Michael Z. Williamson (born 1967) 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. "Mad Mike", as a collection of fans call him, served over 20 years in the United States military, in one form or another. Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Birkenhead is a town on The Wirral, Merseyside, on the left bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liverpool. ... Fans can refer to: The webcomic by T Campbell of that name. ... The armed forces of the United States of America consist of the United States Army United States Navy United States Air Force United States Marine Corps United States Coast Guard Note: The United States Coast Guard has both military and law enforcement functions. ...

Williamson's first book, Freehold, was released in January 2004. The novel is set in a future wherein the UN is a Socialist 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 a multitude of short stories published in various anthologies. Look up book in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A novel (from French nouvelle Italian novella, new) is an extended, generally fictional narrative in prose. ... Look up Future in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ... Socialism is a social and economic system (or the political philosophy advocating such a system) in which the economic means of production are owned and controlled collectively by the people. ... What exactly constitutes an Empire (from the Latin imperium, denoting military command within the ancient Roman government) is a topic of intense debate within the scholarly community. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... John Ringo is an American science fiction and fantasy author, who specializes in the subgenre of military science fiction, concentrating on SF scenarios that have a lot of infantry battles and other types of ground combat. ... The Legacy of the Aldenata is the fictional universe of John Ringos military science fiction series. ... Baen Books is an American publishing company established in 1983 by SF publishing industry long-timer Jim Baen. ...

Williamson has written or published four other works: The Weapon, a sequel to Freehold told from a different point of view; and the "Target: Terror" series, which includes The Scope of Justice, Targets of Opportunity, and Confirmed Kill.

In his free time Williamson also creates and sells blades and daggers. He is married and has two children. A blade is the flat part of a bladed tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge and/or pointed end typically made of a metal, such as steel used to cut, stab, slice, throw, thrust, or strike. ... A dagger (from Vulgar Latin: daca - a Dacian knife) is a blade weapon (essentially a double-edged knife) used for stabbing, thrusting or as a secondary defense weapon in close combat. ...

Books

The Freehold Universe

• Freehold from Baen Books (January 2004)
• The Weapon from Baen Books (August 2005)
• Better To Beg Forgiveness... from Baen Books (Forthcoming)

Baen Books is an American publishing company established in 1983 by SF publishing industry long-timer Jim Baen. ... Baen Books is an American publishing company established in 1983 by SF publishing industry long-timer Jim Baen. ... Baen Books is an American publishing company established in 1983 by SF publishing industry long-timer Jim Baen. ...

Target: Terror Series

• The Scope of Justice from Avon (July 2004)
• Targets of Opportunity from Avon (March 2005)
• Confirmed Kill from Avon (September 2005)

An early Avon Books edition from the 1940s of the Simon Templar mystery short story collection, The Saint Intervenes. ... An early Avon Books edition from the 1940s of the Simon Templar mystery short story collection, The Saint Intervenes. ... An early Avon Books edition from the 1940s of the Simon Templar mystery short story collection, The Saint Intervenes. ...

Legacy of the Aldenata with John Ringo

• The Hero from Baen Books (June 2004)

John Ringo is an American science fiction and fantasy author, who specializes in the subgenre of military science fiction, concentrating on SF scenarios that have a lot of infantry battles and other types of ground combat. ... Baen Books is an American publishing company established in 1983 by SF publishing industry long-timer Jim Baen. ...

Assorted Short Stories

• Naught But Duty from "Crossroads and Other Tales of Valdemar" ISBN: 0-7564-0325-1 DAW Books (December 2005)
• The Humans Called It Duty from "Weapons of War" (working title - not yet released)

External links

• "Michael Z. 'Mad Mike' Williamson's" Homepage
• The author's other job