Tide of Battle

Collected short fiction from multiple best seller Michael Z. Williamson. After a brutal car crash, a disabled young man beats all odds to pursue his dream of crewing the first starship. Outnumbered and outgunned, a Freehold warship must use guile, expert maneuvering and sheer courage to survive a pursuing UN fleet. Meanwhile, other Freeholders resort to terrifying psyops to destroy their invaders' morale. A family learns that their patriarch isn't as crazy as they thought when a zombie uprising actually happens. A young girl must use her knowledge of elementals and spirit beings to protect a king who is unaware of the threats against him. In an alternate Bronze Age, the descendants of dinosaurs fight with sentient felinoids for territory and survival. Humans reduced to cowering in caves find a most unlikely weapon against their alien invaders.

With cutting satire on classic poetry and modern movies, a no-holds-barred lambast of several beloved firearms and their fan clubs, Williamson concludes with more of his Inappropriate Cocktail recipes, frequently both delicious and outrageously snarky, commemmorating celebrities, events and cultural memes.

Cover Art by Bob Eggleton

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This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or incidents is purely coincidental.

Look for the final version on July 3, 2018

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ISBN-13: 978-1-48148-336-0

“Digital Kid,” © 2016 by Michael Z. Williamson, first appeared in 2113: Stories Inspired by the Music of Rush, edited by Kevin J. Anderson (Toronto: ECW Press). “Soft Casualty,” © 2014 by Michael Z. Williamson, first appeared at Baen.com. “Starhome,” © 2017 by Michael Z. Williamson, first appeared at Baen.com. “Hate in the Darkness,” © 2018 by Michael Z. Williamson, first appeared in Star Destroyers, edited by Tony Daniel and Christopher Ruocchio (New York: Baen Books). “A Flower Grows in White Chapel,” by Michael Z. Williamson and Gail Sanders, © 2012 by Mercedes Lackey and Stonehenge Art & Word. “A Peony Amongst Roses,” by Michael Z. Williamson and Gail Sanders, © 2013 by Mercedes Lackey and Stonehenge Art & Word. “How Do You Solve a Problem Like Grandpa,” © 2016 by Michael Z. Williamson first appeared in Black Tide Rising, edited by John Ringo and Gary Poole (New York: Baen Books). “Fire in the Grass,” by Michael Z. Williamson and Jessica Schlenker, © 2015 by Mercedes Lackey and Stonehenge Art & Word. “ Medley” by Michael Z. Williamson and Jessica Schlenker, © 2016 by Mercedes Lackey and Stonehenge Art & Word, “Battle's Tide,” © 2011 by Michael Z. Williamson 2011, first appeared in Exiled: Clan of the Claw, edited by Bill Fawcett (New York: Baen Books). “Distant Past,” © 2015 by Michael Z. Williamson, first appeared at Baen.com. “Why my English Teachers Hated Me,” © 2006 by Michael Z. Williamson, appeared in a slightly different version at MichaelZWilliamson.com. “Slaughtering Some Sacred Cows,” © 2010 by Michael Z. Williamson, first appeared at michaelzwilliamson.com. “Garand,” © 2011 by Michael Z. Williamson, first appeared at michaelzwilliamson.com. “Gun Control Laws,” © 2016 by Michael Z. Williamson, first appeared at TheGunMag.com.

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