| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Locus Poll Award | Best First Novel | Winner |
| 1985 | Locus Poll Award | Best SF Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1985 | Nebula Award | Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1985 | Philip K. Dick Award | Philip K. Dick Award | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1985 | SF Chronicle Award | Novel | Runner-up |
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1984 |
|
The Wild Shore | Ace Science Fiction Books | Novel | 1 |
| August 1984 | The Wild Shore | Ace Books | Novel | 3 | |
| June 1985 |
|
The Wild Shore | Orbit | Novel | 3 |
| November 1985 |
|
The Wild Shore | Ace Books | Novel | 3 |
| June 1986 |
|
The Wild Shore | Macdonald | Novel | 3 |
| August 1986 |
|
The Wild Shore | Ace Science Fiction Books | Novel | 3 |
| January 1995 |
|
The Wild Shore | HarperCollins (UK) | Novel | |
| May 1995 |
|
The Wild Shore | Orb | Novel | 1 |
| January 2013 |
|
The Wild Shore | Orb | Novel | 1 |
| December 2013 |
|
The Wild Shore | Orb | Novel | |
| February 2015 |
|
The Wild Shore | Skyboat Media | Novel | |
| March 2015 |
|
The Wild Shore | Skyboat Media | Novel | |
| March 2015 |
|
The Wild Shore | Skyboat Media | Novel | |
| March 2015 |
|
The Wild Shore | Skyboat Media and Blackstone Audio | Novel | |
| February 2020 |
|
Three Californias | Tor | Omnibus | 13 |
| February 2020 |
|
Three Californias | Tor | Omnibus | |1 |