Use of Weapons

Notes

On copyright page:
- An Orbit Book
- First published in Great Britain by Macdonald
- Copyright © Iain M. Banks 1990
No statement of printing; no numberline
No publication year stated; only copyright year
Year, month from Locus1
Artist not credited, no visible signature, credit taken from Foundation #50
Cover is wrap-around
Pages are numbered up to 371 followed by five unnumbered pages. Thereafter, page numbers restart at 1 and finish at 3. Novel ends on this second page 3
There are two poem-like pieces: 'Slight Mechanical Destruction' (the single quotes are part of the title) on unnumbered pages [11-12] at the start and Zakalwe's Song on page 371. Both are "in-universe"; they are credited to fictional characters and are considered to be part of the novel.

Wikipedia

Year	Award	Category	Status
1990	British Science Fiction Award	Best Novel	Nominee/Finalist
1991	Arthur C. Clarke Award	Best Science Fiction Novel	Nominee/Finalist
2012	Locus Online	20th Century Science Fiction Novel	Nominee/Finalist

Title	Year	Publisher	Format	Type	Cover Artist	Pages
Use of Weapons	1991	Orbit	Trade Paperback	Novel	Keith Scaife	371
Use of Weapons	1992	Orbit	Trade Paperback	Novel		379
Use of Weapons	1992	Bantam Spectra	Paperback	Novel	Paul Youll	389
Use of Weapons	1994	Orbit	Hardcover	Novel	Keith Scaife	368+[2]
Use of Weapons	1994	Orbit	Trade Paperback	Novel	Keith Scaife	368+[2]
Use of Weapons	1995	Orbit	Trade Paperback	Novel	Mark Salwowski	371
Use of Weapons	1995	Orbit	Trade Paperback	Novel	Keith Scaife	368
Use of Weapons	1996	Orbit	Trade Paperback	Novel	Mark Salwowski	371
Use of Weapons	1996	Orbit	Trade Paperback	Novel	Mark Salwowski	371
Use of Weapons	1998	Orbit	Trade Paperback	Novel	Mark Salwowski	368
Use of Weapons	1999	Orbit	Trade Paperback	Novel	Mark Salwowski	371
Use of Weapons	2005	Orbit	Trade Paperback	Novel	Blacksheep	411
Use of Weapons	2006	Orbit	Trade Paperback	Novel	Blacksheep	411
Use of Weapons	2007	Orbit	Trade Paperback	Novel	Blacksheep	411
Use of Weapons	2008	Orbit (US)	Trade Paperback	Novel	Blacksheep	486
Use of Weapons	2008	Orbit	eBook	Novel	Blacksheep
Use of Weapons	2008	Orbit (US)	eBook	Novel	Blacksheep
Use of Weapons	2012	Orbit	Trade Paperback	Novel	Blacksheep	411
Use of Weapons	2013	Hachette Audio	digital audio download	Novel	Blacksheep
Use of Weapons	2020	Subterranean Press	Hardcover	Novel	Blacksheep	vi+437
Use of Weapons	2023	Orbit	Trade Paperback	Novel		432
Use of Weapons	2025	The Folio Society	Hardcover	Novel	Dániel Taylor	464