Fred Saberhagen Reading Order

11 books (1964–2012)

Fred Saberhagen edited eleven science fiction and fantasy anthologies between 1964 and 2012, spanning multiple decades of speculative fiction. These collections should be read in publication order, beginning with Best of Science Fiction: No. 10 and concluding with The Mammoth Book of SF Wars. The series is complete and showcases a range of authors and stories across science fiction, fantasy, and related genres.

Start with Best of Science Fiction: No. 10, the first of 11 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Best of Science Fiction: No. 10 1964Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Science Fiction Discoveries 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Machines That Kill 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Berserker Base 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Third Omni Book of Science Fiction 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Barbarians 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Williamson Effect 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Prom Night 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Space Soldiers 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Gaslight Arcanum: Uncanny Tales of Sherlock Holmes 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Mammoth Book of SF Wars 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

17 books (1967–2005)

Fred Saberhagen's Berserker series spans 17 science fiction novels published between 1967 and 2005, exploring humanity's struggle against unstoppable automated weapons of destruction. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with the 1967 title Berserker and concluding with the final entries in 2005. Several entries, including Berserker Base, feature collaborations with prominent science fiction authors such as Larry Niven, Poul Anderson, and Stephen R. Donaldson. This sprawling saga combines hard science fiction with action-driven storytelling across nearly four decades of publication.

Start with Berserker, the first of 17 books in the Berserker series.

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1	Berserker 1967Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Brother Assassin / Brother Berserker 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Berserker's Planet 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Berserker Man 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Ultimate Enemy 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Berserker Wars 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Berserker Base(With: Connie Willis,Larry Niven,Poul Anderson,Edward Bryant,Roger Zelazny,Stephen R. Donaldson) 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Blue Death 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Berserker Throne 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Berserker Attack 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Berserker Lies 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Berserker Kill 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Berserker Fury 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Shiva in Steel 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Berserker Prime 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Berserker's Star 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Rogue Berserker 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1998–2002)

Fred Saberhagen's Book of the Gods is a complete five-book fantasy and science fiction series published between 1998 and 2002. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Face of Apollo and continuing through Ariadne's Web, The Arms of Hercules, God of the Golden Fleece, and concluding with Gods of Fire and Thunder. Each installment builds on the previous entries, making sequential reading essential to following the narrative arc.

Start with The Face of Apollo, the first of 5 books in the Book Of The Gods series.

#	Title
1	The Face of Apollo 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Ariadne's Web 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Arms of Hercules 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	God of the Golden Fleece 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Gods of Fire and Thunder 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (1986–1994)

Fred Saberhagen's Books of Lost Swords is a complete eight-book fantasy series published between 1986 and 1994, with each novel focusing on a different magical sword and its wielder. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Woundhealer's Story and concluding with Shieldbreaker's Story. Each book stands as its own narrative while contributing to the larger world and mythology of the lost swords, making them accessible to readers whether they tackle the series sequentially or selectively.

Start with Woundhealer's Story, the first of 8 books in the Books Of Lost Swords series.

#	Title
1	Woundhealer's Story 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Sightblinder's Story 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Farslayer's Story 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Stonecutter's Story 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Coinspinner\'s Story 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Mindsword's Story 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Wayspinner's Story 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Shieldbreaker's Story 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1983–2012)

The Books of Swords series by Fred Saberhagen comprises four fantasy novels published between 1983 and 2012, with the sequence concluded at Blind Man's Blade. These action-packed volumes should be read in publication order, beginning with The First Book of Swords, as each installment builds upon the previous narrative. The complete series blends fantasy and science fiction elements into a cohesive story arc spanning nearly three decades of publication.

Start with The First Book of Swords, the first of 4 books in the Books Of Swords series.

#	Title
1	The First Book of Swords 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Second Book of Swords 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Third Book of Swords 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Blind Man's Blade 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1964–1965)

Fred Saberhagen's Boris Brazil series comprises two complete science fiction and fantasy novels published in the mid-1960s. The Golden People (1964) and The Water of Thought (1965) should be read in publication order to experience the story as originally presented. This brief series combines action and adventure with literary elements characteristic of Saberhagen's work.

Start with The Golden People and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Golden People 1964Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Water of Thought 1965Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

10 books (1975–2002)

Fred Saberhagen's Dracula series spans ten books published between 1975 and 2002, presenting a complete saga that should be read in publication order beginning with The Dracula Tape. This fantasy and science fiction series blends literary fiction with action and adventure across its fully concluded run. The books follow a reimagined take on the legendary vampire character across various time periods and encounters.

Start with The Dracula Tape, the first of 10 books in the Dracula series.

#	Title
1	The Dracula Tape 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Holmes-Dracula File 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	An Old Friend of the Family 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Thorn 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Dominion 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	A Matter of Taste 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	A Question of Time 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Seance for a Vampire 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	A Sharpness on the Neck 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	A Coldness in the Blood 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1968–2006)

Fred Saberhagen's Empire of the East is a complete four-book fantasy and science fiction series that spans from 1968 to 2006. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Broken Lands, followed by The Black Mountains, Ardneh's World (also known as Changeling Earth), and concluding with Ardneh's Sword. This series blends literary fiction with action and adventure across its interconnected storylines.

Start with The Broken Lands, the first of 4 books in the Empire Of The East series.

