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Fred Saberhagen Fred Thomas Saberhagen (May 18, 1930 – June 29, 2007) was an American science fiction and fantasy author most famous for his ''Berserker'' series of science fiction short stories and novels. Saberhagen also wrote a series of vampire novels in ...

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The Dracula Series

Saberhagen was inspired to write the first novel in the series, ''The Dracula Tape'', as a result of "re-reading Stoker's original, and being struck by the fact that this titanic character was hardly ever on stage, though of course central to the book. Naturally in my contrarian way I wondered what he was really doing and thinking while the other characters made their plans to hunt him down, and as soon as I started listening for his voice, I heard it." 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 Dracula Tape'' is the story of

Bram Stoker Abraham Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) was an Irish author who is celebrated for his 1897 Gothic horror novel '' Dracula''. During his lifetime, he was better known as the personal assistant of actor Sir Henry Irving and busine ...

's ''

Dracula ''Dracula'' is a novel by Bram Stoker, published in 1897. As an epistolary novel, the narrative is related through letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles. It has no single protagonist, but opens with solicitor Jonathan Harker taking ...

'' told from

's point of view. Saberhagen depicts Dracula as the historical ''

voivode Voivode (, also spelled ''voievod'', ''voevod'', ''voivoda'', ''vojvoda'' or ''wojewoda'') is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the me ...

'' Vlad Ţepeş (known as ''Drakulya'', meaning "Dragon") who, in Saberhagen's stories, became a vampire after being assassinated. According to the character, he refused to die "by a transcendent act of will", but it is apparent that even he is uncertain how he really became a vampire. Most vampires in the series are created when a human drinks the blood of another vampire, which he claims he never did. In this version, Dracula survives the best efforts of Harker, Van Helsing, and company, who are portrayed largely as bungling fools; Van Helsing in particular is seen as sacrilegious, manipulative, and not as knowledgeable about vampires as he believes himself to be. ("Imbecile is one of the most charitable names that I can find for him.") Dracula is depicted as violent and ill-tempered but nonetheless bound by his own sense of honor and loyalty to his loved ones. Dracula, in his mortal life, fought the encroachment of the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

into Europe. ("Why, there is hardly a foot of soil in all this region which has not been enriched by the blood of men, patriots or invaders.") In later novels, Dracula interacts with other literary characters, including

Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a " consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and ...

. This series was often listed in Ace promotional materials as "The ''New'' Dracula", but the flyleaf of the Tor editions of the books published from ''A Matter of Taste'' onwards list the other books in the series under the heading "The Dracula Series". His success with this series was such that he was hired to write the novelization of the 1992 movie '' Bram Stoker's Dracula''. # ''The Dracula Tape'' (Warner June 1975/Ace January 1980) # ''The Holmes-Dracula File'' (Ace November 1978) (Note: ''Seance for a Vampire'', set in 1903, is next in the reading order.) # ''An Old Friend of the Family'' (Ace June 1979) # ''Thorn'' (Ace September 1980; text restored and/or revised: Tor February 1990) # ''Dominion'' (Tor June 1982) :* "From the Tree of Time" (short story), in: ''Sorcerer's Apprentice'' #14 1982; also in ''The Vampire Tales'' (JSS Literary Productions 2019)

''A Matter of Taste'' (Tor July 1990)
''A Question of Time'' (Tor May 1992)
''
Seance for a Vampire ''Seance for a Vampire'' is a 1994 horror mystery pastiche novel written by Fred Saberhagen, featuring Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, alongside a re-imagined version of Count Dracula, here a heroic protagonist. The book is alternately narr ...
'' (Tor June 1994); republished as ''The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Seance for a Vampire'' (Titan Books, June 2010)
''A Sharpness on the Neck'' (Tor October 1996)

:* "Box Number Fifty" (short story), in: ''Dracula in London'', ed. P. N. Elrod (Ace November 2001); also in ''The Vampire Tales'' (JSS Literary Productions 2019)

''A Coldness In the Blood'' (Tor October 2002)

Volumes 3 & 4 were reprinted in an omnibus version called ''Vlad Tapes'' (Baen July 2000)

The Ardneh sequence

The Empire of the East series

#''The Broken Lands'' (Ace 1968) #''The Black Mountains'' (Ace 1971) #''Changeling Earth'' (DAW February 1973); revised as ''Ardneh's World'' for 1979 printing, see below #''Ardneh's Sword'' (Tor May 2006) Volumes 1, 2 & 3 were later republished in a heavily revised omnibus version called ''

Empire of the East ''Empire of the East'' is a novel by Fred Saberhagen published in 1979. Plot summary ''Empire of the East'' is a novel in which the East rules the West in the far future. Reception Dave Langford reviewed ''Empire of the East'' for ''White Dwarf'' ...

