I haven't read much by Dan Simmons, but everything I have read (starting with the astonishing Hyperion books) has been very good.

"Looking for Kelly Dahl" is one of those rare stories where the more you think about it, the better it works. In some ways it is a very simple tale about a hunt, a story about only two characters. But very little is what it seems in a novella that starts out like a very cool Twilight Zone episode, and then goes on to explore some powerful, and quite unexpected themes.

This is a story about opportunities lost, mistakes made, and the evil that follows. I liked it a lot. ( )