The Weapon (novel)
| Author | Michael Z. Williamson |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Kurt Miller |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Freehold |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Baen Books |
Publication date | 2005 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover / Paperback) |
| Pages | 487 |
| ISBN | 1-4165-0894-5 |
| Preceded by | Freehold |
| Followed by | Rogue |
The Weapon is a science fiction novel written by Michael Z. Williamson, published in 2005 by Baen Books. The Weapon continues the Freehold series. It begins prior to Freehold and ends approximately two years afterwards and follows the story of Kenneth Chinran.
Plot
Kenneth Chinran joined the Freehold Military Forces so he could get away from his boring and unsatisfying home life. He ended up in one of the military's most elite and secretive black operations units. With war potentially brewing between the independent Freehold of Grainne and the fascist bureaucracy of the United Nations on Earth, Chinran and his soldiers are sent on a top secret mission to Earth to act as sleeper agents, should the time come to commence an attack on Earth. When the UN finally launches their aggressive campaign against their home, Chinran and his men react. They destroy the main UN military headquarters as well as many Earth cities, causing death that ranges into the billions. While Chinran is trying to regain his sanity over the events that just occurred he is forced to go on the run with a daughter he had during his cover, as the UN security forces have found out who he is. But Chinran is a fighter and if he goes down, he'll take every enemy soldier he can with him.
External links
- Michael Z. 'Mad Mike' Williamson's Homepage
- Review from The Billion Light-Year Bookshelf
- Review from Bewildering Stories