Dan Simmons

Dan Simmons was born in Peoria, Illinois, in 1948. A former teacher and director of educational programs for gifted students, he was honored with the World Fantasy Award in 1986 for his novel "Song of Kali." Since then, he has established himself in the U.S. and Europe as one of the few great new fantasy authors of the 1980s. Simmons moves comfortably between the realms of science fiction and dark fantasy, with each new book consistently receiving accolades. His horror novel "Carrion Comfort" won the Bram Stoker Award (1990), the British Fantasy Society Award (1989), and the Locus Award for Best Horror Novel. "Hyperion," a science fiction novel, won the Hugo Award (1990) and the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. "The Fall of Hyperion" won the Locus Award again in 1991, and his novella "Entropy's Bed at Midnight" (1991) received the Locus Award for Best Novelette. Today, Simmons lives in Colorado with his wife and daughter and is professionally dedicated exclusively to writing.