Dan Simmons
April 4, 1948 - February 21, 2026
General Information
Bio
Dan Simmons (1948-2026) Science fiction and horror writer. Dan Simmons was born in Peoria, Illinois, and died in Lakewood, Colorado.
Full Name
Daniel Joseph Simmons
Locations
Erie
Author's Timeline
1948
Birth
Daniel Joseph Simmons was born in Peoria, Illinois, on April 4, 1948.
0000
Other Life Event
Erie County
Mr. Simmons taught for a time at an elementary school in Buffalo, New York.
Mr. Simmons taught for a time at an elementary school in Buffalo, New York.
1985
Literary Work
Song of Kali
NY: Bluejay
031294408X / 978-0312944087
Novel.
NY: Bluejay
031294408X / 978-0312944087
Novel.
1989
Literary Work
Carrion Comfort
Dark Harvest Books
0913165379 / 978-0913165379
Novel with Kathleen McNeil Sherman as illustrator.
Dark Harvest Books
0913165379 / 978-0913165379
Novel with Kathleen McNeil Sherman as illustrator.
1989
Literary Work
Hyperion
Doubleday
0385249497 / 978-0385249492
Novel.
Doubleday
0385249497 / 978-0385249492
Novel.
1991
Literary Work
Summer Of Night
G. P. Putnam's Sons
0399135731 / 978-0399135736
Novel.
G. P. Putnam's Sons
0399135731 / 978-0399135736
Novel.
2001
Literary Work
Hardcase
Minotaur
0312274971 / 978-0312274979
Novel.
Minotaur
0312274971 / 978-0312274979
Novel.
2003
Literary Work
Ilium
Harper Voyager
0380978938 / 978-0380978939
Novel.
Harper Voyager
0380978938 / 978-0380978939
Novel.
2007
Literary Work
The Terror
Little, Brown & Company
0316017442 / 978-0316017442
Novel.
Little, Brown & Company
0316017442 / 978-0316017442
Novel.
2010
Literary Work
Black Hills
Reagan Arthur Books
978-0316006989
Novel.
Reagan Arthur Books
978-0316006989
Novel.
2011
Literary Work
Flashback
Subterranean Press
Novel with Chris Smart as illustrator.
Subterranean Press
Novel with Chris Smart as illustrator.
2015
Literary Work
The Fifth Heart
Little, Brown & Company
031619882X / 978-0316198820
Novel.
Little, Brown & Company
031619882X / 978-0316198820
Novel.
2026
Death
Dan Simmons died in a hospital in Lakewood, Colorado, on February 21, 2026.
2026
Interment
Dan Simmons’s remains were cremated.
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