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Fred Saberhagen
Born(1930-05-18)May 18, 1930
Illinois Chicago, Illinois, United States
DiedJune 29, 2007(2007-06-29) (aged 77)
New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
OccupationAuthor
NationalityUnited States American
Period1964 - 2005
GenreFantasy, Science Fiction
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.

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]

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 Swords

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

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)


Short Story Anthologies

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

Berserker sequence

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. The series spans a large range of both time and space, and so has less plot continuity than Saberhagen's other series.

1. Berserker (1967) (short fiction collection)

2. Brother Assassin (1969) a.k.a. Brother Berserker

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

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

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

7. The Berserker Throne (1985)

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 (2004) (omnibus of 4 previous books)
  • Berserker Death (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)

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

  1. ^ "Locus Online". 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2007-07-02. SF and fantasy writer Fred Saberhagen, born 1930, died June 29, 2007, at the age of 77. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ "New Mexico Author Dies". KOAT-TV. 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2007-07-03. Noted Albuquerque author Fred Saberhagen has died. The sciience [sic] ficton author lost his battle with cancer on Friday. Saberhagen wrote many novels, including the popular "Book of Swords'" and "Berserker" series. He was 77 years [sic] old. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ Associated Press (2007-07-04). "Science fiction, fantasy writer dead at 77". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved 2007-07-05. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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