Fred Saberhagen

Born:	May 18, 1930(1930-05-18) Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died:	June 29, 2007 (aged 77) Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Occupation:	Author
Nationality:	American
Writing period:	1964 - 2005
Genres:	Fantasy, Science Fiction
Debut works:	The Golden People
Website:	Official site

Fred Thomas Saberhagen (May 18, 1930–June 29, 2007^[1][2]) was a Chicago-born American science fiction and fantasy fiction author most famous for his Berserker series of science fiction stories. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 526 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1496 × 1704 pixel, file size: 1. ... is the 138th day of the year (139th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Illinois. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Mexico. ... “Albuquerque” redirects here. ... This article is about work. ... In English usage, nationality is the legal relationship between a person and a country. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... A literary genre is one of the divisions of literature into genres according to particular criteria such as literary technique, tone, or content. ... is the 138th day of the year (139th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... For other definitions of fantasy see fantasy (psychology). ... Fred Saberhagens Berserker series is a space opera in which robotic self_replicating machines intend to destroy all organic life. ...

He also wrote a series of vampire novels in which the vampires (including the famous Dracula) are the protagonists, and a series of post-apocalyptic mytho-magical novels beginning with his popular Empire of the East and continuing through a long series of Swords and Lost Swords novels. Saberhagen died of cancer, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.^[3] Philip Burne-Jones, The Vampire, 1897 Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings that subsist on human and/or animal lifeforce. ... This article is about the novel. ... “Albuquerque” redirects here. ...

Published works

Video Games: WIZARD WAR. Includes a specially written story by Fred Saberhagen. Strategy, battles, and magic. Designed by Lloyd Johnson.

Dracula sequence

Saberhagen's Dracula novels are based on the premise that vampires are morally equal to normal humans: they have the power to do good or evil, it is their choice. The first in the series "The Dracula Tape" is the story of Bram Stoker's "Dracula" told from Dracula's point of view. As the continuation of the series makes obvious, in this version, Dracula survives the best efforts of Harker, Van Helsing and company, who are portrayed largely as bungling fools. In later novels Dracula interacts with other literary characters including Sherlock Holmes and Merlin. This series was often listed in Ace promotional materials as "The New Dracula."

1. The Dracula Tape (1975)

2. The Holmes-Dracula File (1978)

3. An Old Friend of the Family (1979)

4. Thorn (1980)

5. Dominion (1982)

• "From the Tree of Time" (1982) (short story)

6. A Matter of Taste (1990)

7. A Question of Time (1992)

8. Seance for a Vampire (1994)

9. A Sharpness on the Neck (1996)

• Vlad Tapes (2000) (omnibus of 2 previous books)

• "Box Number Fifty" (2001) (short story)

10. A Coldness in the Blood (2002)

Ardneh sequence

Empire of the East

1. The Broken Lands (1968)
2. The Black Mountains (1971)
3. Changeling Earth (1973) also as Ardneh's World

• Ardneh's Sword (May 2006)

Volumes 1-3 were also published in a heavily-revised omnibus form as Empire of the East in 1979, 1990, and 2005.

Books of the Swords

1. The First Book of Swords (1983)
2. The Second Book of Swords (1983)
3. The Third Book of Swords (1984)

The Books of the Swords is collectively a sci-fi/fantasy novel series written by Fred Saberhagen. ...

Books of Lost Swords

1. Woundhealer's Story (1986)
2. Sightblinder's Story (1987)
3. Stonecutter's Story (1988)
4. Farslayer's Story (1989)
5. Coinspinner's Story (1989)
6. Mindsword's Story (1990)
7. Wayfinder's Story (1992)
8. Shieldbreaker's Story (1994) (actually subtitled The Last Book of Swords)

The Books of the Swords is collectively a sci-fi/ fantasy novel series written by Fred_Saberhagen. ...

Short Story Anthologies

1. An Armory of Swords (1995) (original anthology edited by Saberhagen)

Berserker sequence

Saberhagen, Hallowe'en, 2005.

