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Williamson, Michael Z

(1967-    ) UK-born soldier (now retired) and author, in Canada then USA from early adulthood, whose first novel, Freehold (2004), initiated the Grainne War sequence which was eventually joined by the Ripple Creek sequence beginning with Better To Beg Forgiveness ... (2007), both series and some shorter works eventually slotted into the Freehold Universe over-series. Williamson adhered subsequently in much of his work to the basic pattern adumbrated by Freehold itself: free men and frequently women (see Women in SF) who adhere to Libertarian principles as they fight (see Military SF) to maintain their freedom in a world, like Grainne, under threat from external enemies. The Target: Terror sequence beginning with The Scope of Justice (2004), which is set on Earth, is essentially nonfantastic but similar. [JC]

Michael Z Williamson

born Birkenhead, Merseyside: 1967

works

series

Freehold Universe

Freehold Universe: Grainne War

• Freehold (New York: Baen Books, 2004) [Grainne War: pb/David Mattingly]
• The Weapon (New York: Baen Books, 2005) [Grainne War: hb/Kurt Miller]
• Contact with Chaos (New York: Baen Books, 2009) [Grainne War: hb/Kurt Miller]
• Rogue (New York: Baen Books, 2011) [Grainne War: hb/Kurt Miller]
• Angeleyes (New York: Baen Books, 2016) [Grainne War: hb/Kurt Miller]

Freehold Universe: Ripple Creek

• Better To Beg Forgiveness ... (New York: Baen Books, 2007) [Ripple Creek: hb/Kurt Miller]
• Do Unto Others ... (New York: Baen Books, 2010) [Ripple Creek: hb/Kurt Miller]
• When Diplomacy Fails ... (New York: Baen Books, 2012) [Ripple Creek: hb/Kurt Miller]

Target: Terror

• The Scope of Justice (New York: Avon Books, 2004) [Target: Terror: pb/]
• Targets of Opportunity (New York: Avon Books, 2005) [Target: Terror: pb/]
• Confirmed Kill (New York: Avon Books, 2005) [Target: Terror: pb/]
  • Target: Terror (New York: Baen Books, 2022) [omni of the above three: Target: Terror: pb/]

Temporal Displacement

• A Long Time Until Now (New York: Baen Books, 2015) [Temporal Displacement: hb/Kurt Miller]
• That Was Now, This Is Then (New York: Baen Books, 2021) [Temporal Displacement: hb/Kurt Miller]

individual titles

• The Hero (New York: Baen Books, 2004) with John Ringo [in his co-author's Posleen sequence: hb/Kurt Miller]

collections

• Tour of Duty: Stories and Provocations (New York: Baen Books, 2013) [coll: hb/bob Eggleton]
• Tide of Battle (New York: Baen Books, 2018) [coll: hb/bob Eggleton]

works as editor

series

• Forged in Blood (New York: Baen Books, 2017) [anth: several stories written in collaboration with the editor: Freehold: hb/Kurt Miller]
• Freehold: Resistance (New York: Baen Books, 2019) [anth: Freehold: pb/Kurt Miller]
• Freehold: Defiance (New York: Baen Books, 2021) [anth: Freehold: pb/Kurt Miller]

links

• Michael Z Williamson
• Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Picture Gallery

Entry from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2011-current) edited by John Clute and David Langford.
Accessed 02:38 am on 27 July 2024.
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