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Updated 2026-07-11 / 118 books / 12 series
American author Fred Saberhagen is best known for the Berserker science fiction series and the Swords fantasy cycle. His books have sold millions of copies worldwide, cementing his legacy as a master of both hard SF and heroic fantasy. This page provides the Fred Saberhagen books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
Books by Fred Saberhagen in Publication Order
1964
The Golden People
POoBBB / 1
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1965
The Water of Thought
POoBBB / 2
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1967
Berserker
POoBB / 1
Buy
1968
The Broken Lands
POoEOTEB / 1
Buy
1969
Brother Assassin / Brother Berserker
POoBB / 2
Buy
1971
The Black Mountains
POoEOTEB / 2
Buy
1973
Ardneh's World / Changeling Earth
POoEOTEB / 3
Buy
1974
The Adventure of the Peerless Peer(By: Philip Jose Farmer)
POoTFAOSHB / 1
Buy
1975
The Book of Saberhagen
POoSSC / 1
Buy
1975
The Dracula Tape
POoDB / 1
Buy
1975
War of the Worlds(By: Manly Wade Wellman,Wade Wellman)
POoTFAOSHB / 2
Buy
1975
Berserker's Planet
POoBB / 3
Buy
1976
Specimens
POoSN / 1
Buy
1976
The Giant Rat of Sumatra(By: Richard L. Boyer)
POoTFAOSHB / 3
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1978
The Holmes-Dracula File
POoDB / 2
Buy
1978
The Veils of Azlaroc
POoSN / 2
Buy
1978
Sherlock vs Dracula(By: Loren D. Estleman)
POoTFAOSHB / 4
Buy
1978
The Stalwart Companions(By: H. Paul Jeffers)
POoTFAOSHB / 5
Buy
1979
An Old Friend of the Family
POoDB / 3
Buy
1979
Love Conquers All
POoSN / 3
Buy
1979
Berserker Man
POoBB / 4
Buy
1979
The Ultimate Enemy
POoBB / 5
Buy
1979
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Holmes(By: Loren D. Estleman)
POoTFAOSHB / 6
Buy
1981
Octagon
POoSN / 4
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1981
Earth Descended
POoSN / 5
Buy
1981
A Spadeful of Spacetime
POoSN / 6
Buy
1981
The Berserker Wars
POoBB / 6
Buy
1981
The Mask of the Sun
POoSN / 7
Buy
1982
Dominion
POoDB / 5
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1982
Coils(With: Roger Zelazny)
POoSN / 8
Buy
1982
Pawn To Infinity
POoSN / 9
Buy
1983
The First Book of Swords
POoBOSB / 1
Buy
1983
The Second Book of Swords
POoBOSB / 2
Buy
1983
A Century Of Progress
POoSN / 10
Buy
1984
The Third Book of Swords
POoBOSB / 3
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1985
Berserker Base(With: Connie Willis,Larry Niven,Poul Anderson,Edward Bryant,Roger Zelazny,Stephen R. Donaldson)
POoBB / 7
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1985
The Ectoplasmic Man(By: Daniel Stashower)
POoTFAOSHB / 7
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1985
The Berserker Throne
POoBB / 8
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1985
Blue Death
POoBB / 9
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1986
Woundhealer's Story
POoBOLSB / 1
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1986
The Frankenstein Papers
POoSN / 11
Buy
1987
Pyramids
POoPTFDOTB / 1
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1987
Sightblinder's Story
POoBOLSB / 2
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1987
The Berserker Attack
POoBB / 10
Buy
1988
After the Fact
POoPTFDOTB / 2
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1988
Stonecutter's Story
POoBOLSB / 3
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1988
Farslayer's Story
POoBOLSB / 4
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1988
The White Bull
POoSN / 12
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1989
Coinspinner\'s Story
POoBOLSB / 5
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1990
Mindsword's Story
POoBOLSB / 6
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1990
A Matter of Taste
POoDB / 6
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1990
The Black Throne(With: Roger Zelazny)
POoSN / 13
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1991
Berserker Lies
