Based on the novella "The Kragen" (1964).
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Nebula Award | Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1988 | Prometheus Award | Prometheus Hall of Fame Award | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1994 | Prometheus Award | Prometheus Hall of Fame Award | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1995 | Prometheus Award | Prometheus Hall of Fame Award | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1996 | Prometheus Award | Prometheus Hall of Fame Award | Nominee/Finalist |
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1966 |
|
The Blue World | Ballantine Books | Novel | 7 |
| May 1976 |
|
The Blue World | Mayflower | Novel | 7 |
| February 1977 |
|
The Blue World | Mayflower | Novel | |
| April 1977 |
|
The Blue World | Del Rey / Ballantine | Novel | 7 |
| April 1977 |
|
The Blue World | Del Rey / Ballantine | Novel | |
| August 1979 |
|
The Blue World | Underwood-Miller | Novel | |
| April 1983 |
|
The Blue World | DAW Books | Novel | |
| April 1983 |
|
The Blue World | DAW Books / New American Library of Canada | Novel | 5 |
| March 1987 |
|
The Blue World | Grafton | Novel | |
| March 2003 |
|
The Blue World | Gollancz | Novel | 7 |
| 2005 |
|
The Blue World | Vance Integral Edition | Novel | 1 |
| September 2011 |
|
The Blue World | Gateway / Orion | Novel | |
| May 2012 |
|
The Blue World | Spatterlight Press | Novel | |
| October 2013 |
|
Big Planet / The Blue World / The Dragon Masters and Other Stories | Gollancz / Orion | Omnibus | 127 |
| April 2016 |
|
The Blue World | Spatterlight Press | Novel |