{"bio": "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. A typical example of Simmons' intermingling of genres is *Song of Kali* (1985), winner of the World Fantasy Award. He also writes mysteries and thrillers, some of which feature the continuing character Joe Kurtz.\r\n\r\n**Source**: [Dan Simmons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Simmons) on Wikipedia.", "links": [{"title": "Fantastic Fiction Author Entry", "url": "https://www.fantasticfiction.com/s/dan-simmons/", "type": {"key": "/type/link"}}, {"title": "ISFDB Author Entry", "url": "https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?170", "type": {"key": "/type/link"}}, {"title": "SFE Author Entry", "url": "https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/simmons_dan", "type": {"key": "/type/link"}}], "death_date": "2026", "remote_ids": {"viaf": "107011235", "isni": "0000000122838339", "wikidata": "Q297538", "amazon": "B000APQZD6", "bookbrainz": "21c75ce6-4778-42e2-a7c4-491ca0958538", "goodreads": "2687", "gnd": "120399792", "imdb": "nm0799721", "lc_naf": "n85026246", "librarything": "simmonsdan", "musicbrainz": "f0784bdf-9f9c-4366-ac42-ea793ff56ff0", "storygraph": "cc535a4a-2b36-492d-a749-3fc479bef147", "inventaire": "wd:Q297538", "opac_sbn": "CFIV114276"}, "personal_name": "Dan Simmons", "source_records": ["amazon:2913039987", "amazon:1619693054", "promise:bwb_daily_pallets_2022-08-30", "promise:bwb_daily_pallets_2020-04-30", "amazon:837480419X", "amazon:5389143833"], "type": {"key": "/type/author"}, "photos": [14852877, 6882581], "name": "Dan Simmons", "key": "/authors/OL235668A", "alternate_names": ["Simmons, Dan", "Simmons, D.", "D. Simmons", "\u30c0\u30f3\u30fb\u30b7\u30e2\u30f3\u30ba", "\u0414\u0430\u043d \u0421\u0438\u043c\u044a\u043d\u0441", "\u0414\u044d\u043d \u0421\u0438\u043c\u043c\u043e\u043d\u0441", "\u0414\u0435\u043d \u0421i\u043c\u043c\u043e\u043d\u0441", "Den Simons", "simmons dan", "DAN SIMMONS", "Simmons Dan", "Simmons D."], "birth_date": "4 April 1948", "latest_revision": 20, "revision": 20, "created": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2008-04-01T03:28:50.625462"}, "last_modified": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2026-04-11T00:18:18.981257"}}