Parts appeared earlier in a slightly different form. Part I, The Postman, Asimov's, Nov 1982, Part II, Cyclops, Asimov's, Mar 1984.
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Hugo Award | Best Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1986 | John W. Campbell Memorial Award | Best Science Fiction Novel | Winner |
| 1986 | Locus Poll Award | Best SF Novel | Winner |
| 1986 | Nebula Award | Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1986 | SF Chronicle Award | Novel | Runner-up |
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1985 |
|
The Postman | Bantam Spectra | Novel | 5 |
| November 1986 |
|
The Postman | Bantam Books | Novel | [9] |
| January 1987 |
|
The Postman | Bantam Books (UK) | Novel | |
| March 1987 |
|
Il simbolo della rinascita | Editrice Nord | Novel | |
| September 1987 |
|
Le facteur | J'ai Lu | Novel | 5 |
| August 1988 | The Postman | Bantam Spectra | Novel | ||
| 1989 |
|
Gordons Berufung | Heyne | Novel | |
| April 1989 |
|
Le facteur | J'ai Lu | Novel | |
| December 1992 |
|
Le facteur | J'ai Lu | Novel | |
| 1993 |
|
The Postman | The Easton Press | Novel | 1 |
| 1993 |
|
Postașul vine după apocalips | Editura Baricada | Novel | |
| September 1994 |
|
The Postman | Bantam Spectra | Novel | 1 |
| March 1995 |
|
L'uomo del giorno dopo -The Postman- | Editrice Nord | Novel | |
| 1996 | Listonosz | Zysk i S-ka Wydawnictwo | Novel | ||
| June 1996 |
|
Tussen twee werelden (The postman) | Meulenhoff | Novel | |
| July 1997 |
|
The Postman | Orbit | Novel | |
| December 1997 |
|
The Postman | Bantam Spectra | Novel | 1 |
| 1998 | A jövő hírnöke | Szukits Könyvkiadó | Novel | ||
| 1998 |
|
Postman | Heyne | Novel | |
| January 1998 |
|
The Postman | Bantam Spectra / SFBC | Novel | |
| January 1998 |
|
Postman (Le facteur) | J'ai Lu | Novel | |
| February 1998 |
|
The Postman | Orbit | Novel | |
| January 2010 |
|
The Postman | Bantam Spectra | Novel | |
| December 2011 |
|
The Postman | Orbit | Novel | |
| November 2012 |
|
The Postman | Orbit | Novel | |
| 2013 |
|
Poștașul | Editura Paladin | Novel | |
| 2019 | The Postman | The Easton Press | Novel | ||
| July 2020 |
|
The Postman | David Brin | Novel | |
| August 2020 |
|
The Postman | David Brin | Novel | |
| December 2020 |
|
The Postman | Blackstone Publishing | Novel | |
| March 2021 |
|
The Postman | Blackstone Publishing | Novel |