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name: "Daniel Abraham"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/daniel-abraham"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "14 November 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 0
updated: "2026-09-17T16:58:44.020224+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Daniel Abraham

Producer. Born 14 November 1969 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 14 November 1969, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
- **Also known as:** James S. A. Corey
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Abraham_(author), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1159871, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6439608/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1749482

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Expanse*](https://film.one/tv/the-expanse.md) (64)

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## Biography

Daniel Abraham is an American novelist, screenwriter and television producer. Writing with Ty Franck under the joint pseudonym James S. A. Corey, he created the science fiction series *The Expanse*, beginning with the novel *Leviathan Wakes* (2011). The series was adapted into the television series *The Expanse* (2015–2022), on which Abraham and Franck served as writers and producers.

Abraham is also known for the fantasy series *The Long Price Quartet* and *The Dagger and the Coin*. He has collaborated with George R. R. Martin on comic adaptations of his novels and contributed to the *Wild Cards* shared universe. He was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Expanse* (2015), Fi1m 64, Executive Producer, Writer, Novel, Producer, Supervising Producer, Co-Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-expanse.md)

## Complete filmography (1)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Expanse* (2015), series, Writer, Producer, Supervising Producer, Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer, Novel — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-expanse.md)

## Gallery

- ![Daniel Abraham](https://film.one/media/person/850179/gallery-a6d7af8ed076.jpg) Daniel Abraham — Catriona Sparks, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Daniel_Abraham.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Ty Franck, left, and Daniel Abraham, the duo behind the pen name James S.A. Corey, speak with Cyndee Landrum at the 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festi](https://film.one/media/person/850179/gallery-6135c5b61b15.jpg) Ty Franck, left, and Daniel Abraham, the duo behind the pen name James S.A. Corey, speak with Cyndee Landrum at the 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festi — Library of Congress Life, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/2024_Library_of_Congress_National_Book_Festival_on_August_24%2C_2024_-_15.jpg/1280px-2024_Library_of_Congress_National_Book_Festival_on_August_24%2C_2024_-_15.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Daniel Abraham (half of James S. A. Corey) (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/850179/gallery-cd4305f89db2.jpg) Daniel Abraham (half of James S. A. Corey) (2017) — Becker1999, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Daniel_Abraham_at_ConFusion_2017.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Ty Franck, left, and Daniel Abraham, the duo behind the pen name James S.A. Corey, speak with Cyndee Landrum at the 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festi](https://film.one/media/person/850179/gallery-8a8c5c86a535.jpg) Ty Franck, left, and Daniel Abraham, the duo behind the pen name James S.A. Corey, speak with Cyndee Landrum at the 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festi — Library of Congress Life, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Daniel_Abraham_at_the_2024_Library_of_Congress_National_Book_Festival_on_August_24%2C_2024_-_15_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Ty Franck (left) and Daniel Abraham (right), together forming James S.A. Corey, at Borderlands Books in San Francisco, June 21, 2014.](https://film.one/media/person/850179/gallery-545c38faf971.jpg) Ty Franck (left) and Daniel Abraham (right), together forming James S.A. Corey, at Borderlands Books in San Francisco, June 21, 2014. — Elf, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/James_Corey_aka_Ty_Franck_and_Daniel_Abraham.jpg/1280px-James_Corey_aka_Ty_Franck_and_Daniel_Abraham.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 3 won, 35 nominated

- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 2025: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominated), for *The Mercy of Gods*
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel 2024: Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominated), for *Blade of Dream*
- Hugo Awards 2023: Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form (won), for *Babylon's Ashes*
- Locus Award for Best Collection 2023: Locus Award for Best Collection (nominated), for *Memory's Legion*
- Dragon Award for Best Fantasy Novel 2022: Dragon Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominated), for *Age of Ash*
- Hugo Awards 2022: Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form (won), for *Nemesis Games*
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 2022: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominated), for *Leviathan Falls*
- Hugo Awards 2020: Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form (nominated), for *Cibola Burn*
- Hugo Awards 2019: Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form (nominated), for *Abaddon's Gate*
- Locus Award for Best Novelette 2018: Locus Award for Best Novelette (nominated), for *The Mocking Tower*
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 2018: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominated), for *Persepolis Rising*
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel 2017: Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominated), for *The Spider's War*
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 2017: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominated), for *Babylon's Ashes*
- Locus Award for Best Novella 2016: Locus Award for Best Novella (nominated), for *The Vital Abyss*
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 2016: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominated), for *Nemesis Games*
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel 2015: Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominated), for *The Widow's House*
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 2015: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominated), for *Cibola Burn*
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel 2014: Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominated), for *The Tyrant's Law*
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 2014: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (won), for *Abaddon's Gate*
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel 2013: Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominated), for *The King's Blood*
- Locus Award for Best Novella 2013: Locus Award for Best Novella (nominated), for *Gods of Risk*
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 2013: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominated), for *Caliban's War*
- Hugo Awards 2012: Best Novel (nominated), for *Leviathan Wakes*
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel 2012: Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominated), for *The Dragon's Path*
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel 2012: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominated), for *Leviathan Wakes*
- Locus Award for Best Collection 2011: Locus Award for Best Collection (nominated), for *Leviathan Wept and Other Stories*
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel 2010: Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominated), for *The Price of Spring*
- Locus Award for Best Novelette 2010: Locus Award for Best Novelette (nominated), for *The Best Monkey*
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel 2009: Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominated), for *An Autumn War*
- Hugo Awards 2008: Best Novelette (nominated), for *The Cambist and Lord Iron: A Fairy Tale of Economics*
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel 2008: Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominated), for *A Betrayal in Winter*
- Locus Award for Best Novelette 2008: Locus Award for Best Novelette (nominated), for *The Cambist and Lord Iron: A Fairy Tale of Economics*
- World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction 2008: World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction (nominated), for *The Cambist and Lord Iron: A Fairy Tale of Economics*
- Locus Award for Best First Novel 2007: Locus Award for Best First Novel (nominated), for *A Shadow in Summer*
- Nebula Award for Best Novelette 2006: Nebula Award for Best Novelette (nominated), for *Flat Diane*
- Locus Award for Best Novelette 2005: Locus Award for Best Novelette (nominated), for *Flat Diane*
- Locus Award for Best Novella 2005: Locus Award for Best Novella (nominated), for *Shadow Twin*
- Locus Award for Best Short Story 2002: Locus Award for Best Short Story (nominated), for *Exclusion*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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