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  Short Fiction Complete

  Fred Saberhagen

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  About Fred Saberhagen

  Bibliography

  Short Fiction Bibliography: chronological

  Short Fiction Bibliography: alphabetical

  Fiction Series

  1961

  VOLUME PAA-PYX

  PLANETEER

  SEVEN DOORS TO EDUCATION

  THE LONG WAY HOME

  1963

  FORTRESS SHIP

  GOODLIFE

  1964

  THE LIFE HATER

  1965

  STONE PLACE

  WHAT T AND I DID

  SIGN OF THE WOLF

  PATRON OF THE ARTS

  MASQUE OF THE RED SHIFT

  1966

  MR. JESTER

  IN THE TEMPLE OF MARS

  THE FACE OF THE DEEP

  1967

  INTRODUCTION (Berserker: The Beginning)

  STONE MAN

  BERSERKER’S PREY

  THE WINGED HELMET

  BROTHER BERSERKER

  1968

  STARSONG

  YOUNG GIRL AT AN OPEN HALF-DOOR

  1974

  CALENDARS

  WINGS OUT OF SHADOW

  BERSERKER’S PLANET

  LIFE FORCE

  INHUMAN ERROR

  LOVE CONQUERS ALL

  1975

  DEEP SPACE

  THE ANNIHILATION OF ANGKOR APEIRON

  1976

  BENEATH THE HILLS OF AZLAROC

  BIRTHDAYS

  TO MARK THE YEAR ON AZLAROC

  WILDERNESS

  THE WHITE BULL

  MARTHA

  1977

  PERIOD OF TOTALITY

  THE SMILE

  1978

  SMASHER

  1979

  SOME EVENTS IN THE TEMPLAR RADIANT

  VICTORY

  THE GAME

  1980

  ADVENTURE OF THE METAL MURDERER

  RECESSIONAL

  1981

  WHERE THY TREASURE IS

  EARTHSHADE

  INTRODUCTION (The Berserker Wars)

  1982

  FROM THE TREE OF TIME

  INTERMISSION

  1985

  THE SONG OF SWORDS

  AS DULY AUTHORIZED

  1987

  THE GRAPHIC OF DORIAN GRAY

  1991

  THE MACHINERY OF LIES

  1995

  THE BAD MACHINES

  BLINDMAN’S BLADE

  1999

  THE SENIOR PROM

  2001

  BOX NUMBER FIFTY

  2004

  A DROP OF SOMETHING SPECIAL IN THE BLOOD

  2007

  SERVANT OF DEATH

  Fred Thomas Saberhagen, born in Chicago, Illinois on May 18, 1930. Saberhagen served as an enlisted man in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War while he was in his early twenties. Back in civilian life, he worked as an electronics technician for the Motorola Corporation from 1958 to 1962.

  It was while he was working for Motorola that Saberhagen started writing fiction seriously, at the age of about 29. His first sale was to Galaxy Science Fiction, which published his short story “Volume PAA-PYX” in 1961. Saberhagen is best known for his “Berserker” series which began with the short story “Fortress Ship”, published in If in January 1963. In 1964, Saberhagen saw the publication of his first novel, The Golden People.

  Saberhagen also wrote a series of vampire novels in which the famous Dracula is the main protagonist, 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.

  From 1967 to 1973, he worked as an editor for the Chemistry articles in the Encyclopedia Britannica as well as writing its article on science fiction. He then quit and took up writing full-time.

  He married fellow writer Joan Spicci in 1968. They had two sons and a daughter. In 1975, they moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico.

  In his adult years Fred Saberhagen was a practicing Catholic; indications of his faith appear from time-to-time in his writing.

