Dan Simmons (born April 4, 1948) is an American science fiction and horror writer.
Simmons's first novel, Song of Kali, was released in 1985. He worked in elementary education until 1989. ==Horror fiction== Summer of Night (1991) recounts the childhood of a group of pre-teens who band together in the 1960s, to defeat a centuries-old evil that terrorizes their hometown of Elm Haven, Illinois.
in English from Wabash College in 1970 and, in 1971, a Masters in Education from Washington University in St.
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's first novel, Song of Kali, was released in 1985. He worked in elementary education until 1989. ==Horror fiction== Summer of Night (1991) recounts the childhood of a group of pre-teens who band together in the 1960s, to defeat a centuries-old evil that terrorizes their hometown of Elm Haven, Illinois.
Simmons's first novel, Song of Kali, was released in 1985. He worked in elementary education until 1989. ==Horror fiction== Summer of Night (1991) recounts the childhood of a group of pre-teens who band together in the 1960s, to defeat a centuries-old evil that terrorizes their hometown of Elm Haven, Illinois.
Ilium is described as an "epic tale that spans 5,000 years and sweeps across the entire solar system, including themes and characters from Homer's The Iliad and Shakespeare's The Tempest." In 2008, Guillermo del Toro was scheduled to direct a film adaptation of Drood for Universal Pictures.
His 2009 book Drood is based on the last years of Charles Dickens' life leading up to the writing of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, which Dickens had partially completed at the time of his death. ==Historical fiction== The Terror (2007) crosses the bridge between horror and historical fiction.
As of December 2017, the project is still listed as "in development." In 2009, Scott Derrickson was set to direct "Hyperion Cantos" for Warner Bros.
In 2011, actor Bradley Cooper expressed interest in taking over the adaptation.
In 2015, it was announced that TV channel Syfy will produce a mini-series based on the Hyperion Cantos with the involvement of Cooper and King.
As of December 2017, the project is still listed as "in development." In 2009, Scott Derrickson was set to direct "Hyperion Cantos" for Warner Bros.
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