'' (Ace October 1979)

The Books of Swords

#''The First Book of Swords'' (Tor March 1983) #''The Second Book of Swords'' (Tor November 1983) #''The Third Book of Swords'' (Tor August 1984) The three volumes were reprinted in an omnibus version called ''The Complete Book of Swords'' (SFBC/Nelson Doubleday January 1985), later called ''The First Swords'' (Tor February 1999)

The Books of Lost Swords

#''Woundhealer's Story: The First Book of Lost Swords'' (Tor October 1986) #''Sightblinder's Story: The Second Book of Lost Swords'' (Tor November 1987) #''Stonecutter's Story: The Third Book of Lost Swords'' (Tor May 1988) #''Farslayer's Story: The Fourth Book of Lost Swords'' (Tor July 1989) #''Coinspinner's Story: The Fifth Book of Lost Swords'' (Tor December 1989) #''Mindsword's Story: The Sixth Book of Lost Swords'' (Tor December 1990) #''Wayfinder's Story: The Seventh Book of Lost Swords'' (Tor June 1992) #''Shieldbreaker's Story: The Last Book of Swords'' (Tor February 1994) Volumes 1, 2 & 3 were reprinted in an omnibus version called ''The Lost Swords: The First Triad'' (SFBC/Nelson Doubleday September 1988); Volumes 4, 5 & 6 were reprinted in a second omnibus version called ''The Lost Swords: The Second Triad'' (Tor/SFBC May 1991); Volumes 7 & 8 were reprinted in a third and final omnibus version called ''The Lost Swords: Endgame'' (SFBC/GuildAmerica Books June 1994)

Original ''Swords'' anthology

*''An Armory of Swords'' (Tor June 1995), an original anthology of ''Swords'' tales edited by Saberhagen: # "Blind Man's Blade" (novelette) # "Woundhealer",

Walter Jon Williams Walter Jon Williams (born October 28, 1953) is an American writer, primarily of science fiction. Previously he wrote nautical adventure fiction under the name Jon Williams, in particular, ''Privateers and Gentlemen'' (1981–1984), a series of hi ...

(novelette) # "Fealty", Gene Bostwick (novelette) # "Dragon Debt",

Robert E. Vardeman Robert Edward Vardeman (sometimes called Vardebob) (born 1947) is an American science fiction fan and writer. Career Robert E. Vardeman was born in Mineral Wells, Texas, but is a longtime resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico. He graduated from ...

(novelette) # "The Sword of Aren-Nath" (novelette) # "Glad Yule", Pati Nagle (novella) # "Luck of the Draw",

Michael A. Stackpole Michael Austin Stackpole (born November 27, 1957) is an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for his '' Star Wars'' and ''BattleTech'' books. He was born in Wausau, Wisconsin, but raised in Vermont. He has a BA in history from ...

(novelette) # "Stealth and the Lady",

Sage Walker Sage Walker is an American science-fiction writer based in New Mexico. She contributed to the ''Wild Cards'' series and won the Locus Award in 1997 for her debut novel, ''Whiteout''. She was one of several science fiction authors who attended a 200 ...

(novelette)

The Berserker series

The Berserker stories tell about an ongoing war between humanity and the Berserkers. Saberhagen's Berserkers are self-replicating war machines 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 its aggressive nature. The series spans a large range of both time and space, and so has less plot continuity than Saberhagen's other series.

''Berserker'' (Ballantine January 1967/Ace September 1978) (short fiction collection)
''Brother Assassin'' (Ballantine January 1969) / as ''Brother Berserker'' (Macdonald February 1969/Ace December 1978)
read online
book version of the following linked novellas:

::*"Stone Man" (novella) ''Worlds of Tomorrow'' May 1967 ::*"The Winged Helmet“ (novella) ''If'' August 1967 ::*"Brother Berserker“ (novella) ''If'' November 1967

''Berserker's Planet'' (novel) ''If'' May/June 1974 (+1/DAW April 1975/Ace May 1980)
''Berserker Man'' (Ace April 1979)
''The Ultimate Enemy'' (Ace September 1979) (short fiction collection)

::*''The Berserker Wars'' (Tor December 1981) (short fiction collection; only 2 original/uncollected stories)

''Berserker Base'' (Tor March 1985); Mosaic ''Berserker'' novel with several guest authors contributing original stories; Saberhagen wrote the overarching story in segments between them, using the Niven story as the novel's fulcrum point:

Stephen R. Donaldson Stephen Reeder Donaldson (born May 13, 1947) is an American fantasy, science fiction and mystery novelist, most famous for ''The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant'', his ten-novel fantasy series. His work is characterized by psychological complexity ...

