Freehold

TitleFreehold
Year for Search2004
AuthorsWilliamson, Michael Z.(b. 1967)
Date Published2004
PublisherBaen
Place PublishedNew York
KeywordsEnglish author, Male author, US author
Annotation

Dystopia and eutopia--authoritarian government and a libertarian enclave. The stories in Forged in Blood. Ed. Michael Z. Williamson, New York: Baen, 2017 trace the history of a single sword from its original forging in medieval Japan into the future world of Williamson. The stories, in chronological order, with the last nine set in the future, are: “The Tachi” by Zachary Hill (3-20); “Musings of a Hermit” by Larry Correia (23-34); “Stronger than Steel” by Michael D. Massa (37-71); “He Who Lives Wins” by Sergeant First Class (Ret.) John F. Holmes (75-94); “Souvenirs” by Rob Reed (97-109); “Broken Spirit” by Michael Z. Williamson and Dale C. Flowers (113-120); “Okoyyūki” by Tom Kratman (125-44); “The Day the Tide Rolled In” by Michael Z. Williamson and Leo Champion (147-64); “Ripper” by Peter Grant (167-91); “Case Hardened” by Christopher L. Smith (195-216); “Magnum Opus” by Jason Cordova 219-32); “Lovers” by Tony Daniel (235-77); “The Reluctant Heroine” by Michael Z. Williamson (281-301); “The Thin Green Line” by Michael Z. Williamson (305-50); “Family Over Blood” by Kacey Ezell (353-72) and ; “Choices and Consequences” by Michael Z. Williamson (375-85). Before the first story and between all the stories are reflections by the sword, mostly a paragraph or two but with two substantially longer.

Author Note

The author (b. 1967) was born in England and has lived in the U.S. since 1978.

Full Text

2004 Williamson, Michael Z. (b. 1967). Freehold. New York: Baen.

Dystopia and eutopia describing an authoritarian government and a libertarian enclave. The stories in Forged in Blood. Ed. Michael Z. Williamson, New York: Baen, 2017 trace the history of a single sword from its original forging in medieval Japan into the future world of Williamson. The stories, in chronological order, with the last nine set in the future, are: “The Tachi” by Zachary Hill (3-20); “Musings of a Hermit” by Larry Correia (23-34); “Stronger than Steel” by Michael D. Massa (37-71); “He Who Lives Wins” by Sergeant First Class (Ret.) John F. Holmes (75-94); “Souvenirs” by Rob Reed (97-109); “Broken Spirit” by Michael Z. Williamson and Dale C. Flowers (113-120); “Okoyyūki” by Tom Kratman (125-44); “The Day the Tide Rolled In” by Michael Z. Williamson and Leo Champion (147-64); “Ripper” by Peter Grant (167-91); “Case Hardened” by Christopher L. Smith (195-216); “Magnum Opus” by Jason Cordova 219-32); “Lovers” by Tony Daniel (235-77); “The Reluctant Heroine” by Michael Z. Williamson (281-301); “The Thin Green Line” by Michael Z. Williamson (305-50); “Family Over Blood” by Kacey Ezell (353-72) and ; “Choices and Consequences” by Michael Z. Williamson (375-85). Before the first story and between all the stories are reflections by the sword, mostly a paragraph or two but with two substantially longer.  The author was born in England and has lived in the U.S. since 1978.