Timothy Zahn

Timothy Zahn is a science fiction novelist. He is best known for a Star Wars trilogy that picks up where Return of the Jedi left off: Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising, and The Last Command. These books spawned a slew of other Star Wars novels and story collections by authors such as Kevin J. Anderson and Michael A. Stackpole. Zahn later wrote two additional Star Wars novels, collectively called The Hand of Thrawn Duology, and later the stand-alone novel Survivor's Quest. Two additional novels by Zahn are forthcoming; Outbound Flight, due out in February of 2006, and a yet-to-be-named novel set between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back. He has also contributed to the script of the comic Mara Jade: By the Emperor's Hand, and has created several Star Wars short stories over the years.

Zahn's work is not limited to Star Wars. He has also written the widely popular Conquerors' Trilogy, which tell the story of a war between humans and a race of aliens that have indestructible spaceships and never die (well, they die, but they stick around...).

The Thrawn Trilogy

 * Heir to the Empire
 * Dark Force Rising
 * The Last Command

The Hand of Thrawn Duology

 * Specter of the Past
 * Vision of the Future

Other Novels

 * Survivor's Quest (2004)
 * Outbound Flight (2005)
 * Mara Jade: By the Emperor's Hand (graphic novel) with Michael A. Stackpole

Short Stories

 * Mara Jade: A Night on the Town, comic in Star Wars Tales 1
 * "First Contact", short story in Tales from the Empire
 * "Side Trip," with Michael A. Stackpole, novella in Tales from the Empire
 * "Jade Solitaire," short story in Tales from the New Republic
 * "Interlude at Darkknell," with Michael A. Stackpole, novella in Tales from the New Republic
 * "Command Decision," short story in ''The Star Wars Adventure Journal
 * "Hero of Cartao," short story in Star Wars Insider
 * "Fool's Bargain," short story in e-book format.