POoBB / 11
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1992
A Question of Time
POoDB / 7
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1992
Wayspinner's Story
POoBOLSB / 7
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1992
The Whitechapel Horrors(By: Edward B. Hanna)
POoTFAOSHB / 8
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1992
The Seventh Bullet(By: Daniel D. Victor)
POoTFAOSHB / 9
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1993
Berserker Kill
POoBB / 12
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1993
Bram Stoker's Dracula
POoSN / 14
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1994
Seance for a Vampire
POoDB / 8
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1994
Shieldbreaker's Story
POoBOLSB / 8
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1994
Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac(By: Barrie Roberts)
POoTFAOSHB / 11
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1994
The Angel of the Opera(By: Sam Siciliano)
POoTFAOSHB / 12
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1995
Merlin's Bones
POoSN / 15
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1995
Dancing Bears
POoSN / 16
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1995
An Armory of Swords
POoSN / 17
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1996
A Sharpness on the Neck
POoDB / 9
Buy
1996
The Titanic Tragedy(By: William Seil)
POoTFAOSHB / 13
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1997
Berserker Fury
POoBB / 13
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1998
The Face of Apollo
POoBOTGB / 1
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1998
The Star of India(By: Carole Bugg’)
POoTFAOSHB / 14
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1998
Shiva in Steel
POoBB / 14
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1999
The Arrival
POoGREFCB / 1
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2000
Ariadne's Web
POoBOTGB / 2
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2000
The Arms of Hercules
POoBOTGB / 3
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2000
The Man from Hell(By: Barrie Roberts)
POoTFAOSHB / 15
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2000
The Haunting of Torre Abbey(By: Carole Bugg’)
POoTFAOSHB / 16
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2001
Augur's Teacher(By: Sherwood Smith)
POoGREFCB / 2
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2001
Requiem for Boone(By: Debra Doyle,James D. McDonald)
POoGREFCB / 3
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2001
Heritage(By: Doranna Durgin)
POoGREFCB / 4
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2001
God of the Golden Fleece
POoBOTGB / 4
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2002
Gods of Fire and Thunder
POoBOTGB / 5
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2002
Legacy(By: Glenn R. Sixbury)
POoGREFCB / 5
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2002
A Coldness in the Blood
POoDB / 10
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2003
Berserker Prime
POoBB / 15
Buy
2003
Berserker's Star
POoBB / 16
Buy
2004
The Veiled Detective(By: David Stuart Davies)
POoTFAOSHB / 17
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2005
Rogue Berserker
POoBB / 17
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2006
Ardneh's Sword
POoEOTEB / 4
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2009
Of Berserkers, Swords and Vampires
POoSN / 18
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2011
Between the Thames and the Tiber(By: Ted Riccardi)
POoTFAOSHB / 18
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2011
Golden Reflections
POoSN / 19
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2012
Blind Man's Blade
POoBOSB / 4
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2012
The Web Weaver(By: Sam Siciliano)
POoTFAOSHB / 19
Buy
2013
The Grimswell Curse(By: Sam Siciliano)
