{"product_id":"berserker-bundle-1979-early-1980s","title":"Fred Saberhagen Berserker Bundle, 5 Ace Science Fiction Paperbacks, 1979 to Early 1980s","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Fred Saberhagen Berserker bundle includes five Ace science fiction paperbacks, with printings dating from 1979 to likely the early 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe illustrated covers retain strong color and the books have a lightly handled appearance, with clean reading pages, light edge wear, age toning, and back cover stains on Berserker shown in the photos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross the Berserker saga, humanity faces ancient, computer-controlled war machines programmed to destroy living things.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem:\u003c\/strong\u003e Five-book paperback bundle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Berserker; The Ultimate Enemy; Brother Assassin; Berserker Man; Berserker's Planet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fred Saberhagen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cover art credited to Boris on Berserker and Berserker Man; Michael Whelan on The Ultimate Enemy and Brother Assassin; Berserker's Planet cover signed Boris\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ace Books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1979 to likely the early 1980s; Berserker and Brother Assassin printed in 1979, Berserker Man and Berserker's Planet printed in 1980\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition and Printing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Berserker: second Ace printing, September 1979. The Ultimate Enemy: later printing of the Ace edition first published September 1979, with a number line beginning at 2. Brother Assassin: second Ace printing, February 1979. Berserker Man: second Ace printing, January 1980, with “First publication in any form” printed on the front cover. Berserker's Planet: first Ace printing, May 1980.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat and Binding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Five mass-market paperbacks with illustrated covers and yellow page edges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e None, as issued in paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e Berserker: 243; The Ultimate Enemy: 242; Brother Assassin: 233; Berserker Man: 220, including bibliography; Berserker's Planet: 233\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Science fiction, space opera, and military science fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e Berserker: 0-441-05404-8; The Ultimate Enemy: 0-441-84315-8; Brother Assassin: 0-441-08215-7; Berserker Man: 0-441-05407-2; Berserker's Planet: 0-441-05408-0\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Each approximately 7 by 4 by 1\/2 inch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition Grade: Good\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePositives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGraded Good:\u003c\/strong\u003e These five paperbacks remain usable reading copies with intact covers and the individual wear described below.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront cover illustrations retain strong blues, yellows, oranges, and reds, with readable titles and author lettering.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe books have a lightly handled appearance, and the spines retain clear lettering with little pronounced reading creasing in the photographed stack.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReading pages are clean and legible, with no writing, pencil marks, rips, or tears found during inspection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll five books retain their front and back covers, and the photographed interior pages remain attached.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCopyright and printing pages are pictured for every title.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIssues \/ Wear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages show age toning, particularly around the margins, with some variation in the yellow coloring of the outer page edges.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLight rubbing and small areas of color loss appear along cover edges, spine ends, and corners.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBerserker has dark stains and scattered pale scuffed spots on its blue back cover, most clearly shown in the close-up photo.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBerserker Man has a slightly lifted front cover and light corner and edge wear visible in the stacked views.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe pale back covers show light surface marks and handling wear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind more like this in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/collections\/vintage-sci-fi-books\"\u003eScience Fiction Books (Vintage \u0026amp; Classic)\u003c\/a\u003e collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive Ace paperbacks bring together Saberhagen's Berserker stories with illustrated covers by Boris and Michael Whelan. 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