To defeat the ultimate weapon, you must become one...
Once, mankind feared the berserkers, killer machines determined to eradicate all life in the universe. But the Berserker Wars are over and the threat of the sentient doomsday devices is over.
Or is it?
The berserkers are back, stronger and more unstoppable than before. And one strange child, half human and half machine, may be humanity’s only hope—or its final destroyer.
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“Barrett Whitener captures Fred Saberhagen’s humanity and emotion. His subtle narration carries each scene in crisp, breathy detail. Science fiction rarely gets better than this as we imagine what it’s like to be alone among the stars.”
— AudioFile
“A fascinating premise and a good read.”
— Frank Herbert, creator of Dune“Whitener effectively portrays the quiet inner musings of the youngster and the terror of other characters equally well.”
— Booklist" Great premise about killer space ships trying to destroy mankind. "
— Dev, 3/27/2007Fred Thomas Saberhagen (1930–2007), a native of Chicago, served with the US Air Force then worked as an electronics technician and as a science writer and editor for the Encyclopaedia Britannica. He began writing science fiction for Galaxy in 1961. His first novel, The Golden People, was published in 1964. He is most renowned for the Berserker series of stories and novels.
Barrett Whitener has been narrating audiobooks since 1992. His recordings have won several awards, including the prestigious Audie Award and numerous Earphones Awards. AudioFile magazine has named him one of the Best Voices of the Century.