Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freehold | 2003 | Michael Z. Williamson | Buy |
| 2 | The Weapon | 2005 | Michael Z. Williamson | Buy |
| 3 | Better to Beg Forgiveness | 2007 | Michael Z. Williamson | Buy |
| 4 | Contact with Chaos | 2009 | Michael Z. Williamson | Buy |
| 5 | Do Unto Others | 2010 | Michael Z. Williamson | Buy |
| 6 | Rogue | 2011 | Michael Z. Williamson | Buy |
| 7 | When Diplomacy Fails | 2012 | Michael Z. Williamson | Buy |
| 8 | Angeleyes | 2016 | Michael Z. Williamson | Buy |
| 9 | Forged in Blood | 2017 | Michael Z. Williamson | Buy |
| 10 | Resistance | 2019 | Michael Z. Williamson | Buy |
| 11 | Defiance | 2021 | Michael Z. Williamson | Buy |
The Freehold series by Michael Z. Williamson started in 2003 with the novel Freehold and has grown to eleven books over nearly two decades, with Defiance arriving in 2021. The titles across the series — The Weapon, Better to Beg Forgiveness, Contact with Chaos, Do Unto Others, Rogue, When Diplomacy Fails, Angeleyes, Forged in Blood, Resistance, and Defiance — suggest a fiction universe built around conflict, survival, and shifting loyalties.
There was a four-year gap between When Diplomacy Fails (2012) and Angeleyes (2016), then the series continued at a steadier pace through to 2021. Starting with Freehold and reading in publication order is the standard approach for this series.