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Daniel Joseph Simmons (April 4, 1948 – February 21, 2026) was an American science fiction and horror writer. He was the author of the Hyperion Cantos and the Ilium/Olympos cycles, among other works that span the science fiction, horror, and fantasy genres, sometimes within a single novel. Simmons's genre-intermingling Song of Kali (1985) won the World…
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The extracted context around Dan Simmons shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Dan Simmons → Biography, BookBanterDan Simmons, Congress, Discogs, Fiction, IMDbDan Simmons, Internet Book ListWorks, Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseDan, Interview, Library, Open LibraryDan Simmons, Simmons, Worlds Without EndDan Simmons Another extracted example is Dan Simmons → Carrion Comfort (1989), Hyperion (1989), Song of Kali (1985), The Terror (2007). Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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TTTA extracted 28 structured relationships around Dan Simmons. Examples in this analysis include Dan Simmons → Born → Daniel Joseph Simmons (1948-04-04)April 4, 1948 Peoria, Illinois, U.S. and Dan Simmons → Children → 1. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Simmons | Born | Daniel Joseph Simmons (1948-04-04)April 4, 1948 Peoria, Illinois, U.S. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dan Simmons | Children | 1 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dan Simmons | Died | February 21, 2026(2026-02-21) (aged 77) Longmont, Colorado, U.S. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dan Simmons | Education | Wabash College (BA) Washington University in St. Louis (MEd) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dan Simmons | Genres | Science fiction | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dan Simmons | Genres | horror | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dan Simmons | Genres | fantasy | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dan Simmons | Notable works | Song of Kali (1985) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dan Simmons | Notable works | Hyperion (1989) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dan Simmons | Notable works | Carrion Comfort (1989) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dan Simmons | Notable works | The Terror (2007) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dan Simmons | Occupation | Novelist | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dan Simmons | Period | 1983–2026 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dan Simmons | Spouse | Karen Simmons | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dan Simmons | Website | Official Web Site at the Wayback Machine (archived February 13, 2016) | 1.00 | infobox |
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Source: Wikipedia — Dan Simmons · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout