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| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | John W. Campbell Memorial Award | Best Science Fiction Novel | Runner-up |
| 1973 | Locus Poll Award | Best SF Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1972 |
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The Listeners | Charles Scribner's Sons | Collection | |
| December 1972 |
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The Listeners | Charles Scribner's Sons / SFBC | Collection | |
| November 1974 |
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The Listeners | Signet / New American Library | Collection | |
| January 1978 |
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Progetto Stelle | Armenia Editore | Collection | |
| May 1978 |
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The Listeners | Arrow Books | Collection | |
| February 1983 |
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Die Horcher | Heyne | Collection | |
| May 1985 |
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The Listeners | Del Rey / Ballantine | Collection | |
| May 1985 |
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The Listeners | Del Rey / Ballantine | Collection | |
| August 1991 |
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The Listeners | The Easton Press | Collection | |
| January 2004 |
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The Listeners | BenBella Books | Collection | |
| September 2008 |
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Gli ascoltatori | Mondadori | Collection | |
| July 2012 |
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The Listeners | Gateway / Orion | Collection | |
| April 2014 |
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The Listeners | Open Road Integrated Media | Collection | |
| May 2017 |
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The Listeners | Reputation Books | Collection | |
| September 2021 |
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The Listeners | Reputation Books | Collection | |
| September 2021 |
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The Listeners | Reputation Books | Collection |