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Timothy Zahn

(b.1951)

Timothy Zahn is one of science fiction's most popular voices, known for pitting realistic human characters against a well-researched background of future science and technology. He won the Hugo Award for his novella Cascade Point and is the author of eighteen science fiction novels, including two Star Wars® series: the bestselling trilogy Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising, and The Last Command and the Hand of Thrawn series, Specter of the Past and Vision of the Future. He is also the author of the novels Conquerors' Pride, Conquerors' Heritage, and Conquerors' Legacy and three collections of short fiction. Timothy Zahn lives in Oregon.

Genres: Science Fiction, Horror

Series

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

Cobra
   1. Cobra (1985)
   2. Cobra Strike (1986)
   3. Cobra Bargain (1988)

Conqueror
   1. Conquerors' Pride (1994)
   2. Conquerors' Heritage (1995)
   3. Conquerors' Legacy (1996)

Dragonback
   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)

Quadrail
   1. Night Train to Rigel (2005)
   2. The Third Lynx (2007)
   3. Odd Girl Out (2008)
   4. The Domino Pattern (2010)
   5. Judgment at Proteus (2012)

Cobra War
   1. Cobra Alliance (2009)
   2. Cobra Guardian (2011)
   3. Cobra Gamble (2012)

Cobra Rebellion Trilogy
   1. Cobra Slave (2013)
   2. Cobra Outlaw (2015)
   3. Cobra Traitor (2018)

Manticore Ascendant
   1. A Call to Duty (2014) (with David Weber)
   2. A Call to Arms (2015) (with Thomas Pope and David Weber)
   3. A Call to Vengeance (2018) (with Thomas Pope and David Weber)
   4. A Call to Insurrection (2022) (with Thomas Pope and David Weber)

Chronicle of the Sibyl's War
   1. Pawn (2017)
   2. Knight (2019)
   3. Queen (2020)

Novels

   A Coming of Age (1985)
   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)
   Battle Luna (2020) (with Kacey Ezell, Josh Hayes, Travis S Taylor and Michael Z Williamson)
   The Icarus Plot (2022)

Collections

   Distant Friends and Others (1983)
   Alien Stars (1985) (with C J Cherryh and Joe Haldeman)
   Cascade Point (1986)
   Time Bomb (1988)
   Star Song (2002)
   Pawn's Gambit (2016)
   Star Wars Insider: Fiction Collection Vol. 1 (2021) (with Jason Fry, Christie Golden, John Ostrander and Matthew Stover)
   Star Wars Insider: Fiction Collection Vol. 2 (2021) (with Delilah S Dawson, Jason Fry, Michael Kogge and John Jackson Miller)

Novellas

Ghost Riders in the Sky (2020)

Series contributed to

Star Wars : The Thrawn Trilogy
   1. Heir to the Empire (1991)
   2. Dark Force Rising (1992)
   3. The Last Command (1993)
   Star Wars : Thrawn Omnibus (omnibus) (2000)

Star Wars
   Heir to the Empire / Dark Force Rising / The Last Command (omnibus) (1994)
   Star Wars Audio Collection (omnibus) (1995)
   Mara Jade (1999)
   Survivor's Quest (2004)
   Fool's Bargain (2004)
   Outbound Flight (2006)
   Allegiance (2007)
   Choices of One (2011)
   Winner Lose All (2012)
   Scoundrels (2013)

Star Wars : The Hand of Thrawn
Specter of the Past (1997)
Vision of the Future (1998)

Terminator Salvation
From the Ashes (2009)
Trial by Fire (2010)

Basil and Moebius Adventure
   1. Of Biblical Proportions (2015)
   3. Knife's Edge (2015)
   7. Dealbreaker (2017)
   8. Hammer of the Gods (2017) (with Ryan Schifrin)
   11. The Outbreak Paradox (2020) (with Ryan Schifrin)
   The Tales of Basil and Moebius (2017) (with Aaron Allston, Erik Bear, Greg Bear, Richard Lee Byers, Ryan Schifrin and Michael A Stackpole)

StarCraft
6. Evolution (2016)

Heroes Reborn (with David Bishop and Stephen Blackmoore)
Heroes Reborn: Collection One (2016)

Star Wars : Thrawn
   1. Thrawn (2017)
   2. Thrawn: Alliances (2018)
   3. Thrawn: Treason (2019)

Star Wars : Thrawn Ascendancy
   1. Chaos Rising (2020)
   2. Greater Good (2021)
   3. Lesser Evil (2021)

Anthologies containing stories by Timothy Zahn

Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina (1995)
Tales from Jabba's Palace (1995)
Intergalactic Mercenaries (1996)
Tales from the New Republic (1999)

Short stories

	The Dreamsender (1980)
	Dark Thoughts at Noon (1982)
	Pawn's Gambit (1982)		Hugo (nominee)
	When Jonny Comes Marching Home (1982)
	Cascade Point [short story] (1983)		Hugo
	The Final Report on the Lifeline Experiment (1983)
	Return to the Fold (1984)		Hugo (nominee)
	Teamwork (1984)
	Music Hath Charms (1985)
	Spinneret (part 1 of 4) (1985)
	Spinneret (part 2 of 4) (1985)
	Spinneret (part 3 of 4) (1985)
	Hammertong: The Tale of the "Tonnika Sisters" (1995)
	Sleight of Hand: The Tale of Mara Jade (1995)
	Interlide At Darkknell [part 1 of 4] (1999)
	Interlide At Darkknell [part 4 of 4] (1999)
	Jade Solitaire (1999)

Awards

	Hugo Best Novellette nominee (1983) : Pawn's Gambit
	Hugo Best Novella winner (1984) : Cascade Point [short story]
	Hugo Best Novellette nominee (1985) : Return to the Fold

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