| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | British Science Fiction Award | Best Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1991 | Arthur C. Clarke Award | Best Science Fiction Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| 2012 | Locus Online | 20th Century Science Fiction Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1990 |
|
Use of Weapons | Orbit | Novel | |
| March 1991 |
|
Use of Weapons | Orbit | Novel | |
| October 1991 |
|
La guerra di Zakalwe | Editrice Nord | Novel | |
| 1992 |
|
Einsatz der Waffen | Heyne | Novel | |
| February 1992 |
|
L'usage des armes | Robert Laffont | Novel | |
| March 1992 | Use of Weapons | Orbit | Novel | ||
| April 1992 |
|
Use of Weapons | Bantam Spectra | Novel | |
| 1994 |
|
Use of Weapons | Orbit | Novel | 3 |
| 1994 |
|
Use of Weapons | Orbit | Novel | 3 |
| 1995 | Use of Weapons | Orbit | Novel | ||
| 1995 |
|
Use of Weapons | Orbit | Novel | 3 |
| 1996 |
|
Use of Weapons | Orbit | Novel | |
| February 1996 |
|
Use of Weapons | Orbit | Novel | |
| November 1996 |
|
L'usage des armes | Le Livre de Poche | Novel | 13 |
| 1998 |
|
Use of Weapons | Orbit | Novel | 3 |
| 1999 |
|
Use of Weapons | Orbit | Novel | |
| January 2001 |
|
L'usage des armes | Le Livre de Poche | Novel | 13 |
| 2004 |
|
Das Kultur-Spiel | Heyne | Omnibus | |
| 2005 |
|
Use of Weapons | Orbit | Novel | |
| October 2005 |
|
L'usage des armes | Robert Laffont | Novel | |
| 2006 |
|
Use of Weapons | Orbit | Novel | |
| 2006 |
|
Fegyver a kézben | Agave Könyvek | Novel | |
| 2007 |
|
Use of Weapons | Orbit | Novel | |
| July 2008 |
|
Use of Weapons | Orbit (US) | Novel | |
| September 2008 |
|
Use of Weapons | Orbit | Novel | |
| December 2008 |
|
Use of Weapons | Orbit (US) | Novel | |
| 2012 |
|
Use of Weapons | Orbit | Novel | |
| 2012 | Das Kultur-Spiel | Random House | Omnibus | ||
| October 2012 |
|
Iain M. Banks Culture - 25th Anniversary Box Set | Orbit | Omnibus | |
| November 2012 |
|
The Culture | Orbit (US) | Omnibus | |
| April 2013 |
|
Use of Weapons | Hachette Audio | Novel | |
| September 2016 |
|
Folosirea armelor | Editura Nemira | Novel | |
| 2020 |
|
Use of Weapons | Subterranean Press | Novel | |
| November 2023 |
|
Use of Weapons | Orbit | Novel | |
| May 2025 | Use of Weapons | The Folio Society | Novel |