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Dan Simmons: Works, History, Literary Connections & Science

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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Dan Simmons topic overview

The analysis highlights Works, History, Literary Connections and Science as prominent areas in the source structure around Dan Simmons.

Related topics
92
Source areas
6
Connected nodes
98
Extracted relationships
28
Concept neighborhoods
26
Bridge connections
98

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 38 topics
Literary references · 20 topics
Adaptations · 12 topics
Biography · 8 topics
Historical fiction · 8 topics
Horror fiction · 6 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Occupation
Novelist
Education
Wabash College (BA) Washington University in St. Louis (MEd)
Born
Daniel Joseph Simmons (1948-04-04)April 4, 1948 Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
Children
1
Died
February 21, 2026(2026-02-21) (aged 77) Longmont, Colorado, U.S.
Genres
Science fiction · horror · fantasy

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Biography

Horror fiction

Historical fiction

Literary references

Adaptations

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Dan Simmons connects Entity context

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.

Dan Simmons

Top relations

related to External links · 13
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
Notable works · 4
Dan Simmons → Carrion Comfort (1989), Hyperion (1989), Song of Kali (1985), The Terror (2007)
Genres · 3
Dan Simmons → fantasy, horror, Science fiction
Born · 1
Dan Simmons → Daniel Joseph Simmons (1948-04-04)April 4, 1948 Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
Children · 1
Dan Simmons → 1
Died · 1
Dan Simmons → February 21, 2026(2026-02-21) (aged 77) Longmont, Colorado, U.S.
Education · 1
Dan Simmons → Wabash College (BA) Washington University in St. Louis (MEd)
Occupation · 1
Dan Simmons → Novelist
Period · 1
Dan Simmons → 1983–2026
Spouse · 1
Dan Simmons → Karen Simmons

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

simmons fiction hyperion horror science novel fantasy writing terror ilium first cantos simmons's 2007 works song kali 1985 world olympos

Dan Simmons relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

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.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Dan SimmonsBornDaniel Joseph Simmons (1948-04-04)April 4, 1948 Peoria, Illinois, U.S.1.00infobox
Dan SimmonsChildren11.00infobox
Dan SimmonsDiedFebruary 21, 2026(2026-02-21) (aged 77) Longmont, Colorado, U.S.1.00infobox
Dan SimmonsEducationWabash College (BA) Washington University in St. Louis (MEd)1.00infobox
Dan SimmonsGenresScience fiction1.00infobox
Dan SimmonsGenreshorror1.00infobox
Dan SimmonsGenresfantasy1.00infobox
Dan SimmonsNotable worksSong of Kali (1985)1.00infobox
Dan SimmonsNotable worksHyperion (1989)1.00infobox
Dan SimmonsNotable worksCarrion Comfort (1989)1.00infobox
Dan SimmonsNotable worksThe Terror (2007)1.00infobox
Dan SimmonsOccupationNovelist1.00infobox
Dan SimmonsPeriod1983–20261.00infobox
Dan SimmonsSpouseKaren Simmons1.00infobox
Dan SimmonsWebsiteOfficial Web Site at the Wayback Machine (archived February 13, 2016)1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Dan Simmons bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Stories, Writing and Terror. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • science fiction
    • Fiction
    • Science
    • Horror
    • Simmons
    • Hyperion
    • Works
    • Terror
    • Historical
    • Genres
    • Stories
    • Olympos
    • Fantasy
  • horror
    • Historical
    • Science
    • Genres
    • Terror
    • Simmons
    • Illinois
    • Fantasy
    • Stories
    • Works
    • Writing
    • Hyperion
    • College
  • hyperion cantos
    • Hyperion
    • Science
    • Olympos
    • Film
    • Genres
    • Ilium
    • King
    • One
    • Fantasy
    • Kali
    • Song
    • Stories
  • world fantasy award
    • Genres
    • Kali
    • Song
    • Works
    • World
    • Horror
    • Hyperion
    • Science
    • Character
    • Drood
    • Fiction
    • Illinois
  • hyperion
    • Science
    • Genres
    • Olympos
    • Fantasy
    • Film
    • Ilium
    • Kali
    • King
    • One
    • Song
    • Stories
    • Works
  • the fall of hyperion
    • Science
    • Genres
    • Olympos
    • Fantasy
    • Film
    • Ilium
    • Kali
    • King
    • One
    • Song
    • Stories
    • Works
  • historical fiction
    • Science
    • Horror
    • Simmons
    • Terror
    • Hyperion
    • Historical
    • Stories
    • Works
    • College
    • Genres
    • Illinois
    • St
  • horror fiction
    • Science
    • Horror
    • Historical
    • Simmons
    • Genres
    • Terror
    • Hyperion
    • Illinois
    • Stories
    • Works
    • Fantasy
    • Writing

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Dan Simmons, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Dan Simmons with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Dan SimmonsOverview · splits 60 ⟂ 39
Dan SimmonsLiterary references · splits 78 ⟂ 21
Dan SimmonsAdaptations · splits 86 ⟂ 13
Dan SimmonsBiography · splits 90 ⟂ 9
Dan SimmonsHistorical fiction · splits 90 ⟂ 9
Dan SimmonsHorror fiction · splits 92 ⟂ 7

Map overview Semantic statistics

Dan Simmons

Nodes99
Edges98
Triples28
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020202
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Dan Simmons to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Works, History, Literary Connections & Science, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Dan Simmons · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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