  On June 29, 2007, Fred Saberhagen died of prostate cancer in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

  BIBLIOGRAPHY

  Novels

  The Golden People (1964)

  The Water of Thought (1965)

  Specimens (1976)

  The Veils of Azlaroc (1978)

  The Mask of the Sun (1979)

  Octagon (1981)

  Coils (1982)

  A Century of Progress (1983)

  The Frankenstein Papers (1986)

  The White Bull (1988)

  The Black Throne (1990)

  Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)

  Dancing Bears (1995)

  Merlin’s Bones (1995)

  Magazine-published Novels

  The Winged Helmet, If, August 1967

  Brother Berserker, If, November 1967

  Serialized Novels

  Love Conquers All, Galaxy Science Fiction, November 1974-January 1975

  Berserker’s Planet, Worlds of If, May/June-July/August 1974

  Anthologies

  A Spadeful of Spacetime (1981)

  Pawn to Infinity (1982) with Joan Spicci Saberhagen

  Machines That Kill (1984) with Martin H. Greenberg

  Collections

  The Book of Saberhagen (1975)

  Earth Descended (1981)

  Saberhagen: My Best (1987)

  Of Berserkers, Swords and Vampires: A Saberhagen Retrospective (2009)

  Omnibus

  The Golden People/Exile From Xanadu (1964) with Lan Wright

  We, the Venusians/The Water of Thought (1965) with John T. Phillifent

  SHORT FICTION BIBLIOGRAPHY

  CHRONOLOGICAL

  1961

  Volume PAA-PYX, Galaxy Science Fiction, February 1961

  Planeteer, Galaxy Science Fiction, April 1961

  Seven Doors to Education, If, May 1961

  The Long Way Home, Galaxy Science Fiction, June 1961

  1963

  Fortress Ship, If, January 1963

  Goodlife, Worlds of Tomorrow, December 1963

  1964

  The Life Hater, If, August 1964

  1965

  Stone Place, If, March 1965

  What T and I Did, If, April 1965

  Sign of the Wolf, If, May 1965

  Patron of the Arts, If, August 1965

  Masque of the Red Shift, If, November 1965

  1966

  Mr. Jester, If, January 1966

  In the Temple of Mars, If, April 1966

  The Face of the Deep, If, September 1966

  1967

  Introduction (Berserkers: The Beginning), Berserker, January 1967

  Stone Man, Worlds of Tomorrow, May 1967

  Berserker’s Prey, If, June 1967

  The Winged Helmet, If, August 1967

  Brother Berserker, If, November 1967

  1968

  Starsong, If, January 1968

  Young Girl at an Open Half-door, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1968

  1974

  Calendars, Galaxy Science Fiction, January 1974

  Wings Out of Shadow, Worlds of If, March-April 1974

  Berserker’s Planet, Worlds of If, May/June-July/August 1974

  Life Force, Galaxy Science Fiction, July 1974

  Inhuman Erro
r, Analog, October 1974

  Love Conquers All, Galaxy Science Fiction, November 1974-January 1975

  1975

  Deep Space, The Book of Saberhagen, January 1975

  The Annihilation of Angkor Apeiron, Galaxy Science Fiction, February 1975

  1976

  Beneath the Hills of Azlaroc, Odyssey, Spring 1976

  Birthdays, Galaxy Science Fiction, March 1976

  To Mark the Year on Azlaroc, Science Fiction Discoveries, August 1968

  Wilderness, Amazing Stories, September 1976

  The White Bull, Fantastic, November 1976

  Martha, Amazing Stories, December 1976

  1977

  Period of Totality, Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, Spring, January 1977

