| 2020 | Battle Ground | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fantasy | |
| 2020 | Peace Talks | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fantasy | |
| 2019 | Brief Cases | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Collection | |
| 2016 | The Aeronaut's Windlass | Hugo Award (book categories) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Novel | |
| 2015 | Skin Game | Hugo Award (book categories) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Novel | |
| 2015 | The Aeronaut's Windlass | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fantasy | |
| 2015 | The Aeronaut's Windlass | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Fiction | |
| 2014 | Skin Game | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Fantasy | |
| 2014 | Skin Game | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: More Fiction | |
| 2013 | Cold Days | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Paranormal Fantasy | |
| 2011 | Ghost Story | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Goodreads Author | |
| 2011 | Ghost Story | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Paranormal Fantasy | |
| 2010 | Side Jobs | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | The Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle | Hugo Award (book categories) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Graphic Story | |