Necropolis received a 1981 nomination for the Locus Award Best Fantasy novel category.
Emmy Award | Grammy Award | Tony Award | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film | National Book Award | Daytime Emmy Award | Juno Award | Obie Award | Golden Globe Award | Primetime Emmy Award | Drama Desk Award | César Award | Academy Award for Best Picture | Edgar Award | Konex Award | Academy Award for Best Visual Effects | Academy Award for Best Original Song | Eisner Award | Latin Grammy Award | Hugo Award | Peabody Award | Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance | award | Academy Award for Best Actress | National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam | BAFTA Award for Best Film | Award | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress | Academy Award for Best Cinematography | Cy Young Award |
Her first published novel, A Telling of Stars, was a finalist at the 2004 Prix Aurora Awards and nominated for the 2004 Locus Awards.
It has the distinction of finishing second in four different awards for best SF/fantasy novel of 2002 – the Hugo, the Locus, the John W. Campbell Award, and the Arthur C. Clarke Award – each time finishing behind a different book.