  The Smile, Algol #29, Summer/Fall, July 1977

  1978

  Smasher, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1978

  1979

  Some Events at the Templar Radiant, Destinies, August-September, August 1979

  Victory, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1979

  The Game, The Ultimate Enemy, September 1979

  1980

  Adventure of the Metal Murderer, Omni, January 1980

  Recessional, Destinies, Fall, November 1980

  1981

  Where Thy Treasure Is, Destinies, August 1981

  Earthshade, The Magic May Return, September 1981

  Introduction (The Berserker Wars), The Berserker Wars, December 1981

  1982

  From the Tree of Time, Sorcerer’s Apprentice #14, 1982

  Intermission, Fifty Extremely SF* Stories, August 1982

  1985

  The Song of Swords, The Complete Book of Swords, January 1985

  As Duly Authorized, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1985

  1987

  The Graphic of Dorian Gray, New Destinies, Spring, March 1987

  1991

  The Machinery of Lies, Berserker Lies, September 1991

  1995

  The Bad Machines, The Williamson Effect, May 1995

  Blind Man’s Blade, An Armory of Swords, June 1995

  1999

  The Senior Prom, Prom Night, May 1999

  2001

  Box Number Fifty, Dracula in London, November 2001

  2004

  A Drop of Something Special in the Blood, Emerald Magic, February 2004

  2007

  Servant of Death, Man vs. Machine, July 2007

  SHORT FICTION BIBLIOGRAPHY

  ALPHABETICAL

  A

  A Drop of Something Special in the Blood, Emerald Magic, February 2004

  Adventure of the Metal Murderer, Omni, January 1980

  The Annihilation of Angkor Apeiron, Galaxy Science Fiction, February 1975

  As Duly Authorized, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1985

  B

  The Bad Machines, The Williamson Effect, May 1995

  Beneath the Hills of Azlaroc, Odyssey, Spring 1976

  Berserker Base, Berserker Base, March 1985

  Berserker’s Planet, Worlds of If, May/June-July/August 1974

  Berserker’s Prey, If, June 1967

  Birthdays, Galaxy Science Fiction, March 1976

  Blind Man’s Blade, An Armory of Swords, June 1995

  Brother Berserker, If, November 1967

  C

  Calendars, Galaxy Science Fiction, January 1974

  Crossing the Bar, Berserker Base, March 1985

  D

  Dangerous Dreams, Berserker Base, March 1985

  Deep Space, The Book of Saberhagen, January 1975

  E

  Earthshade, The Magic May Return, September 1981

  F

  The Face of the Deep, If, September 1966

  Fortress Ship, If, January 1963

  Friends Together, Berserker Base, March 1985

  From the Tree of Time, Sorcerer’s Apprentice #14, 1982

  The Founts of Sorrow, Berserker Base, March 1985

  G

  The Game, The Ultimate Enemy, September 1979

  Goodlife, Worlds of Tomorrow, December 1963

  The Graphic of Dorian Gray, New Destinies, 1987

  The Great Secret, Berserker Base, March 1985

  I

  In the Temple of Mars, If, April 1966

  Inhuman Error, Analog, October 1974

  Intermission, Fifty Extremely SF* Stories, August 1982

  Introduction (Berserkers: The Beginning), Berserker, January 1967

  Introduction (The Berserker Wars), The Berserker Wars, December 1981

  L

  Life Force, Galaxy Science Fiction, July 1974

  The Life Hater, If, August 1964

  The Long Way Home, Galaxy Science Fiction, June 1961

  Love Conquers All, Galaxy Science Fiction, November 1974-January 1975

  M

  The Machinery of Lies, Berserker Lies, September 1991

  Martha, Amazing Stories, December 1976

  Masque of the Red Shift, If, November 1965

  Mr. Jester, If, January 1966

  P

  Patron of the Arts, If, August 1965

  Period of Totality, Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, Spring 1977

  Planeteer, Galaxy Science Fiction, April 1961

  Prisoner’s Base, Berserker Base, March 1985

  R

  Recessional, Destinies, 1980

  S

  The Senior Prom, Prom Night, May 1999

  Servant of Death, Man vs. Machine, July 2007

  Seven Doors to Education, If, May 1961

  Sign of the Wolf, If, May 1965

  Smasher, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1978

  The Smile, Algol #29, Summer-Fall 1977

  Some Events at the Templar Radiant, Destinies, 1979

  The Song of Swords, The Complete Book of Swords, January 1985

  Starsong, If, January 1968

  Stone Man, Worlds of Tomorrow, May 1967

  Stone Place, If, March 1965

  T

  To Mark the Year on Azlaroc, Science Fiction Discoveries, August 1968

  V

  Victory, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1979

  Volume PAA-PYX, Galaxy Science Fiction, February 1961

  W

  What T and I Did, If, April 1965

  Where Thy Treasure Is, Destinies, 1981

  The White Bull, Fantastic, November 1976

  Wilderness, Amazing Stories, September 1976

  The Winged Helmet, If, August 1967

  Wings Out of Shadow, Worlds of If, March-April 1974

  Y

  Young Girl at an Open Half-door, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1968