POoTFAOSHB / 20
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2014
Berserkers The Early Tales
POoSSC / 2
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2014
The Devil's Promise(By: David Stuart Davies)
POoTFAOSHB / 21
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2015
Berserkers The Later Tales
POoSSC / 3
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2015
The Albino's Treasure(By: Stuart Douglas)
POoTFAOSHB / 22
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2016
The White Worm(By: Sam Siciliano)
POoTFAOSHB / 23
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2016
The Ripper Legacy(By: David Stuart Davies)
POoTFAOSHB / 24
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2016
Murder at Sorrow's Crown(By: Steven Savile,Robert Greenberger)
POoTFAOSHB / 25
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2016
The Counterfeit Detective(By: Stuart Douglas)
POoTFAOSHB / 26
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2017
The Moonstone's Curse(By: Sam Siciliano)
POoTFAOSHB / 27
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2017
Imagination Theatre's Sherlock Holmes of Scripts From The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes(By: David Marcum)
POoTFAOSHB / 28
Buy
2018
Saberhagen The Early Tales
POoSSC / 4
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2018
The Improbable Prisoner(By: Stuart Douglas)
POoTFAOSHB / 29
Buy
2018
The Devil and the Four(By: Sam Siciliano)
POoTFAOSHB / 30
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2019
Saberhagen The Vampire Tales
POoSSC / 5
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2019
The Instrument of Death(By: David Stuart Davies)
POoTFAOSHB / 31
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2020
The Martian Menace(By: Eric Brown)
POoTFAOSHB / 32
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2020
The Venerable Tiger(By: Sam Siciliano)
POoTFAOSHB / 33
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2020
The Crusader's Curse(By: Stuart Douglas)
POoTFAOSHB / 34
Buy
2021
Sherlock Holmes and the Four Kings of Sweden(By: Steven Savile)
POoTFAOSHB / 35
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2022
Revenge from the Grave(By: David Stuart Davies)
POoTFAOSHB / 36
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2023
Deathly Relics(By: Sam Siciliano)
POoTFAOSHB / 37
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2024
The Gentleman Burglar(By: Sam Siciliano)
POoTFAOSHB / 38
Buy
Complete Fred Saberhagen Series Reading Order /
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01
The Dracula Tape
1975
Buy
02
The Holmes-Dracula File
1978
Buy
03
An Old Friend of the Family
1979
Buy
06
A Matter of Taste
1990
Buy
07
A Question of Time
1992
Buy
08
Seance for a Vampire
1994
Buy
09
A Sharpness on the Neck
1996
Buy
10
A Coldness in the Blood
2002
Buy
01
The Face of Apollo
1998
Buy
02
Ariadne's Web
2000
Buy
03
The Arms of Hercules
2000
Buy
04
God of the Golden Fleece
2001
Buy
05
Gods of Fire and Thunder
2002
Buy
01
The Adventure of the Peerless Peer(By: Philip Jose Farmer)
1974
Buy
02
War of the Worlds(By: Manly Wade Wellman,Wade Wellman)
1975
Buy
03
The Giant Rat of Sumatra(By: Richard L. Boyer)
1976
Buy
04
Sherlock vs Dracula(By: Loren D. Estleman)
1978
Buy
05
The Stalwart Companions(By: H. Paul Jeffers)
1978
Buy
06
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Holmes(By: Loren D. Estleman)
1979
Buy
07
The Ectoplasmic Man(By: Daniel Stashower)
1985
Buy
08
The Whitechapel Horrors(By: Edward B. Hanna)
1992
Buy
09
The Seventh Bullet(By: Daniel D. Victor)
1992
Buy
11
Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac(By: Barrie Roberts)
1994
Buy
12
The Angel of the Opera(By: Sam Siciliano)
1994
Buy
13
The Titanic Tragedy(By: William Seil)
1996
Buy
14
The Star of India(By: Carole Bugg’)
1998
Buy
15
The Man from Hell(By: Barrie Roberts)
2000
Buy
16
The Haunting of Torre Abbey(By: Carole Bugg’)
2000
Buy
17
The Veiled Detective(By: David Stuart Davies)