The Berserker stories tell about an ongoing war between humanity and the Berserkers. Saberhagen's Berserkers are Von Neumann probes programmed with one main objective: Destroy all life. After destroying both their creators and the opposing side in a long-ago galactic war, the self-replicating Berserkers have continued to wipe out all forms of life that they encounter in the Milky Way, which leads to the cooperation and coordination of most of the sentient races in major attempts to defeat them. Humankind, although relatively new to the galactic scene, is a major player because of their aggressive nature. The series spans a large range of both time and space, and so has less plot continuity than Saberhagen's other series. Fred Saberhagens Berserker series is a space opera in which robotic self_replicating machines intend to destroy all organic life. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 406 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (508 × 750 pixel, file size: 381 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 406 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (508 × 750 pixel, file size: 381 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Halloween (disambiguation). ... A von Neumann probe is a specific example of a hypothetical concept based on the work of Hungarian-born American mathematician and physicist John von Neumann. ...

1. Berserker (1967) (short fiction collection)

2. Brother Assassin (1969) a.k.a. Brother Berserker;(available online) as a Baen Free Sample from the Berserker Man omnibus

3. Berserker's Planet (magazine serialization 1974; 1975)

4. Berserker Man (1979)

5. The Ultimate Enemy (1979) (short fiction collection) a.k.a. Berserkers: The Ultimate Enemy

• The Berserker Wars (1981) (short fiction collection; only 2 original/uncollected stories);

(available online) as a Baen Free Sample from Berserker Death omnibus

6. Berserker Base (1985) Anthology with several guest authors, Saberhagen wrote the overarching story in segments between the others.

7. The Berserker Throne (1985);(available online) from the Baen Free Library

8. Berserker: Blue Death (1985)

• The Berserker Attack (1987) (short fiction collection; no original/uncollected stories)
• Berserker Lies (1991) (short fiction collection; one original story)

9. Berserker Kill (1993)

10. Berserker Fury (1997)

11. Shiva in Steel (1998)

• Berserkers: The Beginning (1998) (omnibus of 2 previous collections)

12. Berserker's Star (2003)

13. Berserker Prime (2003)

• Berserker Man: Mega Book (2004) (omnibus of 4 previous books)

• Berserker Death: Mega Book (2005) (omnibus of 3 previous books)

14. Rogue Berserker (2005)

Books of the Gods

1. The Face of Apollo (1998)
2. Ariadne's Web (1999)
3. The Arms of Hercules (2000)
4. God of the Golden Fleece (2001)
5. Gods of Fire and Thunder (2002)

Boris Brazil series

• "Planeteer" (1961)

1. The Golden People (1964, heavily revised 1984)
2. The Water of Thought (1965, heavily revised 1981)

Pilgrim, the Flying Dutchman of Time series

1. Pyramids (1987)
2. After the Fact (1988)

• Pilgrim (1997) (omnibus of both novels)

Non-series Novels

• The Veils of Azlaroc (1978)
• Love Conquers All (magazine serialization 1974-1975; 1979)
• The Mask of the Sun (1981)
• Coils (with Roger Zelazny) (1981)
• Specimens (1981)
• Octagon (1981)
• A Century of Progress (1983)
• The Frankenstein Papers (1986)
• The White Bull (1988) front cover incorrectly suggests that this is third Pilgrim novel
• The Black Throne (with Roger Zelazny) (1990)
• Bram Stoker's Dracula (with James V. Hart) (1992) Novelization of the Francis Ford Coppola film.
• Dancing Bears (1995)
• Merlin's Bones (1995)
• The Arrival (Earth Final Conflict) (1999)

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Non-series Collections

• The Book of Saberhagen (1975)
• Earth Descended (1981)
• Saberhagen: My Best (1987)

Non-series Anthologies

• A Spadeful of Spacetime (1981) (reprint anthology)
• Pawn to Infinity (1982) (reprint anthology, with Joan Saberhagen)
• Machines That Kill (1984) (reprint anthology, with Martin H. Greenberg)

References

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Fred Saberhagen

• Official site
• Fred Saberhagen at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Obituary from the Albuquerque Tribune
• Fred Saberhagen's online fiction at Free Speculative Fiction Online; includes Brother Assassin, The Berserker Wars and The Berserker Throne