Berserker Death

THREE COMPLETE NOVELS IN ONE OF THE
MOST POPULAR ADVENTURE
SERIES IN SCIENCE FICTION
—ALL IN ONE HUGE BOOK

Ages ago, perhaps before the human race even existed, two war-maddened races fought—and though both are extinct, their Frankenstein weapon, the Berserkers, robotic asteroid-sized warships, still follow their program. And now the relentless death machines have crossed the galaxy, to encounter an equally relentless opponent: humans . . .

Three complete novels set in a seemingly endless war against death itself:

• The Berserker Wars: The millennium-long battle between humans and the killing machines, with heroes, cowards, villains—and even a prankster.

• Berserker Blue Death: One revenge-obsessed man fanatically pursues the great blue Berserker that men call Leviathan.

• Berserker Kill: A Berserker has stolen a biolab filled with human zygotes. Can its pursuers discover its secret plan before it’s too late?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Fred Saberhagen is the author of many popular science fiction and fantasy series. His Berserkers® have menaced the universe for over 40 years. His “Swords” and “Lost Swords” stories have caught the imagination of many fantasy readers. Equally intriguing are Saberhagen's exploits in the area of historical fantasy where figures such as Hitler and Lincoln, Daedalus and the pharaohs, populate his alternate worlds. On the border of history and fantasy, Saberhagen has created a unique picture of an old favorite, Dracula. More recent is the “Book of the Gods” series, a new telling of the ancient myths. Many of his works also appear in tape and e-book format. Before abandoning himself to imagination, he served in the US Air Force, worked as a civilian electronics technician, and wrote and edited articles on science and technology for the Encyclopedia Britannica. Born and raised in Chicago, he now lives and works with his wife, Joan Spicci, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Additional information on Fred Saberhagen and his work can be found at his website: www.berserker.com

Cover art by Kurt Miller

Hardcover

This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or incidents is purely coincidental.

First printing, February 2005

Distributed by Simon & Schuster
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Printed in the United States of America

Production by Windhaven Press
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Electronic version by WebWrights
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ISBN: 0-7434-9886-0

The Berserker Wars copyright © 1981; "Stone Place" copyright © 1967; "The Face of the Deep" © 1967; "What T and I Did" © 1967, "Mr. Jester" © 1967, "The Winged Helmet" © 1969, "Starsong" © 1979, "Some Events at the Templar Radiant" © 1979, "Wings out of Shadow" © 1979, "The Smile" © 1979, "Patron of the Arts" © 1967; Berserker Blue Death copyright © 1985; Berserker Kill copyright © 1993; all by Fred Saberhagen. "The Adventure of the Metal Murderer" © 1979 by Omni Publications International.

Berserkers® is a registered trademark of Fred Saberhagen

All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form.

A Baen Books Original
Baen Publishing Enterprises
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Riverdale, NY 10471
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Baen Books by Fred Saberhagen

Rogue Berserker
Berserker Man (Megabook)
Berserker Death (Megabook)
The Dracula Tape
Vlad Tapes
Pilgrim
The Black Throne
(with Roger Zelazny)

AUTHOR'S NOTE

For more information about Fred Saberhagen
and this series see:

www.berserker.com