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Fred Thomas Saberhagen (May 18, 1930 – June 29, 2007[1][2]) was an American science fiction and fantasy author most famous for his Berserker series of science fiction short stories and novels.

Fred Saberhagen
Saberhagen in 2007
Born	(1930-05-18)May 18, 1930 Chicago, Illinois
Died	June 29, 2007(2007-06-29) (aged 77) Albuquerque, New Mexico
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	American
Period	1964–2005
Genre	Fantasy, Horror, Science fiction
Notable works	The Berserker series The Book of Swords series
Website
www.berserker.com

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 series and continuing through a long series of Swords and Lost Swords novels. Saberhagen died of cancer, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[3]

Biography

Saberhagen was born in and grew up in the area of Chicago, Illinois.[4] Saberhagen served as an enlisted man in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War while he was in his early twenties.[5] Back in civilian life, Saberhagen worked as an electronics technician for the Motorola Corporation from 1958 to 1962, when he was around 30 years old.[5]

It was while he was working for Motorola that Saberhagen started writing fiction seriously at the age of about 30.[6] His first sale was to Galaxy Magazine, which published his short story "Volume PAA–PYX" in 1961.[7] "Fortress Ship", his first "Berserker" short shory, was published in 1963. Then, in 1964, Saberhagen saw the publication of his first novel, The Golden People.

From 1967 to 1973, he worked as an editor for the Chemistry articles in the Encyclopædia Britannica as well as writing its article on science fiction.[5] He then quit and took up writing full-time. In 1975, he moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico.[8]

He married fellow writer Joan Spicci in 1968. They had two sons and a daughter. On June 29, 2007, Saberhagen died of prostate cancer in Albuquerque.[7]

In his adult years, Fred Saberhagen was a practicing Catholic; indications of his faith appear from time to time in his writing.[9]

Works

References

Further reading

• Wilgus, Neal (1985). "Saberhagen's New Dracula: The Vampire as Hero". In Darrell Schweitzer (ed.), Discovering Modern Horror. Mercer Island, WA: Starmont House, pp. 92–98.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fred Saberhagen.

• Official website
• Fantastic Fiction Author Page
• Fred Saberhagen at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• 1977 article by Saberhagen on the Berserker series in Algol magazine
• 1980 article by Saberhagen on the Berserker series from The Great Science Fiction Series, ed. Frederik Pohl, Martin H. Greenberg & Joseph Olander, Harper & Row 1980
• 1991 interview with Saberhagen in Starlog magazine
• 1997 interview with Saberhagen in Talebones magazine
• 2001 interview with Saberhagen at Crescent Blues
• 2004 interview with Saberhagen at Baen Books
• Obituary from the Albuquerque Tribune
• Fred Saberhagen's online fiction at Free Speculative Fiction Online

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[ru] Саберхаген, Фред

Фред Томас Саберхаген (англ. Fred Thomas Saberhagen; 18 мая 1930 — 29 июня 2007[4][5]) — американский писатель, основные его произведения созданы в жанрах научной фантастики и фэнтези. Самым известным его произведением является цикл «Берсеркер», состоящий из 10 романов и ряда рассказов. Он также написал ряд романов, в которых вампиры (включая всем известного Дракулу) являются главными героями, и серию постапокалиптических романов, в которых на место науки встала магия.

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