Author Spotlight
He has written quite a few books, so instead of featuring them all I decided to spotlight some of his best works, all of which I thoroughly reccomend to anyone who like science fiction.
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Here's my favorite link:
The Hyperion Omnibus
The Hyperion Omnibus: "Hyperion", "The Fall of Hyperion" (GollanczF.)
Amazon Price: (as of 11/15/2009)
This four book series has got to be the best science fiction written in a decade. The way he manages to create such a believable universe, set far out in space in the far future, is breathtaking. In these first two books, hyperion and the fall of hyperion, the hegemony of man finds itself unknowingly walking into a war with the powerful techno-core of autonomous AI's.. Simply brilliant
The Endymion Omnibus
Endymion Omnibus
Amazon Price: (as of 11/15/2009)
In the second two books of the series, with the AI techno-core seemingly silent, the war they provoked between the ousters and the old web world, now led by a ressurgent catholic church, rages on visciously, and a young girl cast into the future with the evil shrike monster steps forward as a new messiah.
More Great Books By Dan Simmons
Muse of Fire
Amazon Price: $25.55 (as of 11/15/2009)
Ilium
Amazon Price: $19.72 (as of 11/15/2009)
Song of Kali
Aside from the hyperion books this one is my absolute favourite, its a dark sci-fi / horror book, which nevertheless gives a beautiful description of India, albeit focussing on it's underworld...
Amazon Price: (as of 11/15/2009)
Drood: A Novel
Amazon Price: $17.81 (as of 11/15/2009)
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