# Summer of Night by Dan Simmons

3 Hacker News commenters recommended Summer of Night by Dan Simmons and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended by readers who enjoyed it as a standalone coming-of-age horror story, with one commenter praising its setting in a hometown they knew.

## Why people recommend it

- Stands well on its own (1 comments): "it stands on its own merits…and I give it extra credit because it was set in my home town" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47184154))
- Liked the original book (1 comments): "really liked the original book" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47184528))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski](https://hackerapproved.com/p/house-of-leaves.md): 19 recommend
- [The Terror by Dan Simmons](https://hackerapproved.com/p/terror.md): 12 recommend
- [Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons](https://hackerapproved.com/p/carrion-comfort.md): 9 recommend
- [The Shining by Stephen King](https://hackerapproved.com/p/shining.md): 4 recommend
- [World War Z by Max Brooks](https://hackerapproved.com/p/world-war-z.md): 3 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1429985313?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781429985314) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Summer of Night by Dan Simmons", https://hackerapproved.com/p/summer-of-night/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).