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Mr. Jester

Fred Saberhagen

First published January 1966
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story
Series Berserker (Fred Saberhagen)

Synopsis

A man expelled from a planet for excessive levity gains control over a gigantic war machine capable of destroying the planet.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1967 Hugo Award Best Short Story Nominee/Finalist

Publications (31)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
January 1966 If, January 1966 Galaxy Publishing Corporation MAGAZINE 99
January 1967 Berserker Ballantine Books Collection 116
October 1970 Berserker Penguin Books Collection 135
September 1978 Berserker Ace Books Collection 144
September 1979 Berserker Ace Books Collection 144
June 1980 Berserker Ace Books Collection 144
December 1981 The Berserker Wars Tor / Pinnacle Collection 126
August 1982 The Berserker Wars Tor / Pinnacle Collection 126
November 1982 Berserker Ace Books Collection 144
November 1982 Berserker Ace Books Collection 144
October 1983 The Berserker Wars Tor / Pinnacle Collection 126
April 1984 Berserker Ace Books Collection 144
April 1984 Berserker Ace Books Collection 144
April 1984 Berserker Ace Books Collection 144
1985 Berserker Penguin Books Collection 136
April 1985 Berserker Ace Science Fiction Books Collection 144
September 1985 The Berserker Wars Tor Collection 126
December 1985 Berserker Ace Books Collection 144
July 1986 Berserker Ace Books Collection 144
September 1992 Berserker Ace Books Collection 144
September 1994 The Berserker Wars Tor Collection
July 1998 Berserkers: The Beginning Baen Books Omnibus 115
June 2003 Berserker Thorndike Press Collection
September 2003 Berserkers: The Beginning Blackstone Audiobooks Omnibus |9
February 2005 Berserker Death Baen Books Omnibus 66
July 2005 Berserkers: The Beginning Blackstone Audiobooks Omnibus |9
July 2005 Berserkers: The Beginning Blackstone Audiobooks Omnibus |9
November 2012 Berserker JSS Literary Productions Collection
June 2013 The Berserker Wars JSS Literary Productions Collection |5
June 2013 Berserkers: The Beginning Blackstone Audio Omnibus |9
September 2015 Future Wars ... and Other Punchlines Baen Books Anthology 87