Ranking Author Dan Simmons’s Best Books (A Bibliography Countdown)
“What are Dan Simmons’s Best Books?” We looked at all of Simmons’s authored bibliography and ranked them against one another to answer that very question!
We took all of the books written by Dan Simmons and looked at their Goodreads, Amazon, and LibraryThing scores, ranking them against one another to see which books came out on top. The books are ranked in our list below based on which titles have the highest overall score between all 3 review sites in comparison with all of the other books by the same author. The process isn’t super scientific and in reality, most books aren’t “better” than other books as much as they are just different. That being said, we do enjoy seeing where our favorites landed, and if you aren’t familiar with the author at all, the rankings can help you see what books might be best to start with.
The full ranking chart is also included below the countdown on the bottom of the page.
Happy Scrolling!
The Top Book’s Of Dan Simmons
48 ) Omega Canyon
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 47
- Amazon: 42
- LibraryThing: 44
48 ) Banished Dreams
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 47
- Amazon: 42
- LibraryThing: 44
48 ) Going After The Rubber Chicken
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 47
- Amazon: 42
- LibraryThing: 44
47 ) The Year’s Best Fantasy Second Annual Collection
![The Year's Best Fantasy Second Annual Collection](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561663769-120321-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 38
- Amazon: 42
- LibraryThing: 44
46 ) Flashback
![Flashback](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561663926-120334-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 44
- Amazon: 39
- LibraryThing: 38
45 ) Darwin’s Blade
![Darwin's Blade](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561663986-120339-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 43
- Amazon: 40
- LibraryThing: 36
44 ) The Hollow Man
![The Hollow Man](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561664023-120342-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 41
- Amazon: 38
- LibraryThing: 33
43 ) Song of Kali
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 47
- Amazon: 32
- LibraryThing: 32
42 ) Children of the Night
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 30
- Amazon: 34
- LibraryThing: 44
41 ) Drood
![Drood](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561663950-120336-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 39
- Amazon: 37
- LibraryThing: 31
40 ) The Second Omni Book of Science Fiction
![The Second Omni Book of Science Fiction](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561663781-120322-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 15
- Amazon: 42
- LibraryThing: 43
39 ) Vampires: The Greatest Stories
![Vampires: The Greatest Stories](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561663709-120316-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 45
- Amazon: 16
- LibraryThing: 37
38 ) Phases of Gravity
![Phases of Gravity](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561664047-120344-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 36
- Amazon: 25
- LibraryThing: 35
36 ) The Abominable
![The Abominable](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561663914-120333-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 35
- Amazon: 36
- LibraryThing: 23
36 ) The Fifth Heart
![The Fifth Heart](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561664083-120347-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 40
- Amazon: 28
- LibraryThing: 26
35 ) A Winter Haunting
![A Winter Haunting](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561664155-120353-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 33
- Amazon: 28
- LibraryThing: 30
33 ) Entropy’s Bed at Midnight
![Entropy's Bed at Midnight](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561663830-120326-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 2
- Amazon: 42
- LibraryThing: 44
33 ) Fires of Eden
![Fires of Eden](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561664011-120341-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 42
- Amazon: 7
- LibraryThing: 39
32 ) Hardcase
![Hardcase](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561664143-120352-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 31
- Amazon: 28
- LibraryThing: 28
31 ) Worlds Enough and Time
![Worlds Enough and Time](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561663854-120328-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 29
- Amazon: 34
- LibraryThing: 21
30 ) The Guiding Nose of Ulfant Banderoz
![The Guiding Nose of Ulfant Banderoz](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561663805-120324-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 21
- Amazon: 22
- LibraryThing: 41
29 ) Black Hills
![Black Hills](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561663938-120335-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 36
- Amazon: 22
- LibraryThing: 25
28 ) Prayers to Broken Stones
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 24
- Amazon: 32
- LibraryThing: 22
27 ) Masques 3
![Masques 3](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561663745-120319-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 32
- Amazon: 42
- LibraryThing: 2
26 ) Far Horizons
![Far Horizons](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561663636-120310-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 27
- Amazon: 22
- LibraryThing: 26
25 ) The Earth Strikes Back
![The Earth Strikes Back](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561663685-120314-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 18
- Amazon: 41
- LibraryThing: 13
23 ) LoveDeath
![LoveDeath](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561663866-120329-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 28
- Amazon: 16
- LibraryThing: 24
23 ) Muse of Fire
![Muse of Fire](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561663962-120337-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 34
- Amazon: 5
- LibraryThing: 29
22 ) This Year’s Class Picture
![This Year's Class Picture](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561663817-120325-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 12
- Amazon: 42
- LibraryThing: 10
21 ) Southern Blood
![Southern Blood](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561663648-120311-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 46
- Amazon: 1
- LibraryThing: 16
20 ) Summer of Night
![Summer of Night](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561664168-120354-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 10
- Amazon: 9
- LibraryThing: 41
17 ) Hyperion
![Hyperion](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561664228-120359-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 4
- Amazon: 9
- LibraryThing: 44
17 ) Summer Sketches
![Summer Sketches](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561663878-120330-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 16
- Amazon: 1
- LibraryThing: 40
17 ) Carrion Comfort
![Carrion Comfort](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561664059-120345-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 18
- Amazon: 28
- LibraryThing: 11
16 ) Olympos
![Olympos](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561664095-120348-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 16
- Amazon: 25
- LibraryThing: 15
13 ) Dark Visions
![Dark Visions](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561663757-120320-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 20
- Amazon: 16
- LibraryThing: 19
13 ) Hard as Nails
![Hard as Nails](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561664119-120350-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 22
- Amazon: 16
- LibraryThing: 17
13 ) The Crook Factory
![The Crook Factory](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561663999-120340-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 26
- Amazon: 16
- LibraryThing: 13
12 ) Hard Freeze
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 23
- Amazon: 9
- LibraryThing: 17
11 ) Omni Visions Two
![Omni Visions Two](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561663673-120313-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 1
- Amazon: 42
- LibraryThing: 5
10 ) The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror Third Annual Collection
![The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Third Annual Collection](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561663721-120317-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 9
- Amazon: 25
- LibraryThing: 11
9 ) Between Time and Terror
![Between Time and Terror](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561663733-120318-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 5
- Amazon: 5
- LibraryThing: 33
8 ) Midnight Graffiti
![Midnight Graffiti](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561663697-120315-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 12
- Amazon: 4
- LibraryThing: 20
7 ) The Terror
![The Terror](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561663974-120338-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 11
- Amazon: 16
- LibraryThing: 7
6 ) Ilium
![Ilium](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561664107-120349-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 14
- Amazon: 9
- LibraryThing: 9
5 ) Rivals of Dracula
![Rivals of Dracula](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561663661-120312-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 24
- Amazon: 1
- LibraryThing: 1
4 ) Endymion
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 8
- Amazon: 7
- LibraryThing: 8
3 ) The Rise of Endymion
![The Rise of Endymion](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561664192-120356-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 7
- Amazon: 9
- LibraryThing: 5
2 ) The Fall of Hyperion
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 5
- Amazon: 9
- LibraryThing: 4
1 ) Hyperion Cantos
![Hyperion Cantos](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561664180-120355-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 3
- Amazon: 9
- LibraryThing: 3