Connie Willis Constance Elaine Trimmer Willis (born December 31, 1945), commonly known as Connie Willis, is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. She has won eleven Hugo Awards and seven Nebula Awards for particular works—more major SF awards than ...

Roger Zelazny Roger Joseph Zelazny (May 13, 1937 – June 14, 1995) was an American poet and writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels, best known for ''The Chronicles of Amber''. He won the Nebula Award three times (out of 14 nomin ...

Poul Anderson Poul William Anderson (November 25, 1926 – July 31, 2001) was an American fantasy and science fiction author who was active from the 1940s until the 21st century. Anderson wrote also historical novels. His awards include seven Hugo Awards and ...

Edward Bryant Edward Winslow Bryant Jr. (August 27, 1945 – February 10, 2017) was an American science fiction and horror writer sometimes associated with the Dangerous Visions series of anthologies that bolstered The New Wave. At the time of his death, ...

Larry Niven Laurence van Cott Niven (; born April 30, 1938) is an American science fiction writer. His best-known works are ''Ringworld'' (1970), which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards, and, with Jerry Pournelle, ''The Mote in God's Eye'' ...

''The Berserker Throne'' (Fireside/Simon & Schuster May 1985)
''Berserker: Blue Death'' (Tor November 1985)

::*''The Berserker Attack'' (Tor/OtherWorlds Club 1987) (short fiction collection; no original/uncollected stories) ::*'' Berserker Lies'' (Tor September 1991) (short fiction collection; one original story)

''Berserker Kill'' (Tor October 1993)
''Berserker Fury'' (Tor August 1997)
''Shiva in Steel'' (Tor September 1998)

::*''Berserkers: The Beginning'' (Baen July 1998) (omnibus of Volumes 1 & 5 above)

''Berserker's Star'' (Tor June 2003)
''Berserker Prime'' (Tor January 2004)

::*''Berserker Man: Mega Book'' (Baen October 2004) (omnibus of Volumes 2, 3, 4 & 7 above) ::*''Berserker Death: Mega Book'' (Baen February 2005) (omnibus of Volumes 8, 9 & ''The Berserker Wars'', above)

''Rogue Berserker'' (Baen January 2005)

The Books of the Gods

#'' The Face of Apollo'' (Tor April 1998) #''Ariadne's Web'' (Tor January 2000) #''The Arms of Hercules'' (Tor November 2000) #''God of the Golden Fleece'' (Tor August 2001) #''Gods of Fire and Thunder'' (Tor August 2002) Volumes 1, 2 & 3 were reprinted in an omnibus version called ''The Books of the Gods, Part One'' (SFBC December 2000); Volumes 4 & 5 were reprinted in a second omnibus version called ''The Books of the Gods, Part Two'' (SFBC October 2002)

Boris Brazil: The Space Force Chronicles

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Planeteer
(novelette) ''Galaxy'' April 1961 #''The Golden People'' (Ace Double 1964) / revised & expanded: (Baen September 1984) #''The Water of Thought'' (Ace Double 1965) / text restored and/or revised: (Pinnacle/Tor May 1981 : First Complete Edition. Illustrated by Janet Aulisio)

Pilgrim, the Flying Dutchman of Time

#''Pyramids'' (Baen January 1987) #''After the Fact'' (Baen March 1988) Both novels were reprinted in an omnibus version called ''Pilgrim'' (Baen December 1997)

Non-series novels

* ''Love Conquers All'' (novel) ''Galaxy'' November 1974/Ace January 1979) * ''Specimens'' (Popular Library January 1976/Ace March 1981) * ''The Veils of Azlaroc'' (Ace October 1978); revised and expanded from the following: **"To Mark the Year on Azlaroc“ (short story) ''Science Fiction Discoveries'', ed. Carol & Frederik Pohl, Bantam 1976 * ''The Mask of the Sun'' (Ace February 1979); reprinted in the Saberhagen memorial anthology ''Golden Reflections'', see below * ''

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'' (Ace July 1981) * ''Coils'' (with

) (Wallaby/Simon & Schuster May 1982/SFBC July 1982/Tor November 1982) * ''

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'' (Tor September 1983) * ''The Frankenstein Papers'' (Baen February 1986) * ''The White Bull'' (Baen December 1988); revised & expanded from the following: ** "The White Bull“ (novelette) ''Fantastic'' November 1976 * ''

