James Morrow

2 universes Last reviewed 2026-11-03

James K. Morrow was born on 17 March 1947 in Germantown, Philadelphia, and is an American novelist and short-story writer. His satire takes on philosophical and theological questions, and most of his work is science fiction or fantasy. His novels include The Wine of Violence (1981), The Continent of Lies (1984), This Is the Way the World Ends (1986), Only Begotten Daughter (1990), the Godhead Trilogy (Towing Jehovah, Blameless in Abaddon, The Eternal Footman, 1994 to 1999), The Last Witchfinder (2006), The Philosopher's Apprentice (2008) and Galapagos Regained (2015). He has also written novellas such as City of Truth and Shambling Towards Hiroshima, and story collections including Bible Stories for Adults and The Cat's Pajamas. He won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel for Only Begotten Daughter (1991) and for Towing Jehovah (1995), and the Nebula Award for his novella City of Truth (1992).

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Books

• Only Begotten Daughter (1990) · Only Begotten Daughter Core Canon
• Towing Jehovah (1994) · Godhead Trilogy Core Canon
• Blameless in Abaddon (1996) · Godhead Trilogy Core Canon
• The Eternal Footman (1999) · Godhead Trilogy Core Canon

Aggregate across all universes

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• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 4 books
• Award recognitions across all universes: 6 (3 won, 3 nomination)

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