Dan Simmons Books in Order
Dan Simmons has written 41 books, published between 1985 and 2020. The first book is Song of Kali (1985) and the newest is Omega Canyon (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 41
- Published
- 1985–2020
- Confirmed
- 39 of 41 titles
- Pages on record
- 15,501 in 32 of 41 books
- Reading time
- 258–388 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 15,501 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 32 of 41 titles with a page count on record.
Dan Simmons (1948-2026) wrote science fiction and horror, often mixing the two inside a single novel. The Hyperion Cantos is Simmons's central work, opening with Hyperion (1989) and continuing in The Fall of Hyperion (1990); the Ilium cycle is the other major sequence. Song of Kali (1985), his first book, won the World Fantasy Award. Simmons also wrote mysteries and thrillers, some following the recurring character Joe Kurtz, plus standalone horror, short fiction and non-fiction. 41 catalogued titles run to Omega Canyon (2020) at a median of 480 pages, with the 1990s his heaviest decade.
The Seasons of Horror series consists of standalone horror stories, each set in a different season, combining supernatural elements with psychological suspense.
How many Dan Simmons books are there?
Dan Simmons has 41 books, released between 1985 and 2020. They include 5 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
Dan Simmons Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 41 Dan Simmons books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119854803/4
- 21988–3/4
- 319884283/4
- 419894814/4
- 519898843/4
- 619892183/4
- 719905174/4
- 81990–3/4
- 91990603/4
- 101991–3/4
- 1119916003/4
- 1219924533/4
- 131992–3/4
- 1419923413/4
- 151992543/4
- 1619933543/4
- 171993–3/4
- 181994–3/4
- 19Fires of Eden1995 · 503 pages · confirmed 1/419955031/4
- 2019965634/4
- 2119977104/4
- 2219994823/4
- 2319995603/4
- 2420004643/4
- 2520012723/4
- 2620023363/4
- 272002–3/4
- 2820022623/4
- 2920037523/4
- 3020034163/4
- 31Winter Haunting2003 · confirmed 1/42003–1/4
- 3220058913/4
- 3320079603/4
- 3420081053/4
- 3520099763/4
- 3620106403/4
- 3720115543/4
- 38The Guiding Nose of Ulfant BanderozDan Simmons Short Stories/Novellas #72012 · 120 pages · confirmed 3/420121203/4
- 392013–3/4
- 4020156173/4
- 4120204483/4
Dan Simmons books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Dan Simmons Standalone Novels
14 books14 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Dan Simmons Short Stories/Novellas
7 books7 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Hyperion Cantos in order
5 booksSummer Of Night/Seasons Of Horror in order
3 booksJoe Kurtz in order
3 books- 1. Hardcase
- 2. Hard Freeze
- 3. Hard as Nails
Dan Simmons Short Story
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Ilium in order
2 booksDan Simmons Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Fifth Heart in order
1 bookStandalone books
2 books2 Dan Simmons titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Dan Simmons books in order?
You only need to read Dan Simmons books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Dan Simmons
Start with Song of Kali (1985), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Dan Simmons book?
Omega Canyon (2020) is the newest Dan Simmons book released so far.
Is there a new Dan Simmons book coming?
No next Dan Simmons book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Dan Simmons has won
Wikidata records 29 awards and 44 nominations for Dan Simmons. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- World Horror Convention Grand Master Award2013Won
- Bob Morane award for best foreign novel2009Wonfor The Terror
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2004Wonfor Ilium
- Locus Award for Best Novella2000Wonfor Orphans of the Helix
- Premio Gigamesh1999Wonfor The Rise of Endymion
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1998Wonfor The Rise of Endymion
- Tähtivaeltaja Award1998Wonfor Hyperion
- Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short Story1996Wonfor The Great Lover
- Locus Award for Best Horror Novel1995Wonfor Fires of Eden
- Locus Award for Best Novelette1994Wonfor Death in Bangkok
- Locus Award for Best Horror Novel1993Wonfor Children of the Night
- World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction1993Wonfor This Year's Class Picture
Dan Simmons at a glance
- Died
- Dan Simmons died in 2026, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Dan Simmons on record dates from 2020.
- Release pace
- Dan Simmons books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 15,501 pages across the 32 of 41 books with a recorded length, a median of 480 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Dan Simmons books, 17 of 41, were published in the 1990s.
- Corroboration
- 4 of the 41 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 39 in at least three.
What the Dan Simmons books are about
32 of the 41 Dan Simmons books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: horror is tagged on 11 of 32. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Horror 11 of 32 books
- Science fiction 11 of 32 books
- Historical fiction 4 of 32 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 32 books
- Fantasy 3 of 32 books
- Organized crime 3 of 32 books
- Short stories 3 of 32 books
- Thrillers 3 of 32 books
- Biographical fiction 2 of 32 books