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This seventh title in the Berserker series (Beserker Kill, LJ 9/15/93) finds the intelligent, deadly Berserker machines infiltrating human colonies to destroy them. The humans have cracked the Berserkers' codes and plan a battle defense. Although it helps to be familiar with the series, this novel can stand alone. Full of action and intrigue, Saberhagen's fast-paced military sf adventure is recommended for most collections or where the series is popular.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.


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Saberhagen's murderous, robotic Berserkers return for another shot at the human Solarians. Spacer Nifty Gift (a human) deserts comrades on a recon mission; one of the deserted, Spacer Traskeluk, pursues vengeance; and the Berserkers mount an attack on the human outpost known as Fifty-Fifty--a fleet action in which the odds are heavily against the Solarians. Photojournalist Jory Yokusaka interviews Gift, covers the battle, and with Traskeluk defeats a Berserker disguised as a human android. Saberhagen's prose is plain, and the universe he gives us a bit unadorned and, by contemporary standards, too human-dominated. Moreover, the Battle of Fifty-Fifty is the Battle of Midway so meticulously transferred to interstellar space that one wonders whether Saberhagen's tongue isn't somewhere in cheek. Still, the action is nonstop. The Berserker Saga continues to draw and deserve readers, but it hasn't worn as well as it might have. Saberhagen's best stuff now is his Dracula novels and freestanding fantasies like Dancing Bears. Roland Green

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 383 pages
  • Publisher: Tor Books; 1st edition (August 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0312859392
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312859398
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,950,140 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars ...could have been so good...., March 12, 1999
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I don't mind the "Battle of Midway" angle. I do think it could have been concealed a little better, but maybe the author wanted us all to see it. I actually got some entertainment out of seeing how he would work in certain historical events.

The side-story about our opening-scene protagonist was so-so. I could take it or leave it. Mr. Saberhagen's done better, and I've read worse.

Here's my main beef. This book reads like he wrote 10 pages at a time, and then just randomly shuffled the sections together. We haven't even fought the battle yet when we read about the analysts' thoughts on the outcome. Kinda makes it hard to even pretend you don't know what's going to happen at that point.

That's just one example. We constantly read about characters referring to things that they won't find out about for another 20 pages. And other nonsense along those lines. It made for very infuriating reading.

Mr. Saberhagen needed someone to read through his computer print-out and move a couple pages around.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Battle of Midway in Space, May 17, 1999
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BErserker Fury was a space version of the Battle of Midway, but the real battle was less confusing. Time seems to have no meaning, as your point of view changes in both time and space, like a bad Doctor Who movie. Sometimes I don't know what character I am reading about. I happen to be a great fan and even sent him e-mail once, but this book could of been A LOT better if somebody else had gone over it with a magic marker and helped him cut out parts that were not needed.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars The pain, the pain..., June 21, 2001
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You may or may not be annoyed that Saberhagen is lifting much of his plot from WWII- let's face it, Jerry Pournelle and many others are guilty of the same crime. What is more frustrating here is the author's stunted, wooden writing style. Often, he finds it necessary to repeat the same facts over and over again, as if he's straining to fill up space. Plot and characters aside, the actual use of the language itself is so frustrating that the book is unreadable.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Some weaknesses, but underrated . . . .
Looking at so many of the other customer reviews here, with one star or two out of five, I believe the book has been underrated. Read more
Published on February 18, 2006 by Patrick J. Callahan

1.0 out of 5 stars Fred, get an editor... PLEASE! (sobbing)
The tautly-written opening scene is well-deserving of the novel's title, but its ever-increasing redundancies eventually decay into a fragmented, non-sequential narrative toward... Read more
Published on September 9, 2005 by Jay A. Goemmer

1.0 out of 5 stars Sorry I bought this.
I have hear good things about the berserker series and was hoping that the reviews were wrong. How *wrong* I was. This book is terrible. Read more
Published on August 19, 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars Without a Thought
Relax, pitiful humans. You're a long way from a universe dominated by planet-sized killer robots raging for your blood. Read more
Published on March 8, 2000 by Pantagruel

1.0 out of 5 stars unbelievably turgid, slow, and weak.
Not vintage Sagerhagen. I read half, could not force myself to continue, and actually threw the book away! Kierkegaard is more readable and interesting.
Published on December 31, 1998

1.0 out of 5 stars No fury here
As a fan of Fred Saberhagen's works (namely the Book of Swords series), I found this book to be plodding, boring, uninspired, and a completely dull read. Read more
Published on November 17, 1998

1.0 out of 5 stars Forget Berserker Fury - read the Berserker short stories
Fred Saberhagen holds the distinction of being both the best and the worst author I have ever read. He's either great or terrible on any given piece - with nothing in between... Read more
Published on May 18, 1998 by TANSTAAFL2

1.0 out of 5 stars A big "Zero" for originality
Proving that history repeats itself is one thing, saying that it repeats EXACTLY is quite another. This latest installment was a bitter disappointment. Read more
Published on April 24, 1998

2.0 out of 5 stars A Parody of Midway
Saberhaen has developed in "Berserker Fury" a complete, yet bland parody of the famous WWII Battle of Midway. Read more
Published on December 21, 1997 by wrj@aol.com

4.0 out of 5 stars The rwwrite of the Battle ofMidway WWII
The original was much better and to not acknowledge those who fought and died for this story to be written is sad. Doug H.
Published on November 16, 1997

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