According to his obituary, Dan’s critically acclaimed four-part science fiction classic, the Hyperion Cantos, began as an epic tale told to his students each day of the school year.

Simmons died on February 21 with his "beloved wife Karen and daughter Jane" at his side, according to his obituary.

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Each year around this time, we ask the staff of Scientific American to recommend the best books they read this year. Here are the 67 new favorites and old classics that kept us turning the pages in ...

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