| 2025 | Alien Clay | Philip K. Dick Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Special Citation · Paperback Original | |
| 2025 | Alien Clay | Hugo Award (book categories) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Novel | |
| 2025 | Service Model | Hugo Award (book categories) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Novel | |
| 2025 | Alien Clay | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · SF Novel | |
| 2025 | Service Model | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · SF Novel | |
| 2025 | Service Model | Arthur C. Clarke Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Novel | |
| 2025 | Shroud | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Science Fiction | |
| 2025 | Shroud | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · SF/Fantasy | |
| 2024 | City of Last Chances | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fantasy Novel | |
| 2024 | Lords of Uncreation | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · SF Novel | |
| 2024 | Service Model | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Science Fiction | |
| 2024 | Alien Clay | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | Alien Clay | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fantasy, Horror & Sci-Fi | |
| 2024 | Service Model | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · SF/Fantasy | |
| 2023 | Ogres | Hugo Award (book categories) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Novella | |
| 2023 | Eyes of the Void | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · SF Novel | |
| 2023 | Children of Memory | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Science Fiction | |
| 2022 | City of Last Chances | BSFA Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Novel | |
| 2022 | Elder Race | Hugo Award (book categories) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Novella | |
| 2022 | Shards of Earth | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · SF Novel | |
| 2021 | Shards of Earth | BSFA Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Novel | |
| 2021 | The Doors of Eden | Philip K. Dick Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Paperback Original | |
| 2021 | Shards of Earth | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Science Fiction | |
| 2021 | Shards of Earth | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science fiction and fantasy | |
| 2020 | The Doors of Eden | BSFA Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Best Novel | |
| 2020 | Cage of Souls | Arthur C. Clarke Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Novel | |
| 2020 | The Doors of Eden | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science Fiction & Fantasy | |
| 2019 | Children of Ruin | BSFA Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Novel | |
| 2019 | Children of Ruin | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Science Fiction | |
| 2017 | The Tiger and the Wolf | British Fantasy Award (Novel) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fantasy Novel | |
| 2016 | Children of Time | Arthur C. Clarke Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Novel | |
| 2016 | Guns of the Dawn | British Fantasy Award (Novel) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fantasy Novel | |