Fred Saberhagen was an American science fiction and fantasy author, most renowned for his "Berserker" and Dracula stories. His works frequently explore the conflict between humanity and machines, delving into dark themes and questioning the nature of life and artificial intelligence. Saberhagen also crafted expansive series of post-apocalyptic mytho-magical and sword-and-sorcery novels, which examined battles between good and evil and explored heroic archetypes.
Der Göttliche Schmied Vulkan gibt zwölf magische Schwerter an die Menschen, die unterschiedliche Kräfte besitzen. Ein Krieg bricht aus, während die Götter zuschauen. Die Suche der Jungen Mark und Ben nach diesen mächtigen Schwertern entscheidet über die Zukunft der Menschheit.
Crime makes strange partnerships, and none is stranger than that between Sherlock Holmes and Count Dracula. But when Holmes must track down a ring of criminal masterminds infesting London with plague, he must team up with Dracula to bring them to justice.
When two suspect psychics offer Ambrose Altamont and his wife the opportunity to contact their recently deceased daughter, the wealthy British aristocrat wastes no time in hiring Sherlock Holmes to expose their hoax. He arranges for the celebrated detective and Dr Watson to attend the family's next seance.
Set in a world where technology has collapsed, magic and mythical beings like demons and gods flourish. This novel serves as a pivotal connection between Saberhagen's Empire of the East series and the Swords and Lost Swords novels, enriching the Ardneh Sequence. The story explores the interplay of magic and power, revealing the struggles and adventures of its characters in a richly imagined landscape.
Erleben Sie die wahre Geschichte des Vampirfürsten Dracula, der mehr als achtzig Jahre nach seinem vermeintlichen Tod in den Karpaten auf die berühmten Ereignisse und seine Verfolger blickt. Entdecken Sie seine Sicht auf die viktorianische Lebensart, Vorurteile gegen Vampire und seine Liebe zu Mina.
Harry Silver has already had a lifetime of trouble from ordinary Berserkers, the automated killing machines programmed an age ago to denude the galaxy of life. Now when his own family is kidnapped, he faces a deviant machine, a good fit for some or all of the Galactic Dictionary's definitions of (1) A deceitful, double-dealing evildoer .. . (4) A fierce elephant or stamodont that has been banished from the herd . . . (10) Having a peculiarly malevolent or unstable nature . . . (11) No longer loyal, affiliated, or recognized, and hence not governable or accountable . . . erring, apostate. - Galactic Dictionary of the Common TongueOrdinary Berserkers armed with weapons powerful enough to kill an entire planet were enough of a nightmare. What worse deviltry will a killing machine gone rogue attempt-and even if Silver can stop it, will he ever see his family alive again?
As children they met on a beach out of space and time: Edgar Perry, Little Annie, and Edgar Allan Poe. Years later, Perry meets Annie again, grown up and beautiful--and in the real world. She warns him of danger, then flees for Europe on a mysterious black ship. Pursuing her, Perry lives the stories written by his alter ego, Edgar Allan Poe. Reissue.
Count Dracula tells his own version of his fateful journey to England in 1893, presenting a surprising revision to the well-known tale. Original.
O králi Artušovi už psali mnozí, ale Fred Saberhagen v Merlinových kostech obdivuhodným způsobem připojil časovou smyčkou Camelot před Artušem i po něm s naší blízkou budoucností. Nedlouho po smrti krále Artuše se skupinka potulných herců prchajíc před zuřivým králem dostává na výběžek země, kde stojí podivná nedokončená tvrz. Tady mladý Amby - bystrý chlapec, herec s magickým nadáním - objevuje tajemství místa, ukrývajícího Merlinovy kosti a zaplétá se do smrtícího zápasu, který obrátí jeho život vzhůru nohama. Vypadá to, že se o ostatky velkého čaroděje zajímá mnoho lidí: krásná a nelítostná Morgana le Fay, Mordred, dychtící po moci, Elaine Brusenová, skeptická vědkyně z jednadvacátého století, Hakon, vůdce skupiny vikingů, a nejvíce ze všeho samotný Merlin!... celý text
