The original DC Comics series was nominated for the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards for Favorite Limited Series for 1998 and 1999.[8][9] The collected edition of the series was also nominated for the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Reprint Graphic Album for 1999.[8]
In 1999, the Mythopoeic Society awarded it the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature.[10] The novel was nominated for the Locus Award that same year.[11] In 2000, it received an Alex Award from the American Library Association.[12]