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'' (with

) (Baen October 1990) * ''Bram Stoker's Dracula'' (with James V. Hart) (Signet/New American Library November 1992); novelization of the

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. * ''Merlin's Bones'' (Tor April 1995) * ''Dancing Bears'' (Tor January 1996) * ''The Arrival'' ('' Earth: Final Conflict'') (Ebury November 1999/Tor December 1999)

Non-series collections

# ''

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The Long Way Home
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'' June 1961; read online as a part of collection '' Of Berserkers, Swords and Vampires'', see below # * "Planeteer" (novelette) ''

'' April 1961 # * " Volume PAA-PYX" (short story) ''

'' February 1961; read online as a part of collection '' Of Berserkers, Swords and Vampires'', see below # * " Seven Doors to Mental Education" (short story) '' If'' May 1961 # * "Deep Space" (short story) * # * " Peer Pressure and How to Deal With It" (short story) '' If'' June 1967 # * "Starsong" (short story) '' If'' January 1968; read online as a part of collection '' The Berserker Wars'', see above # * "Calendars" (short story) ''

'' January 1974 # * " Young Girl at an Open Half-door" (short story) ''

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'' November 1968 # * " WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO TO PROVE I'M HUMAN STOP" (short story) ''

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'' October 1974 (a.k.a. " Inhuman Error"). Set in the Berserker universe. # '' Earth Descended'' (

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October 1981) # * " Young Girl at an Open Half-door" (short story) ''

'' November 1968 # * " Adventure of the Metal Murderer" (short story) '' Omni'' January 1980 ; read online as a part of collection '' The Berserker Wars'', see above # * " Earthshade" (novelette) ''

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, ill.

Alicia Austin Alicia Austin (born 1942) is an American fantasy and science fiction artist and illustrator. She works in print-making, Prismacolor, pastels and watercolors. Early life and education Austin was born in Providence, Kentucky. As her father was c ...

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1981 # * "The White Bull" (novelette) ''

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'' November 1976 # * "Calendars" (short story) ''

'' January 1974 # * "Wilderness" (short story) '' Amazing'' Sept. 1976 # * "

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" (short story) '' If'' August 1965; read online as a part of collection '' The Berserker Wars'', see above # * " To Mark the Year on Azlaroc" (short story) ''

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'', ed. Carol & Frederik Pohl, Bantam 1976 # * "Victory" (novelette) ''

'' June 1979 # * "Birthdays" (novella) ''

'' March 1976 # * "Recessional" (short story) '' Destinies'' Fall 1980 # * " Where Thy Treasure Is" (short story) '' Destinies'' Vol. 3 #2 1981 # '' Saberhagen: My Best'' (

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May 1987) # * " The Graphic of Dorian Gray" (short story) '' New Destinies'' Vol. 1, Baen 1987 # * "Birthdays" (novella) ''

'' March 1976 # * "The Long Way Home" (short story) ''

'' June 1961; read online as a part of collection '' Of Berserkers, Swords and Vampires'', see below # * "Smasher" (novelette) ''

'' August 1978 # * "The White Bull" (novelette) ''

'' November 1976 # * "Wilderness" (short story) '' Amazing'' Sept. 1976 # * "The Peacemaker" (short story) '' If'' August 1964 # * "Victory" (novelette) ''

'' June 1979 # * " Goodlife" (novelette) ''

Worlds of Tomorrow ''Worlds of Tomorrow'' is an anthology of science fiction stories edited by American writer August Derleth. It was first published by Pellegrini & Cudahy in 1953. Many of the stories had originally appeared in the magazines '' Worlds Beyond'', ...

'' December 1963 # * " Young Girl at an Open Half-door" (short story) ''

'' November 1968 # * " Adventure of the Metal Murderer" (short story) '' Omni'' January 1980 ; read online as a part of collection '' The Berserker Wars'', see above # * " From the Tree of Time" (short story) '' Sorcerer’s Apprentice'' #14 1982 # * "Martha" (vi) '' Amazing'' December 1976 # * "Intermission" (vi) '' Fifty Extremely SF* Stories'', ed. Michael Bastraw,

Niekas ''Niekas'' (from Lithuanian: ''nothing'' or ''nobody'') was a science fiction fanzine published from 1962–1998 by Ed Meskys – also spelled ''Meškys'' – of New Hampshire. It won the 1967 Hugo Award for Best Fanzine, and was nominat ...

1982 # * " Earthshade" (novelette) ''

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1981 # * "Recessional" (short story) '' Destinies'' Fall 1980 # '' Of Berserkers, Swords & Vampires'' (

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