| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Hugo Award | Best Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1973 | Locus Poll Award | Best SF Novel | Runner-up |
| 1973 | Nebula Award | Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1971 |
|
The Book of Skulls | Charles Scribner's Sons | Novel | |
| September 1972 |
|
The Book of Skulls | Signet / New American Library | Novel | 7 |
| May 1975 |
|
Le livre des crânes | OPTA | Novel | |
| October 1975 |
|
Vacanze nel deserto | Dall'Oglio | Novel | |
| 1976 |
|
Het boek der schedelen | Scala | Novel | 5 |
| September 1978 |
|
The Book of Skulls | Gollancz | Novel | |
| March 1979 |
|
The Book of Skulls | Berkley Books | Novel | 1 |
| October 1980 |
|
Bruderschaft der Unsterblichen | Moewig | Novel | 9 |
| August 1981 |
|
The Book of Skulls | Coronet Books | Novel | |
| January 1983 |
|
The Book of Skulls | Bantam Books | Novel | 1 |
| January 1984 |
|
Le livre des crânes | Presses Pocket | Novel | 7 |
| July 1987 |
|
The Book of Skulls | New English Library | Novel | |
| December 1989 |
|
Le livre des crânes | Presses Pocket | Novel | |
| 1990 | Knjiga Lobanja | Novel | |||
| June 1991 |
|
The Book of Skulls / Nightwings / Dying Inside | Quality Paperback Book Club | Omnibus | |
| July 1991 |
|
Vacanze nel deserto | Mondadori | Novel | 13 |
| December 1999 |
|
The Book of Skulls | Millennium / Orion | Novel | |
| 2000 |
|
The Book of Skulls | Millennium / Orion | Novel | |
| 2004 |
|
The Book of Skulls | Gollancz / Orion | Novel | |
| April 2004 |
|
Le livre des crânes | Le Livre de Poche | Novel | |15 |
| October 2004 |
|
Il libro dei teschi | Fazi | Novel | 9 |
| February 2006 |
|
The Book of Skulls | Del Rey / Ballantine | Novel | |
| September 2011 |
|
The Book of Skulls | Gateway / Orion | Novel | |
| May 2016 |
|
The Book of Skulls | Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio | Novel | |
| May 2018 |
|
The Book of Skulls | Open Road Integrated Media | Novel | |
| March 2019 |
|
The Book of Skulls | Centipede Press | Novel | |
| March 2024 |
|
The Book of Skulls | Three Ravens Publishing | Novel | |
| February 2025 |
|
The Book of Skulls | W. F. Howes | Novel |