The 2015 edition from Subterranean Press includes three additional, previously uncollected, stories.
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Bram Stoker Award | Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1990 | Locus Poll Award | Best Collection | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1990 | World Fantasy Award | Best Collection | Nominee/Finalist |
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1989 |
|
Blue World and Other Stories | Grafton | Collection | |
| April 1989 |
|
Blue World and Other Stories | Grafton | Collection | |
| April 1990 |
|
Blue World | Pocket Books | Collection | |
| May 1990 |
|
Blue World | Grafton | Collection | |
| October 2011 |
|
Blue World | Open Road Integrated Media | Collection | |
| August 2015 |
|
Blue World | Subterranean Press | Collection | |
| August 2015 |
|
Blue World | Subterranean Press | Collection |