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1	The Broken Lands 1968Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Black Mountains 1971Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Ardneh's World / Changeling Earth 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Ardneh's Sword 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1999–2002)

Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict is a five-book science fiction series based on the television universe created by Gene Roddenberry, published between 1999 and 2002. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Fred Saberhagen's The Arrival, followed by entries written by Sherwood Smith, Doranna Durgin, Debra Doyle and James D. McDonald, and Glenn R. Sixbury. Each installment continues the story within the established Earth: Final Conflict universe.

Start with The Arrival, the first of 5 books in the Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict series.

#	Title
1	The Arrival 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Augur's Teacher(By: Sherwood Smith) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Heritage(By: Doranna Durgin) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Requiem for Boone(By: Debra Doyle,James D. McDonald) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Legacy(By: Glenn R. Sixbury) 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1987–1988)

Fred Saberhagen's Pilgrim series consists of two science fiction fantasy novels published in the late 1980s. The complete series, composed of Pyramids and After the Fact, should be read in publication order to follow the story of the time-traveling protagonist. This standalone two-book sequence blends action, adventure, and literary elements across its brief run.

Start with Pyramids and read in order.

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1	Pyramids 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	After the Fact 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1975–2019)

Fred Saberhagen's Short Story Collections series comprises five books of compiled stories published between 1975 and 2019. The series includes The Book of Saberhagen, Berserkers The Early Tales, Berserkers The Later Tales, Saberhagen The Early Tales, and Saberhagen The Vampire Tales, and should be read in publication order. This complete series draws from Saberhagen's work across fantasy, science fiction, literary fiction, and action and adventure genres.

Start with The Book of Saberhagen, the first of 5 books in the Short Story Collections series.

#	Title
1	The Book of Saberhagen 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Berserkers The Early Tales 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Berserkers The Later Tales 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Saberhagen The Early Tales 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Saberhagen The Vampire Tales 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

19 books (1976–2011)

Fred Saberhagen's Standalone Novels series comprises 19 books published between 1976 and 2011, spanning fantasy, science fiction, literary fiction, and action-adventure genres. Though marketed as standalone entries, the series is best experienced in publication order beginning with Specimens. The collection includes several collaborations with Roger Zelazny, notably Coils and The Black Throne, alongside reimaginings of classic literary works like The Frankenstein Papers and Bram Stoker's Dracula. This complete series showcases Saberhagen's versatility across multiple subgenres and storytelling approaches.

Start with Specimens, the first of 19 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Specimens 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Veils of Azlaroc 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Love Conquers All 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Spadeful of Spacetime 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Earth Descended 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Octagon 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Mask of the Sun 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Coils(With: Roger Zelazny) 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Pawn To Infinity 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	A Century Of Progress 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Frankenstein Papers 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The White Bull 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Black Throne(With: Roger Zelazny) 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Bram Stoker's Dracula 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	An Armory of Swords 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Dancing Bears 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Merlin's Bones 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Of Berserkers, Swords and Vampires 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Golden Reflections 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

38 books (1974–2024)

The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is an ongoing anthology series featuring original stories by various authors, with 38 books published between 1974 and 2024. Each entry reimagines the famous detective in new adventures, often blending the Victorian era with elements of fantasy, science fiction, and literary crossovers. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Adventure of the Peerless Peer by Philip Jose Farmer. Contributors to the series include acclaimed science fiction and mystery authors who each bring their own interpretation to Holmes and his world.

Start with The Adventure of the Peerless Peer(By: Philip Jose Farmer), the first of 38 books in the The Further Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes series.

#	Title
1	The Adventure of the Peerless Peer(By: Philip Jose Farmer) 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	War of the Worlds(By: Manly Wade Wellman,Wade Wellman) 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Giant Rat of Sumatra(By: Richard L. Boyer) 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Sherlock vs Dracula(By: Loren D. Estleman) 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Stalwart Companions(By: H. Paul Jeffers) 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Holmes(By: Loren D. Estleman) 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Ectoplasmic Man(By: Daniel Stashower) 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Seventh Bullet(By: Daniel D. Victor) 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Whitechapel Horrors(By: Edward B. Hanna) 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Seance for a Vampire 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac(By: Barrie Roberts) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Angel of the Opera(By: Sam Siciliano) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Titanic Tragedy(By: William Seil) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Star of India(By: Carole Buggé) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Haunting of Torre Abbey(By: Carole Buggé) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Man from Hell(By: Barrie Roberts) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Veiled Detective(By: David Stuart Davies) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Between the Thames and the Tiber(By: Ted Riccardi) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	The Web Weaver(By: Sam Siciliano) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	The Grimswell Curse(By: Sam Siciliano) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	The Devil's Promise(By: David Stuart Davies) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	The Albino's Treasure(By: Stuart Douglas) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Murder at Sorrow's Crown(By: Steven Savile,Robert Greenberger) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	The Counterfeit Detective(By: Stuart Douglas) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	The Ripper Legacy(By: David Stuart Davies) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	The White Worm(By: Sam Siciliano) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Imagination Theatre's Sherlock Holmes of Scripts From The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes(By: David Marcum) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	The Moonstone's Curse(By: Sam Siciliano) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	The Devil and the Four(By: Sam Siciliano) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	The Improbable Prisoner(By: Stuart Douglas) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	The Instrument of Death(By: David Stuart Davies) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	The Crusader's Curse(By: Stuart Douglas) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	The Martian Menace(By: Eric Brown) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	The Venerable Tiger(By: Sam Siciliano) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Sherlock Holmes and the Four Kings of Sweden(By: Steven Savile) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Revenge from the Grave(By: David Stuart Davies) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Deathly Relics(By: Sam Siciliano) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	The Gentleman Burglar(By: Sam Siciliano) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible