Young Kivrin really, really wants to travel back to 1320 and doesn't listen to advice. James reluctantly has trained her for the trip but remains nervous. After she is sent back, one of the technicians in modern times falls very ill, as does Kivrin. Neither case can be the plague. Impossible.
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | British Science Fiction Award | Best Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1993 | Arthur C. Clarke Award | Best Science Fiction Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1993 | Hugo Award | Best Novel | Winner |
| 1993 | Locus Poll Award | Best SF Novel | Winner |
| 1993 | Mythopoeic Award | Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1993 | Nebula Award | Novel | Winner |
| 1993 | SF Chronicle Award | Novel | Runner-up |
| 2012 | Locus Online | 20th Century Science Fiction Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1992 |
|
Doomsday Book | Bantam Spectra | Novel | 3 |
| July 1992 |
|
Doomsday Book | Bantam Spectra | Novel | 1 |
| September 1992 |
|
Doomsday Book | Bantam Spectra / SFBC | Novel | |
| November 1992 |
|
Doomsday Book | New English Library | Novel | |
| 1993 |
|
Hugo and Nebula Anthology 1993 | ClariNet Communications Corp. | Anthology | |2.03 |
| May 1993 |
|
Die Jahre des Schwarzen Todes | Heyne | Novel | |
| August 1993 |
|
Doomsday Book | New English Library | Novel | |
| September 1993 |
|
Doomsday Book | Bantam Spectra | Novel | 3 |
| June 1994 |
|
L'anno del contagio | Editrice Nord | Novel | 3 |
| July 1994 |
|
Doomsday Book | Bantam Spectra | Novel | |
| August 1994 |
|
Le grand livre | J'ai Lu | Novel | |
| October 1994 |
|
El libro del día del Juicio Final | Ediciones B | Novel | |
| January 1995 |
|
Le grand livre | J'ai Lu | Novel | |
| January 1996 |
|
L'anno del contagio | Editrice Nord | Novel | |
| December 1996 |
|
Le grand livre | J'ai Lu | Novel | |
| 2000 |
|
Doomsday Book | Bantam Spectra | Novel | |
| 2000 | Tuomiopäivän kirja | Otava | Novel | ||
| 2001 |
|
Doomsday Book | The Easton Press | Novel | 1|4 |
| 2001 |
|
O dia do juízo final | Publicações Europa-América | Novel | |
| 2004 |
|
Doomsday Book | Editura Pygmalion | Novel | |
| August 2007 |
|
Doomsday Book | Science Fiction Book Club | Novel | |
| March 2008 |
|
Doomsday Book | Recorded Books | Novel | |
| October 2008 |
|
Doomsday Book | Paw Prints | Novel | |
| December 2011 |
|
Die Jahre des Schwarzen Todes | Heyne | Novel | |
| November 2012 |
|
Doomsday Book | Gollancz / Orion | Novel | 1 |
| November 2012 |
|
Doomsday Book | Gollancz / Orion | Novel | |
| 2014 |
|
Cartea Judecății de Apoi | Editura Nemira | Novel | |
| October 2014 |
|
Le grand livre suivi de Sans parler du chien | J'ai Lu | Omnibus | 11 |
| 2015 | Doomsday Book | The Easton Press | Novel | ||
| December 2016 |
|
Le grand livre | J'ai Lu | Novel | |
| June 2017 |
|
O livro do juízo final | Suma de Letras | Novel | |
| May 2021 |
|
Doomsday Book | Subterranean Press | Novel | |
| October 2023 |
|
Doomsday Book | Del Rey | Novel |