickens. the most famous and successful novelist in the world, hurtled into disaster. Did Dickens begin living a dark double life after the accident? Were his nightly forays into the worst slums of London and his deepening obsession with corpses, crypts, murder, opium dens, the use of lime pits to dissolve bodies, and a hidden subterranean place just research? Jan. Pbk: The Terror ($7.99), a true story of two ice ships that disappear in the 1845 Arctic expedition led by Franklin, the very basis of the Cusslers' new Arctic Drift ($27 Signed). (baffleonious)… (més)
Dan Simmons Dan Simmons llegeix Drood.Dan Simmons fictionalizes the events of the great Charles Dickens' late life, after his railway accident in 1865. The era's most popular novelist took a turn to the darker side after that, and this haunting new book—narrated by Wilkie Collins, author of The Moonstone—speculates as to why. (KingRat)
Book Discussion -- The Terror Dan Simmons , The Terror.Mysterious Galaxy's Book Discussion Group meeets on Wednesday nights at the store. Participation is open to all readers; readers need not have completed a particular book to attend. Chill your bones with Dan Simmons' account of the Terror that preyed on the crew of two trapped ships. (booksense)
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| Agents | | Biografia breu | Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès. Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua. 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. Simmons' genre-intermingling Song of Kali (1985) won the World Fantasy Award. He also writes mysteries and thrillers, some of which feature the continuing character Joe Kurtz.
Born in Peoria, Illinois, Simmons received a B.A. in English from Wabash College in 1970 and, in 1971, a Masters in Education from Washington University in St. Louis.
He soon started writing short stories, although his career did not take off until 1982, when, through Harlan Ellison's help, his short story "The River Styx Runs Upstream" was published and awarded first prize in a Twilight Zone Magazine story competition, and he was taken on as a client by Ellison's agent, Richard Curtis. Simmons' first novel, Song of Kali, was released in 1985.
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