Jonathan Corbet
Dan Simmons is gone.

https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/02/hyperion-author-dan-simmons-dies-from-stroke-at-77/

There are people saying that he was not an entirely pleasant person. I know nothing about that. I do know that I found the Hyperion series to be mind-blowing; I wish I could write like that. May he rest in peace.
Hyperion author Dan Simmons dies from stroke at 77

I went into Hyperion blind, decades ago, knowing almost nothing about it. I was never the same.

Ars Technica
Feb 27 at 8:49pmWeb
Show threadsjvnFeb 27
@corbet Agreed. When I first read Hyperion, it blew my mind.
Show threadTTimoFeb 27
@corbet I still need to read the very last one of the series. RIP