Following each Morse novel is awe-inspiring (8)
I believe the answer is:
fearsome
'awe-inspiring' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'following each morse novel' is the wordplay.
'following' becomes 'f' (used when citing page numbers etc).
'each' becomes 'ea'.
'novel' indicates an anagram.
'morse' with letters rearranged gives 'rsome'.
'f'+'ea'+'rsome'='FEARSOME'
'is' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for fearsome that I've seen before include "Of frightening appearance" , "Fame rose and became frightening" , "Frightening, terrible" , "Horrendous" , "Frightful" .)