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Freehold Books in Order

Freehold by Michael Z. Williamson contains 12 books, published between 2003 and 2021. The first book is Freehold (2003) and the newest is Defiance (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
2003–2021
Pages on record
4,357 in 8 of 12 books
Reading time
73–109 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,357 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

See all 12 books in order Printable Freehold checklist

Freehold is a science fiction series by Michael Z. Williamson, with subjects that include space warfare, space opera, libertarianism, women soldiers and refugees. The first of 12 books, Freehold, dates from 2003. The Weapon (2005), Contact with Chaos (2009) and When Diplomacy Fails (2012) come later, and Defiance (2021) is the newest title. Books run to a median of 512 pages, and the series is currently dormant.

How many Freehold books are there?

Freehold has 12 books, released between 2003 and 2021.

Freehold Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Freehold books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Freehold by Michael Z. Williamson, book 1 of the Freehold series (2003)
  2. Cover of The Weapon by Michael Z. Williamson, book 2 of the Freehold series (2005)
  3. Cover of Better to Beg Forgiveness by Michael Z. Williamson, book 3 of the Freehold series (2007)
  4. Cover of Contact with Chaos by Michael Z. Williamson, book 4 of the Freehold series (2009)
  5. Cover of Do Unto Others by Michael Z. Williamson, book 5 of the Freehold series (2010)
  6. Cover of Rogue by Michael Z. Williamson, book 6 of the Freehold series (2011)
  7. Cover of When Diplomacy Fails by Michael Z. Williamson, book 7 of the Freehold series (2012)
  8. Cover of Angeleyes by Michael Z. Williamson, book 8 of the Freehold series (2016)
  9. Cover of Forged in Blood by Michael Z. Williamson, book 9 of the Freehold series (2017)
  10. Cover of Resistance by Michael Z. Williamson, book 10 of the Freehold series (2019)
  11. Cover of Resistance by Michael Z. Williamson, book 11 of the Freehold series (2019)
  1. 1
    Freehold2003 · 667 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003667
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  2. 2
    The Weapon2005 · 650 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005650
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  3. 3
    Better to Beg Forgiveness2007 · 640 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007640
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  4. 4
    Contact with Chaos2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  5. 5
    Do Unto Others2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  6. 6
    Rogue2011 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011480
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  7. 7
    When Diplomacy Fails2012 · 496 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012496
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  8. 8
    Angeleyes2016 · 512 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016512
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  9. 9
    Forged in Blood2017 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017400
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  10. 10
    Resistance2019 · 512 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019512
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  11. 11
    Resistance2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  12. 12
    Defiance2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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Is there a chronological order for Freehold?

No separate chronological order is on record for Freehold, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Freehold books in order?

You should read the Freehold books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Freehold book also stands alone.

Where to start with Freehold

Start with Freehold (2003), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Freehold book?

Defiance (2021) is the newest Freehold book released so far.

Is there a new Freehold book coming?

No next Freehold book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Freehold at a glance

Paused
No new Freehold title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Freehold books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
4,357 pages across the 8 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 512 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Freehold books, 7 of 12, were published in the 2010s.

What the Freehold books are about

9 of the 12 Freehold books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 4 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Michael Z. Williamson

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.