Fred Saberhagen

Fred Thomas Saberhagen (May 18, 1930–June 29, 2007) was an American science fiction and fantasy author. His first work was published in 1961, but it wasn't until 1975 that Saberhagen took up writing full time. He produced a substantial body of work during his career, embracing a variety of different genres, including his "Berzerker" works, a series of novels and stories about a war between humans and the Berzerkers, self-replicating war machines that are determined to destroy all life. Saberhagen also wrote a series of novels about the vampire Dracula, recasting the character as a more heroic and misunderstood creature.

In 2011, one of Saberhagen's novels, The Mask of the Sun (1981) will be reprinted along with seven new stories (including a contribution by Harry Turtledove) under the title Golden Reflections.