 First edition cover | |
| Author | James Morrow |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Post-apocalyptic novel |
| Publisher | Henry Holt and Company |
Publication date | 1986 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 319 |
| ISBN | 978-0-03-008037-1 |
| OCLC | 12665442 |
| 813/.54 | |
| LC Class | PS3563.O876 T5 1986 |
This Is the Way the World Ends is a post-apocalyptic novel by American writer James Morrow, published in 1986.
This Is the Way the World Ends is a novel in which a nuclear apocalypse results from a megaton strike. [1] The plot is driven by "The Unadmitted," a ghostly race of potential humans who never got to be born, due to nuclear holocaust. Determined to use their earthly tenures wisely, the unadmitted put the surviving architects of Armageddon—including the novel's everyman protagonist—on trial under the Nuremberg precedent.
Dave Langford reviewed This Is the Way the World Ends for White Dwarf #88, and stated that "This is a harrowingly satirical book, whose main flaw lies in its treatment of the USSR. World War III, it turns out, started by accident: but only Americans are prosecuted by the unborn, the evil Russkies being prejudged as insane and unworthy of trial. This strikes me as an insecure foundation for a scathing attack on the arms race." [1]
| Year | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel | 2 | [3] |
| 1987 | Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel | 22 | [4] |
| 1987 | Nebula Award for Best Novel | Nominated | [5] |
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