  FICTION SERIES

  [A] = Anthology

  [C] = Collection

  [O] = Omnibus

  [SER] = Serialized Novel

  [SF] = Short Story/Novelette

  Berserker

  Berserker (1967) [C]

  Brother Berserker (1969)

  Berserker’s Planet (1974) [SER]

  Berserker Man (1979)

  The Ultimate Enemy (1979) [C]

  The Berserker Wars (1981) [C]

  Berserker Base (1985) [A]

  The Berserker Throne (1985)

  Berserker: Blue Death (1985)

  The Berserker Attack (1987) [C]

  Berserker Lies (1991) [C]

  Berserker Kill (1993)

  Berserker Fury (1997)

  Shiva in Steel (1998)

  Berserker Prime (2004)

  Berserker’s Star (2003)

  Rogue Berserker (2005)

  Fortress Ship (1963) [SF]

  Goodlife (1963) [SF]

  The Life Hater (1964) [SF]

  Stone Place (1965) [SF]

  What T and I Did (1965) [SF]

  Sign of the Wolf (1965) [SF]

  Patron of the Arts (1965) [SF]

  Masque o
f the Red Shift (1965) [SF]

  Mr. Jester (1966) [SF]

  In the Temple of Mars (1966) [SF]

  The Face of the Deep (1966) [SF]

  Stone Man (1967) [SF]

  Berserker’s Prey (1967) [SF]

  The Winged Helmet (1967) [SF]

  Brother Berserker (1967) [SF]

  Starsong (1968) [SF]

  Wings Out of Shadow (1974) [SF]

  Inhuman Error (1974) [SF]

  The Annihilation of Angkor Apeiron (1975) [SF]

  The Smile (1977) [SF]

  Smasher (1978) [SF]

  Some Events at the Templar Radiant (1979) [SF]

  The Game (1979) [SF]

  Adventure of the Metal Murderer (1980) [SF]

  Introduction (The Berserker Wars) (1981) [SF]

  Berserker Base (1985) [SF]

  Crossing the Bar (1985) [SF]

  Dangerous Dreams (1985) [SF]

  Friends Together (1985) [SF]

  Prisoner’s Base (1985) [SF]

  The Founts of Sorrow (1985) [SF]

  >The Great Secret (1985) [SF]

  The Machinery of Lies (1991) [SF]

  Berserkers: The Beginning (1998) [O]

  Berserker Man (2004) [O]

  Berserker Death (2005) [O]

  Book of the Gods

  The Face of Apollo (1998)

  Ariadne’s Web (2000)

  The Arms of Hercules (2000)

  God of the Golden Fleece (2001)

  Gods of Fire and Thunder (2002)

  The Books of the Gods: Part One (2000) [O]

  The Books of the Gods: Part Two (2002) [O]

  Dracula Sequence

  The Dracula Tape (1975)

  The Holmes-Dracula File (1978)

  An Old Friend of the Family (1979)

  Thorn (1980)

  Dominion (1982)

  A Matter of Taste (1990)

  A Question of Time (1992)

  Séance for a Vampire (1994)

  A Sharpness on the Neck (1996)

  A Coldness in the Blood (2002)

  Vlad Tapes (2000) [O]

  Box Number Fifty (2001) [SF]

  Earth’s End

  Empire of the East

  The Broken Lands (1968)

  The Black Mountains (1971)

  Changeling Earth (1973)

  Ardneh’s Sword (2006)

  Empire of the East (1979) [O]

  Twelve Swords of Power

  An Armory of Swords (1995) [A]

  Blind Man’s Blade (1995) [SF]

  Book of Lost Swords

  Woundhealer’s Story (1986)

  Sightblinder’s Story (1987)

  Stonecutter’s Story (1988)

  Farslayer’s Story (1989)

  Coinspinner’s Story (1989)

  Mindsword’s Story (1990)

  Wayfinder’s Story (1992)

  Shieldbreaker’s Story (1994)

  The Lost Swords: The First Triad (1988) [O]