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Weird Summer

Weird Summer

General Fiction

(us) Dan Simmons

439K0

That summer, the old school building that had stood in the town for 84 years was finally going to be demolished. The glass that has been distorted by time and gravity, the chalk dust that has been floating for nearly a century, and the dim and winding corridors and stairs will all be buried under the dust forever with it. However, just the day before the summer vacation started, a boy walked into the basement of the old school building and completely disappeared into the darkness. The moving things under the old school building, the corpse collection truck in hot pursuit, the teacher talking to the phosphorus fire, the strange soldiers with stiff movements... With the old school building as the center, an invisible evil force is rapidly spreading to the entire town, invading its last students' summer vacation that should be full of joy and sweat... They still don't know that the upcoming weird summer night is destined to change their lives.

The Demon of Everest (complete Collection)

(us) Dan Simmons

479K0

The 1920s, the golden age of exploration. At that time, both the North and South Poles had been conquered, leaving only the third pole - Mount Everest. In 1924, Mallory, Owen and Lord Bromley disappeared while exploring Mount Everest. With the funding of Mrs. Bromley, a World War I veteran, a French mountain guide and a young romantic American boy, a group of three people once again launched a challenge on Mount Everest in order to find the truth about the disappearance. On the 28,000-foot peak, they were chased by "a certain creature", and a battle of life and death began... There are never winners on Mount Everest, only survivors!

A Collection of Classic Works by Dan Simmons, Author of "hyperion

(us) Dan Simmons

3.9M0

"No one writes better than Dan Simmons!" The set includes: "Hyperion Quartet", "Murder of Dickens", "Song of Kali", "The Demon of Everest", "The Devil Behind You", "The Devil Behind You" Dan Simmons won 28 world literary awards Awards: Hugo Award, Locus Award, Nebula Award, World Fantasy Literature Award, Bram Stoker Award, International Horror Writers Association Award, British Fantasy Novel Award, Japanese Nebula Award, French Universe Award... He writes in fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, thriller, history, mainstream literature. Any genre, as long as he takes action, it will definitely be well-received and popular, and he will win countless awards. He is a veritable "cross-border master". "Hyperion" has won all the important science fiction awards in the world: Hugo Award, Locus Award, Japan's Nebula Award, French Universe Award, Spanish First Prize for Science Fiction, British Science Fiction Award... "Hyperion" is on every "must-read" science fiction book list. Before "Murder of Dickens" was published, the film rights were signed by Oscar-winning director Guillermo Toro (representative works of "Pacific Rim" and "The Shape of Water"). "The Devil Behind You" is a horror classic that made the entire United States scream! "The Song of Kali" is Dan Simmons' debut novel, and it is also the world's first fantasy debut novel to win the World Fantasy Literature Award. "Everest" is Dan Simmons' new work in 2013, and it is also a particularly thrilling legendary story among all his works. "Poltergeist" won the 2007 International Horror Writers Association Award. The American TV series of the same name is now in theaters!

Hemingway and the Liar Factory

(us) Dan Simmons

375K0

Based on the FBI's unblocked files in 1980, Hemingway's top-secret spy experience is restored in depth! Hemingway was once a spy that the FBI, MI6, the Imperial Security Department, and the Military Intelligence Service focused on. In Cuba, Hemingway personally established a spy network, tracked German submarines, and was monitored by the FBI for more than 20 years. This book is adapted from the FBI's unblocked files, and 95% of the plot is derived from real history. The author Dan Simmons has won 35 major world awards in 27 years: Hugo Award, Locus Award, Nebula Award, World Fantasy Literature Award, Brahm Award ·Stoke Award, Horror Writers Association Award, British Fantasy Novel Award, Japan Nebula Award, French Universe Award... Dan Simmons' works have sold more than 10 million copies around the world, and are best-selling in more than 30 countries: the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Russia... "I admire Dan Simmons." - Stephen King (author of "The Shawshank Redemption" and "The Shining") Open this book and dive into the spy world experienced by the literary giant Hemingway! On July 2, 1961, Hemingway, a generation of literary giants, pointed the shotgun at himself and pulled the trigger. Everyone thought Hemingway was insane and suspicious before his death, but no one knew that he was under pervasive surveillance by the FBI, and no one knew what a dark world he had seen with his own eyes. Twenty years ago, Hemingway established an amateur spy network called the "Liar Factory" in Cuba. From then on, strange things happened around him. Missing submarines, brutal assassinations, and deceptions that are indistinguishable from our enemies... Hemingway, an amateur spy who was supposed to be insignificant, unknowingly fell into a terrifying killing spree set by Britain, the United States, and Germany!

Endymion

Endymion

General Fiction

(us) Dan Simmons

388K0

247 years after the fall of the Overlord, the Church of the Holy Spirit, under the leadership of the pilgrim "Pastor", has become a new generation of dictators in the human world. On Hyperion, a death row prisoner named Endymion took over a task from the legendary "Poet" - to protect the daughter of the Cyberman Keats and the "Detective", because this child who disappeared in the Time Tombs more than 200 years ago will become the savior of all mankind.

Murder of Dickens (complete Works)

(us) Dan Simmons

476K01

"Dickens' unexpected disaster occurred on June 9, 1865. The train carrying his success, calmness, sanity, manuscripts and mistress was speeding all the way, facing a crack in the railway, and suddenly fell shockingly." On June 9, 1865, a train bound for London accidentally fell off a cliff, and only one carriage survived. The world-famous writer Charles Dickens was sitting in this carriage. This accident completely changed Dickens's destiny. He survived the disaster, but was in a state of panic all day long because the mysterious figure Zude he met at the scene of the accident lingered in his life like a nightmare. Dickens was convinced that Zude was the cause of this unfortunate accident. In order to investigate the truth, he devoted all his energy for the rest of his life to finding Zude. And a series of bizarre events that followed put him in danger of being murdered...

Endymion's Awakening

Endymion's Awakening

General Fiction

(us) Dan Simmons

525K09

The Pope who rules all mankind will call on all the power of the church to launch a bloody massacre in the name of "Holy War," and Aenea is the only one who can fight against it. What is the price of eternal life? What sinister motives and secrets are there in the remaining core? Who is the "mysterious man" who removed the earth? Only Aenea knows the answers to these questions. And the enigmatic Shrike - whether it's a monster, an angel, or a killing machine - will eventually reveal its two major unresolved mysteries: its origin and purpose.

Hyperion Tetralogy

Hyperion Tetralogy

General Fiction

(us) Dan Simmons

1.6M8.214

A must-read science fiction novel after "Interstellar", and "Galaxy Empire" are called two insurmountable masterpieces in the history of science fiction literature! A miracle work that has won all the major science fiction awards in the world. Dan Simmons perfectly combines all the key elements in science fiction: space opera, time travel, cyberpunk, military science fiction, biological viruses, singularities, artificial intelligence... In this book, which is breathtaking. "Hyperion" is a classic space opera and a vast and magnificent interstellar epic. Its classicness lies not only in its profound knowledge, but also in its aesthetic height. Some people say that "there is no more beautiful science fiction novel than "Hyperion"." In the 28th century, the earth has been swallowed by a black hole, and mankind has established a hegemony in the galaxy. However, a certain legend on a remote planet will bring catastrophe to mankind. On this planet called Hyperion, it is said that there is a bloodthirsty monster called the Shrike lurking. Pilgrims can form a team to make a wish to it. One person's dream will come true, but the rest will lose their lives. On the eve of the end of mankind, the last pilgrimage team of seven people set out. Each of them had something they desperately desired and a hidden secret in their heart, and one of them held the destiny of all mankind.