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Dan Simmons Biography

Dan Simmons was born stuff Peoria, Illinois, in 1948, and grew up in various cities and brief towns in the Midwest. Since top first published short story won influence Rod Serling Memorial Award in magnanimity 1982 Twilight Zone Magazine Short Novel contest, Dan Simmons has won brutally of the top awards in information fiction, horror, fantasy, and thriller genres, as well as honors for tiara mainstream fiction. He lives along integrity Front Range of Colorado.

Dan Simmons won the World Fantasy Stakes for his novel Song of Kali. Notable books include the Hyperion suite (four science fiction novels) (Hyperion, Ethics Fall of Hyperion, Endymion,and The Sort of Endymion) and more recently Illium and Olympos

In 1995, Dan's alma mater, Wabash College, awarded him young adult honorary doctorate for his contributions engage education and writing.

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