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Michael Z. Williamson
Williamson in December 2006.
Williamson in December 2006.
BornBirkenhead, England
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
GenreScience fiction, military science fiction, military fiction, political thrillers
Website
michaelzwilliamson.com

Michael Z. Williamson is a science fiction and military fiction author. Born in Birkenhead, England, he and his family emigrated to Canada, then the United States in 1978. Williamson frequently utilizes the pen names "Mad Mike", and "Crazy Einar". He is retired from the United States military.[1]

Williamson's first book, Freehold, was released in January 2004. The novel is set in a future wherein the United Nations is a fascist empire. Williamson's next novel, The Hero, was written with New York Times best-selling author John Ringo and takes place within the universe of Ringo's Legacy of the Aldenata series. Both Freehold and The Hero were published by Baen Books. He also has many short stories published in various anthologies.

Williamson has written or published several other works: The Weapon, covering events concurrent to Freehold told from a different point of view; Better To Beg Forgiveness, a story set in the Freehold universe but before the Grainne War series and a follow-on book to that with the same characters: Do Unto Others; and Contact with Chaos set 20 years after the events of The Weapon.

Michael has also written the "Target: Terror" series, which thus far includes The Scope of Justice, Targets of Opportunity, and Confirmed Kill. These cover the story of two U.S. Army Rangers, engaged in black operations against terrorist groups threatening the United States.

He is also the Editor At Large of SurvivalBlog.com, a widely-read blog on disaster preparedness topics, with more than 250,000 readers.[2] In his free time Williamson also sells, restores and crafts swords and other edged weapons.. He is married and has two children.[1]

Books

Williamson in July 2011, from a photo for a PSA by Oleg Volk.

Grainne War/Aftermath (Freehold Universe)

Ripple Creek (Freehold Universe)

  • Better To Beg Forgiveness... (Baen Books, ISBN 1-4165-5508-0 (Hardback), November 2007; ISBN 1-4165-9151-6 (Paperback), February 2009) Better To Beg Forgiveness... is now available as a free download from the Baen Free Library.
  • Do Unto Others (Baen Books, ISBN 1-4391-3383-2 (HB) August 2010; ISBN 1-4391-3459-6 (PB), July 2011)
  • When Diplomacy Fails... (Baen Books, ISBN 1-4516-3790-X (HB) August 2012)

Target: Terror series

  • The Scope of Justice (Avon, ISBN 0-06-056524-1, July 2004)
  • Targets of Opportunity (Avon, ISBN 0-06-056525-X, March 2005)
  • Confirmed Kill (Avon, ISBN 0-06-056526-8, September 2005)

Legacy of the Aldenata (with John Ringo)

  • The Hero (Baen Books, ISBN 1-4165-0914-3, June 2004)

Short stories

Michael Z. Williamson in July 2003.
  • "Naught But Duty" (December 2005), short story in the anthology Crossroads and Other Tales of Valdemar ISBN 0-7564-0325-1, edited by Mercedes Lackey. DAW Books
  • "The Humans Called It Duty" (March 2007), short story in the anthology Future Weapons of War ISBN 1-4165-2112-7, edited by Joe Haldeman and Martin H. Greenberg. Baen Books
  • "The Sword Dancer" (December 2008), short story in the anthology Moving Targets and Other Tales of Valdemar ISBN 0-7564-0528-9, edited by Mercedes Lackey
  • "Wounded Bird" (December 2009), short story in the anthology Changing the World: All-New Tales of Valdemar ISBN 0-7564-0580-7, edited by Mercedes Lackey
  • "The Price" (May 2010), short story in the anthology Citizens ISBN 1-4391-3347-6, edited by John Ringo and Brian Thomsen. Baen Books
  • "The Groom's Price" (December 2010), short story in the anthology Finding the Way and Other Tales of Valdemar ISBN 0-7564-0633-1, edited by Mercedes Lackey
  • "Battle's Tide" (August 2011), short story in the anthology Exiled: Clan of the Claw ISBN 1-4391-3441-3, edited by Bill Fawcett. Baen Books
  • "The Brute Force Approach" (August 2011), free short story published in Free Short Stories 2011 by Baen Books.
  • "Heads You Lose" (August 2011), short story in the anthology Lawyers in Hell ISBN 1-937035-01-8, edited by Janet Morris and Chris Morris.
  • "The Bride's Task" (December 2011), short story in the anthology Under the Vale and Other Tales of Valdemar ISBN 0-7564-0696-X, edited by Mercedes Lackey.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2008 First They Came for... Red Star Police #1 Short Film
2009 The Best Defense Himself TV
2011 Starship II: Rendezvous with Ramses Production Crew—Armorer Film (in production)

References

  1. ^ a b Williamson, Michael Z. "Michael Z. Williamson: Writer: Bio page". Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  2. ^ http://www.survivalblog.com/biographies.html

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