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Winner of the hugo, nebula and word fantasy awards, dan simmons is the author of a number of acclaimed and bestselling novels across a range of genres from suspense and science fiction to fantasy, horror and the supernatural. Night shyamalan flick, the happening, quite frightening. Curious what peoples interpretations of these books are. Introduction dan simmons was born in peoria, illinois, in 1948, and grew up in various cities and small towns in the midwest. Its the summer of 1960 in elm haven, illinois, and five 12year old boys are forming the bonds that a lifetime of changes will never erase. One of the signature horror novels of the 1990s, dan simmons s magisterial summer of night is now twentyfive years old.
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