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Children of the Night

Dan Simmons

First published July 1992
Type Novel
Series Seasons of Horror #2

Kate Neuman, a world-renowned hematologist working for the CDC, takes a trip to Romania to help treat some rare blood diseases. While there, she treats an extremely unusual infant found in an orphanage that requires blood transfusions in order to survive. The child becomes the key to a cure for cancer as well as AIDS, but her research is hindered by a certain group of Transylvanians who also have great interest in the child. Mike O'Rourke, one of the children in <i>Summer of Night</i>, plays a major adult role in this book.

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1992 Bram Stoker Award Superior Achievement in a Novel Nominee/Finalist
1993 Locus Poll Award Best Horror/Dark Fantasy Novel Winner

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
July 1992 Cover Children of the Night G. P. Putnam's Sons Novel 7
July 1992 Cover Children of the Night Lord John Press Novel
July 1992 Cover Children of the Night Lord John Press Novel
July 1992 Children of the Night Lord John Press Novel
August 1992 Cover Children of the Night Headline Novel
August 1992 Cover Children of the Night Headline Novel
November 1992 Cover Children of the Night G. P. Putnam's Sons / SFBC Novel
1993 Cover Kinderen van de Nacht Luitingh-Sijthoff Novel
1993 Cover Yön lapset Gummerus Novel
1993 Cover Kinder der Nacht Heyne Novel
February 1993 Cover Children of the Night Headline Novel
June 1993 Cover Children of the Night Warner Books Novel
October 1994 Cover Les fils des ténèbres Albin Michel Novel
1996 Cover Kinder der Nacht Heyne Novel
June 1997 Cover Les fils des ténèbres Le Livre de Poche Novel 9
January 2007 Cover Children of the Night Warner Books Novel
September 2007 Cover Kinder der Nacht Heyne Novel
February 2008 Cover Children of the Night Brilliance Audio Novel
February 2008 Cover Children of the Night Brilliance Audio Novel
July 2008 Cover Children of the Night Brilliance Audio Novel
December 2012 Cover Children of the Night St. Martin's Griffin Novel
December 2012 Cover Children of the Night St. Martin's Griffin Novel