Prolific writer of science fiction and fantasy series, Fred Saberhagen is best known for his Berserker series of far-future space operas in which a beleaguered mankind squares off against a malign machine intelligence, and the Swords series, detailing a massive conflict involving numerous key players and their unique swords of power. Often combining magic, post-apocalyptic, and military themes in his fiction, Saberhagen’s steady output through the second half of the twentieth century ensured that not only did his larger-than-life narratives entertain a worldwide audience, but his work inspired dozens of first-rate cover illustrations during the boom years of commercial fantasy paperback publishing.
Of course, on the subject of Classic Covers and Fred Saberhagen, Goodman Games has contributed their own classic with a cover for the Dungeon Crawl Classics supplement for Saberhagen’s Empire of the East, created by fantasy art legend, Ian Miller.
