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Ultimate Enemy

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This was my first Fred Saberhagen purchase back in the 1980's. I loved the short stories in this book. His novel length single topic Berserker books are good fun but lack the magic the short stories had. You get a brief novelette here about a general adept at battlling then and a major battle he has after humanity has faced them once and been bloodied, that is tight and tense. You get the story of a diplomat going to negotiate or is that scout a large "wounded" berserker machine. Some of the battles are big and some are small personal stories and there is something to enjoy in all of them.

The third collection of Saberhagen's Berserker stories, with the Greek mythology pastiche 'Starsong' being the standout, and overall they are of good quality.

Ultimate Enemy : The Smile - Fred Saberhagen
Ultimate Enemy : Pressure [Berserker's Prey] - Fred Saberhagen
Ultimate Enemy : The Annihilation of Angkor Apeiron - Fred Saberhagen
Ultimate Enemy : Inhuman Error - Fred Saberhagen
Ultimate Enemy : Some Events at the Templar Radiant - Fred Saberhagen
Ultimate Enemy : Starsong - Fred Saberhagen
Ultimate Enemy : Smasher - Fred Saberhagen
Ultimate Enemy : The Game - Fred Saberhagen
Ultimate Enemy : Wings Out of Shadow - Fred Saberhagen

Berserker Tyrant artwork.

3 out of 5


Rom, Space Gardener.

3.5 out of 5


Spider strait attack Berserker Galactic Encyclopedia info scam.

3.5 out of 5


Berserker human impersonation star sequence mnemonic save blast decision.

4 out of 5


Berserker recreation interrogation history.

3 out of 5


Even though human brains are really nifty, still won't help that old underworld lookback tragedy.

4.5 out of 5


Space battle watchers get some personal action.

3.5 out of 5


Berserker multiplayer interruption.

3 out of 5


Dream and persona Berserker strategies.

3.5 out of 5