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Author Timothy ZahnTimothy Zahn was born in Chicago in 1951 and grew up in the western suburb of Lombard, and is a writer of science fiction short stories and novels. He attended Michigan State University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in physics in 1973. He then moved to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and achieved an M.S. degree in physics in 1975. While he was pursuing a doctorate in physics, his thesis adviser quite suddenly died, leaving Zahn with four years of thesis work down the drain. Zahn never completed the doctorate.

In 1975, he began a new hobby: writing science fiction. At first a strictly spare-time avocation, over the next three years he gradually gave more time to it until he sold his first story in December 1978 (Ernie, Analog, September 1979). In 1980 he left grad school and began writing full time. He is the Hugo Award-winning author of more than fifty original novels. His original novels include the Cobra series as well as the Dragonborn series for young adults

He is also known as the author of a plethora of Star Wars novels. The Thrawn trilogy marked a revival in the fortunes of the Star Wars franchise, bringing it widespread attention for the first time in years; all three Thrawn-trilogy novels made the New York Times best-seller lists, and set the stage and tone for most of the franchise's Expanded-Universe content. While many of Zahn's characters have been embraced by franchise writers and readers, some still appearing in novels written seventeen years later, Thrawn has been particularly influential.

Zahn lives on the Oregon Coast with his family.

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The Icarus Plot
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The Icarus Plot by Timothy Zahn

A Call to Insurrection
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A Call to Insurrection by Timothy Zahn

Thrawn: Ascendancy (Book III: Lesser Evil)
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Thrawn: Ascendancy (Book III: Lesser Evil) by Timothy Zahn

Star Wars Insider: Fiction Collection Vol. 2
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Star Wars Insider: Fiction Collection Vol. 2 by Timothy Zahn and Multiple Authors

Thrawn: Ascendancy (Book II)
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Thrawn: Ascendancy (Book II) by Timothy Zahn

Queen
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Queen by Timothy Zahn
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Author Signed Hardcover Book  2004 NY: Starscape  First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author, remainder marked.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Author Signed Hardcover Book. November 2016 NY: Random House First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee..

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Author Signed Hardcover Book. December 2023 NY: Baen First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author.

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Timothy Zahn Selected Bibliography


The Icarus Plot Series


  1. The Icarus Plot - 2022

Sibyl's War Series

  1. Pawn: A Chronicle of the Sibyl's War - 2017
  2. Knight: A Chronicle of the Sibyl's War - 2019
  3. Queen: A Chronicle of the Sibyl's War - 2020

Blackcollar Series

  1. The Blackcollar - 1983
  2. The Backlash Mission - 1986
  3. The Judas Solution - 2006

Cobra Trilogy

  1. Cobra - 1985
  2. Cobra Strike - 1986
  3. Cobra Bargain - 1988

Cobra War Trilogy

  1. Cobra Alliance - 2009
  2. Cobra Guardian - 2011
  3. Cobra Gamble - 2012

Cobra Rebellion Trilogy

  1. Cobra Slave - 2013
  2. Cobra Outlaw 2015

Conquerors' Trilogy

  1. Conquerors' Pride - 1994
  2. Conquerors' Heritage - 1995
  3. Conquerors' Legacy - 1996

Star Wars Thrawn Trilogy

  1. Heir to the Empire - 1991
  2. Dark Force Rising - 1992
  3. The Last Command - 1993

Star Wars Hand of Thrawn Series

  1. Specter of the Past - 1997
  2. Vision of the Future - 1998

Thrawn Ascendancy

  • Thrawn: Ascendancy (Book I: Chaos Rising) - 2020
  • Thrawn: Ascendancy (Book II: Greater Good) - April 2021
  • Thrawn: Ascendancy (Book III: Lesser Evil) - 2021

Other Star Wars Novels


  • Fool's Bargain - 2004
  • Survivor's Quest - 2004
  • Outbound Flight - 2006
  • Allegiance - 2007
  • Choices of One - 2011
  • Scoundrels 2013
  • Thrawn - 2017
  • Thrawn: Alliances - 2018
  • Thrawn: Treason - 2019

Dragonback Series

  1. Dragon and Thief - 2003
  2. Dragon and Soldier - 2004
  3. Dragon and Slave - 2005
  4. Dragon and Herdsman - 2006
  5. Dragon and Judge - 2007
  6. Dragon and Liberator - 2008

Terminator Salvation

  1. Terminator Salvation: From the Ashes - 2009
  2. Terminator Salvation: Trial by Fire - 2010

Quadrail or Frank Compton Series

  1. Night Train to Rigel - 2005
  2. The Third Lynx - 2007
  3. Odd Girl Out - 2008
  4. The Domino Pattern - 2009
  5. Judgment at Proteus - 2012

Honorverse: Manticore Ascendant Series (with David Weber)

  1. A Call to Duty - 2014
  2. A Call to Arms - 2015 (with Timothy Pope)
  3. A Call to Vengeance - 2018 (with Timothy Pope)
  4. A Call to Insurrection - 2022 (with Timothy Pope)

Starcraft Series

  1. Starcraft: Evolution - 2016

Other Novels

  • A Coming of Age - 1984
  • Spinneret - 1985
  • Triplet - 1987
  • Deadman Switch - 1988
  • Warhorse - 1990
  • The Icarus Hunt - 1999
  • Angelmass - 2001
  • Manta's Gift - 2002
  • The Green and the Gray - 2004
  • Soulminder - 2014
  • Cloak - 2015

Graphic Novels


  • Mara Jade: By the Emperor's Hand; a graphic novel with Michael A. Stackpole - 1999
  • Mara Jade: A Night on the Town, comic in Star Wars Tales 1 - 2002

Collections

  • Cascade Point and Other Stories - 1986
  • Time Bomb and Zahndry Others - 1988
  • Distant Friends and Others - 1992
  • Star Song and Other Stories - 2002
  • Pawn's Gambit: And Other Stratagems - 2016
  • Star Wars Insider: The Fiction Collection Vol. 1 - March 2021
  • Star Wars Insider: The Fiction Collection Vol. 2 - November 2021

Timothy Zahn Awards

  • Hugo Award for novella Cascade Point in 1984

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