Michael  Z. Williamson
Writer
Better to Beg Forgiveness

November 2007
from
Baen Publishing

Celadon. A pest-hole of a planet infested with pirates, terrorists, and soul-sucking bureaucrats determined to maintain the bloody status quo. But after an inside job nearly eliminates reformist President Bishwanath, it’s time for the elite mercs of Ripple Creek Security to toss out the restrictive rulebook forced on them by Earth’s state department, reach for the Composition G, and show the locals how the big boys make war. Short answer: they blow things up. They blow them up in detail.

Read advance chapters here.

Available at bookstores everywhere or email me to buy a signed copy.


Cover art by Kurt Miller


The Humans Called It Duty

March 2007
from
Baen Publishing

What happens when you kill a military working animal's handler, and the animal is a specially bred leopard? Vengeance.

It can be found in the anthology Future Weapons of War , to be released in March 2007.

Naught But Duty

December 2005
from
DAW Books

A short story about a mercenary who despises his employer and can't break his oath, set in Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar universe. It can be found in the anthology Crossroads and Other Tales of Valdemar, to be released in December 2005.

The Weapon

August 2005
from
Baen Books
Set in the Freehold universe, told from the point of view of Captain Chinran, who led the covert attack on Earth.

Click here to read the sample chapters, courtesy of Baen Publishing.

Available at Amazon or email me to buy a signed copy.

Cover art by Kurt Miller.

Confirmed Kill

September 2005
from
Avon

Third book in the Target: Terrorseries
Army Rangers Kyle Monroe and Wade Curtis are the best at what they do: eliminating their nations' enemies from a distance with one well-placed bullet to the head. When Intelligence catches wind of a terrorist plot unfolding in the jungles of Indonesia, Monroe and Curtis are the snipers assigned to take the killers out. Failure is not an option, since al Qaeda-linked fanatics plan to blow an oil-rich province sky high, taking hundreds of innocents lives, many of them American.

But the military brass is saddling their operatives with unnecessary and potentially lethal baggage-an overweight, under trained colonel whose ineptitude could prove disastrous. And when their mission goes all to hell, two crack snipers are suddenly transformed into targets caught out in the open...facing an army of terrorists murders pouring out of the trees and with nowhere to run.

Click here to read the sample chapters.

Target Terror:
Targets of Opportunity


March 2005
from
Avon
"Targets of Opportunity" is the sequel to "The Scope of Justice." It is set in Romania, with Kyle and Wade stalking a terror cell that is smuggling explosives across the Black Sea into Europe.

Click here to read the sample chapters.

Target Terror:
The Scope of Justice


July 2004
from
Avon
Click here to read the sample chapters.

You can order from me for the same price and I'll autograph and personalize your copy for free. For details, email me.

ISBN: 0060565241
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The Hero
with John Ringo


June 2004
from
Baen Books
Set in the
Legacy of the Aldenata Universe
(Posleen Universe) Snippets of Hero can be found at the Dahak site or at Baen.com, but please return back to my site to order through Amazon, so I get the credit!

I will start taking advance orders for The Hero May 1. I will sign your copy, but you'll have to hunt John down to get his autograph. Simply hold up a beer and start a conversation about Sluggy Freelance and he'll find you. Cover price is $24, shipping will be $3. Email for details. For details, email me.

ISBN: 074348827X
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Freehold

January 2004
from
Baen Books.

Cover artwork by
David B. Mattingly. FREEHOLD is listed on Amazon and is available at most bookstores in the English speaking world. Or, you can order from me for the same price and I'll autograph and personalize your copy for no additional charge email me.

"Freehold" is now available online or as a free download through Baen's Free Library. Help yourself, and decide if you like my stuff enough to pay for it.

Read snippet chapters at the Dahak site, but please return back to my site to order through Amazon, so I get the credit!

ISBN: 0743471792
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Other Work:

First They Came For... (Video)

I provided a large variety of military gear and weapons and technical advice for this powerful short feature, as well as appearing as one of the jack booted thugs (Red Star Police). My daughter also appears in two scenes.






I have the following memorabilia I'm getting rid of to make more room in my office. Drop me an email if you're interested.

ARC, The Weapon

This is a paperbound, glossy covered trade-sized format of The Weapon, and was the final draft turned in for publication. Some minor typesetting and author errors are in there, which were corrected before printing. It has the final cover art but is brighter and printed in a few less colors. These are what are sent out to reviewers and critics before the book is released. Only a couple of hundred were printed. I'll inscribe and sign it to you or whoever you like.

$78, shipped in the US.

ARC, The Hero

The Hero had a continuity error and several noticeable timeframe errors in final draft. They're in here, and were corrected before final printing. This is your chance to see What Went Wrong, and How Authors Fix It On Three Days Notice. I will sign and inscribe, telling you how it's John's Fault, and you can look him up at a convention where he will probably sign it and tell you it's Mike's Fault.

$78, shipped in the US.

Page Proof, Confirmed Kill

Printed 8.5" X 11" pages with cover letter and proposed layout. Marked up extensively by copy editor and myself. There are minor differences throughout. It's been beaten about the office and the front and back pages are a bit worn. Of course, I'll sign it. I'm also blacking out the editor's phone number.

I will only include this with a copy of Confirmed Kill to maintain proper copyright standards.

$50 shipped.



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