2004
Buy
18
Between the Thames and the Tiber(By: Ted Riccardi)
2011
Buy
19
The Web Weaver(By: Sam Siciliano)
2012
Buy
20
The Grimswell Curse(By: Sam Siciliano)
2013
Buy
21
The Devil's Promise(By: David Stuart Davies)
2014
Buy
22
The Albino's Treasure(By: Stuart Douglas)
2015
Buy
23
The White Worm(By: Sam Siciliano)
2016
Buy
24
The Ripper Legacy(By: David Stuart Davies)
2016
Buy
25
Murder at Sorrow's Crown(By: Steven Savile,Robert Greenberger)
2016
Buy
26
The Counterfeit Detective(By: Stuart Douglas)
2016
Buy
27
The Moonstone's Curse(By: Sam Siciliano)
2017
Buy
28
Imagination Theatre's Sherlock Holmes of Scripts From The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes(By: David Marcum)
2017
Buy
29
The Improbable Prisoner(By: Stuart Douglas)
2018
Buy
30
The Devil and the Four(By: Sam Siciliano)
2018
Buy
31
The Instrument of Death(By: David Stuart Davies)
2019
Buy
32
The Martian Menace(By: Eric Brown)
2020
Buy
33
The Venerable Tiger(By: Sam Siciliano)
2020
Buy
34
The Crusader's Curse(By: Stuart Douglas)
2020
Buy
35
Sherlock Holmes and the Four Kings of Sweden(By: Steven Savile)
2021
Buy
36
Revenge from the Grave(By: David Stuart Davies)
2022
Buy
37
Deathly Relics(By: Sam Siciliano)
2023
Buy
38
The Gentleman Burglar(By: Sam Siciliano)
2024
Buy
01
Woundhealer's Story
1986
Buy
02
Sightblinder's Story
1987
Buy
03
Stonecutter's Story
1988
Buy
04
Farslayer's Story
1988
Buy
05
Coinspinner\'s Story
1989
Buy
06
Mindsword's Story
1990
Buy
07
Wayspinner's Story
1992
Buy
08
Shieldbreaker's Story
1994
Buy
01
The Book of Saberhagen
1975
Buy
02
Berserkers The Early Tales
2014
Buy
03
Berserkers The Later Tales
2015
Buy
04
Saberhagen The Early Tales
2018
Buy
05
Saberhagen The Vampire Tales
2019
Buy
01
The Broken Lands
1968
Buy
02
The Black Mountains
1971
Buy
03
Ardneh's World / Changeling Earth
1973
Buy
04
Ardneh's Sword
2006
Buy
02
After the Fact
1988
Buy
02
Brother Assassin / Brother Berserker
1969
Buy
03
Berserker's Planet
1975
Buy
04
Berserker Man
1979
Buy
05
The Ultimate Enemy
1979
Buy
06
The Berserker Wars
1981
Buy
07
Berserker Base(With: Connie Willis,Larry Niven,Poul Anderson,Edward Bryant,Roger Zelazny,Stephen R. Donaldson)
1985
Buy
08
The Berserker Throne
1985
Buy
10
The Berserker Attack
1987
Buy
11
Berserker Lies
1991
Buy
12
Berserker Kill
1993
Buy
13
Berserker Fury
1997
Buy
14
Shiva in Steel
1998
Buy
15
Berserker Prime
2003
Buy
16
Berserker's Star
2003
Buy
17
Rogue Berserker
2005
Buy
01
The First Book of Swords
1983
Buy
02
The Second Book of Swords
1983
Buy
03
The Third Book of Swords
1984
Buy
04
Blind Man's Blade
2012
Buy
01
The Golden People
1964
Buy
02
The Water of Thought
1965
Buy
02
Augur's Teacher(By: Sherwood Smith)
2001
Buy
03
Requiem for Boone(By: Debra Doyle,James D. McDonald)
2001
Buy
04
Heritage(By: Doranna Durgin)
2001
Buy
05
Legacy(By: Glenn R. Sixbury)
2002
Buy
02
The Veils of Azlaroc
1978
Buy
03
Love Conquers All
1979
Buy
05
Earth Descended
1981
Buy
06
A Spadeful of Spacetime
1981
Buy
07
The Mask of the Sun
1981
Buy
08
Coils(With: Roger Zelazny)
1982
Buy
09
Pawn To Infinity
1982
Buy
10
A Century Of Progress
1983
Buy
11
The Frankenstein Papers
1986
Buy
12
The White Bull
1988
Buy
13
The Black Throne(With: Roger Zelazny)
1990
Buy
14
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1993
Buy
15
Merlin's Bones
1995
Buy
16
Dancing Bears
1995
Buy
17
An Armory of Swords
1995
Buy
18
Of Berserkers, Swords and Vampires
2009
Buy
19
Golden Reflections
2011
Buy
Where to start with Fred Saberhagen
What is the best order to read Fred Saberhagen books?
Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series,
follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.
Are standalone books and series both included?
Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are
broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.
Source note: Sequencebooks organizes author, book, and series records from its catalog data.
Publication years and series order are shown when available.