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129 reviews
Dan Simmons

Grand Central Publishing, 1992

Builds up slowly and reels you in
Wow, this is one good horror novel. It's been a while since I gave a 5 star to a book, but I think this book deserves it. I don't have many complaints, and the one complaint I do have actually is good in a way too. This book is similar to the famous Stephen King novel IT in that it's about a group of young children ages 8-12 set in a small town in the 1960s. But don't be put off by that, it ...

Song of Kali

83 reviews
Dan Simmons

Tor Books, 1986

Gut Wrenching
I picked this up to read on the plane during a recent vacation and couldn't put it down. Simmons' writing never fails to engage the reader. Song of Kali started off a little slow, but picks up the pace and drags you in; and down to places you probably don't want to go. It would have rated 5 stars, but it seemed Simmons felt the need to soften the finale, which seemed a little out of place. ...

A Winter Haunting

86 reviews
Dan Simmons

HarperTorch, 2003

wonderful sequel to summer of night
Dan Simmons is a great author.This was a very enjoyable and intense read.I couldnt put it down.I loved the characters in the book.Devinitlty a must read for any horror fan

Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos)

478 reviews
Dan Simmons

Headline Book Publishing Ltd, 1991

Great
I just finished Hyperion and was amazed. I've read one other book by Dan Simmons - The Terror, which I absolutely loved - and I'm going through the rest of his books, starting with this one. The most powerful story has to be The Scholar's Tale - I was reading it during my lunch hour and had to choke back tears.

The Fall of Hyperion

127 reviews
Dan Simmons

Spectra, 1991

A LITERARY MASTERPIECE
This book, along with Hyperion, is a masterpiece of writing. This is written by a man who has a deep passion for science fiction and he brings it to a literary level seldom reached. That Nicholas Sparks junk novels end up in the literature section and This book doesn't is a crime. Stephen King said it best and I agree..."I AM IN AWE OF DAN SIMMONS."

Endymion

118 reviews
Dan Simmons

Spectra, 1996

Entertaining
I like Dan Simmons' writing style. He has a great imagination and makes you feel like you are there seeing things for yourself. This may seem like a book that is simply the good guys running away from the bad guys -it is - but in the process you get to really like the characters in the book. There are many unanswered questions that hopefully will be explained in the next Endymion book. If ...

The Terror: A Novel

216 reviews
Dan Simmons

Back Bay Books, 2007

Beyond Wonderful!
Dan Simmons is now one of my favorite writers. Tommorow I'm going out to buy more of his books. The Terror is hard to categorize. It reads like historical fiction and horror so well blended it's hard to clearly discern either. Get this book! You won't regret it.

Rise of Endymion

235 reviews
Dan Simmons

Spectra, 1998

Wonderful Conclusion
The Rise of Endymion is a wonderful and fitting conclusion to one of the most interesting, broad ranging series in Science Fiction...or just fiction, for that matter...since Asimov's Foundation series. It's inevitable that Simmons won't satisfy everyone; with so many currents running through the previous books many readers are bound to find something to quibble about, whether it's a perceived ...

Ilium

178 reviews
Dan Simmons

Eos, 2003

Greek myth, space opera style
I'd like to say that Dan Simmons is one of the best pure writers in science fiction, but that would pigeonhole him into a genre. In fact, he's also written his share of mysteries, horror stories and even a couple non-genre works. The last book I read by him, The Terror, can be described as a supernatural historical novel. Completely different from The Terror (and written a few years earlier) ...

Olympos

106 reviews
Dan Simmons

Eos, 2006

The gods must be angry
Even now, decades after you'd think that such ideas have passed, some people still have a prejudice against science fiction as some sort of unsophisticated kiddie fare. If there was ever an author to show just how wrong that belief is, it would be Dan Simmons, who is able to write novels that are not only great science fiction, but great literature as well. The two are not mutually exclusive, ...

Hardcase (Joe Kurtz Novels)

40 reviews
Dan Simmons

St. Martin's Minotaur, 2002

Kurtz is the man.
Okay so I am a fan of the Joe Kurtz books, I wish more than three where written. Solid writting, good depth of people that make this book so great.

Carrion Comfort

80 reviews
Dan Simmons

Grand Central Publishing, 1990

Wow...a brutal horror epic from beginning to end!
Carrion Comfort is truly an epic horror novel that pulls no punches. The imagery, the characters (some dying unexpectedly), the action, the suspense...this book has it all!! Yes, the book could have been shorter, and yes, I'm not quite sure I bought into Saul Laski and his arc...but other than those minor nitpicks, I loved this book!!! Melanie Fulle, Willie Borden, C. Barent Fuller, Bobby Joe, ...

Children of the Night

39 reviews
Dan Simmons

Headline Book Publishing Ltd, 1993

Wonderful read.
Moving from Science Fiction to Horror in both my reading and writing, I picked up Children of the Night on a whim and was thoroughly enjoyed. Just like his Hyperion or Endmyion series, Simmons comes up with a very interesting idea and develops it well. It begins in Romania shortly after the fall of Communism and the destruction of the Berlin Wall. The Romanian despot, Coseceau, is removed from ...

Drood: A Novel
Dan Simmons

Little, Brown and Company, 2009

On June 9, 1865, while traveling by train to London with his secret mistress, 53-year-old Charles Dickens--at the height of his powers and popularity, the most famous and successful novelist in the world and perhaps in the history of the world--hurtled into a disaster that changed his life forever . Did Dickens begin living a dark double life after the accident? Were his nightly forays into the worst slums of London and his deepening ...

Midnight Graffiti

4 reviews
Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, ...

Grand Central Publishing, 1992

all-time favorite!!
I came across this book as a child and enjoyed it a great deal. Even though as a kid I couldn't comprehend many of the stories in the book, I found the variety and diversity contained in it awesome. Now being able to fathom it in its' entirety, I STILL go back to it and re-live my favorite stories. The "Psychos" section is my favorite. I highly recommend it.

Worlds Enough & Time: Five Tales of Speculative Fiction

14 reviews
Dan Simmons

Eos, 2002

Not Free SF Reader
A collection of long stories by Simmons. They are also accompanied by very length introductions, where as well as talking about the story you get the odd anecdote. For example, Kelly Dahl campground is a place in Colorado, and of being accosted by high-fiving aliens in Italy while being interviewed, etc. Mentioning that Jaws is a better movie than book (absolutely agree), and other bits and ...

Darwin's Blade: A Novel of Suspense

68 reviews
Dan Simmons

HarperTorch, 2001

Above Average Thriller
Simmons moves around between genres. I like that. My only problems is that it seems like Marine snipers (e.g., Stephen Hunter) seem to be around a lot lately. Like the technical stuff. Humor is a nice touch.

The Hollow Man

37 reviews
Dan Simmons

Spectra, 1993

Hard to Grok This One
Hard to tell if Simmons was trying to define misanthropy or if he just wanted to show Stephen King that others can write horror/sci-fi hybrids also. I never really cared for Stephen King's books, and I'm glad that Simmons moved away from this kind of stuff. He is a gifted writer of intelligent science fiction; I am not interested in horror novels. "The Hollow Man" is mostly science fiction and ...

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