Fires of Eden

Overview:

• Title: Fires of Eden
• Author: Dan Simmons
• Year: 1994
• Type: Novel

Synopsis:

A comedy/horror novel, set near the Mauna Loa volcano of Hawaii, structured along two main threads of action. The first thread, set in the present at the coastal resort of Mauna Pele, follows Eleanor Perry during a series of disappearances and killings involving guests of the resort. The second thread, set in 1866 and consisting of journal entries, follows the exploits of the author Samuel Clemens during his visit to the same location. Best described as mythological horror.

Awards:

• 1995. Fires of Eden Locus Poll, Best Dark Fantasy/Horror Novel (Win)

Editions/Publications:

• 1994. Fires of Eden (1994, Dan Simmons Headline, ISBN-10: 074721428X, L16.99, Hardcover, Novel)
• 1994. Fires of Eden (October 1994, Dan Simmons Putnam, ISBN-10: 0399139222, $22.95, 399 pages, Hardcover, Novel)
• 1995. Fires of Eden (1995, Dan Simmons Putnam, ISBN-10: 0399139222, $22.95, 399 pages, Hardcover, Novel)
• 1995. Fires of Eden (1995, Dan Simmons HarperPrism, ISBN-10: 0061056146, $5.99, 408 pages, Paperback, Novel)
• 1995. Fires of Eden (1995, Dan Simmons Headline, ISBN-10: 0747250057, £5.99, 503 pages, Paperback, Novel)
• 1995. Fires of Eden (1995, Dan Simmons SFBC, Catalog ID: #06173, $10.98, 399 pages, Hardcover, Novel)
• 1996. Fuegos del Eden, Los (October 01, 1996, Dan Simmons Ediciones B, ISBN-10: 844066141X, $15.60, Hardcover, Novel)
• 1998. Les feux de l'Eden (March 16, 1998, Dan Simmons Albin Michel, ISBN-10: 2226081798, Trade, Novel)

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