Dan Simmons, the acclaimed American author known for the Hyperion Cantos and his genre-blending works in science fiction, horror, and historical fiction, passed away at age 77 on February 21, 2026.
除了科幻成就,西蒙斯在恐怖與歷史小說領域的造詣也備受推崇。部分讀者認為《迦梨之歌》(Song of Kali)與《腐肉慰藉》(Carrion Comfort)在恐怖氛圍的營造上甚至超越了《海伯利昂》,展現了他跨越類型的深厚功力。此外,他在《德魯德》(Drood)中模仿查爾斯·狄更斯與威爾基·柯林斯文風的技巧,被讚譽為大師級的文學致敬,成功讓現代讀者沉浸於十九世紀的語境中。