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Publication Order of Blackcollar Books

The Blackcollar (1983)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Backlash Mission (1986)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Judas Solution (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Cobra Books

Publication Order of Cobra Rebellion Books

Publication Order of Cobra War Books

Publication Order of The Conquerors Saga Books

Conquerors' Pride (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon
Conquerors' Heritage (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon
Conquerors' Legacy (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Quadrail Books

Night Train to Rigel (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Third Lynx (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon
Odd Girl Out (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Domino Pattern (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon
Judgment at Proteus (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Manticore Ascendant Books

with David Weber, Thomas Pope
A Call to Duty (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
A Call to Arms (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
A Call to Vengeance (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
A Call to Insurrection (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of The Sibyl's War Books

Publication Order of Alien Stars Books

Alien Stars (With: C.J. Cherryh,Joe Haldeman) (1985)Description / Buy at Amazon
After the Flames (By: Robert Silverberg,Norman Spinrad,Michael P. Kube-McDowell) (1985)Description / Buy at Amazon
Anthology series.

Publication Order of Dragonback Books

Dragon and Thief (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon
Dragon and Soldier (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon
Dragon and Slave (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon
Dragon and Herdsman (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon
Dragon and Judge (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon
Dragon and Liberator (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy Books

Heir to the Empire (1991)Description / Buy at Amazon
Dark Force Rising (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Last Command (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Star Wars: The Hand of Thrawn Duology Books

Specter of the Past (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon
Vision of the Future (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Star Wars: Thrawn Books

Publication Order of Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy Trilogy Books

Publication Order of Star Wars Legends Books

Splinter of the Mind's Eye (By: Alan Dean Foster) (1978)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Han Solo Adventures (By: Brian Daley) (1979)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Adventures of Lando Calrissian (By: L. Neil Smith) (1983)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Courtship of Princess Leia (By: Dave Wolverton) (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Truce at Bakura (By: Kathy Tyers) (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Crystal Star (By: Vonda N. McIntyre) (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon
Children of the Jedi (By: Barbara Hambly) (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon
We Don't Do Weddings (By: Kathy Tyers) (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon
Darksaber (By: Kevin J. Anderson) (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon
The New Rebellion (By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch) (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon
Planet of Twilight (By: Barbara Hambly) (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon
I, Jedi (By: Michael A. Stackpole) (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon
Tales from the New Republic (By: Peter Schweighofer,Patricia A. Jackson,Craig Carey) (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon
Rogue Planet (By: Greg Bear) (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon
Darth Maul's Revenge (By: Eric Arnold) (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon
Cloak of Deception (By: James Luceno) (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon
Darth Maul Shadow Hunter (By: Michael Reaves) (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon
Jango Fett: Bounty Hunter (By: Eric Arnold,Valerie Reckert) (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Approaching Storm (By: Alan Dean Foster) (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon
A Forest Apart (By: Troy Denning) (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon
Tatooine Ghost (By: Troy Denning) (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon
Shatterpoint (By: Matthew Woodring Stover) (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon
Jango Fett vs. the Razor Eaters (By: Ryder Windham) (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Ruins of Dantooine (By: Voronica Whitney-Robinson,W. Haden Blackman) (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Cestus Deception (By: Steven Barnes) (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon
Survivor's Quest (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon
Fool's Bargain (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon
Jedi Trial (By: David Sherman,Dan Cragg) (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon
Yoda: Dark Rendezvous (By: Sean Stewart) (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon
Labyrinth of Evil (By: James Luceno) (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon
Outbound Flight (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon
Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader (By: James Luceno) (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon
Allegiance (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon
Ready, Set, Podrace! (By: Simon Beecroft) (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon
A Queen's Diary (By: Simon Beecroft) (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon
Death Star (By: Steve Perry,Michael Reaves) (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi (By: Ryder Windham) (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon
Star Wars: Millennium Falcon (By: James Luceno) (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon
Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor (By: Matthew Woodring Stover) (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon
Death Troopers (By: Joe Schreiber) (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Life of Luke Skywalker (By: Ryder Windham) (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon
Millennium Falcon (By: James Luceno) (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon
Crisis on Coruscant , #4) (By: Jonathan Green) (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
Crosscurrent (By: Paul S. Kemp) (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
Fire Ring Race (By: Ryder Windham) (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
Shinbone Showdown (By: Ryder Windham) (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
Red Harvest (By: Joe Schreiber) (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
Choices of One (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
Shadow Games (By: Michael Reaves,Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff) (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
Riptide (By: Paul S. Kemp) (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
Knight Errant (By: John Jackson Miller) (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
Shadows of the Empire (By: Steve Perry) (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
Lost Tribe of the Sith (By: John Jackson Miller) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Winner Lose All (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Scourge (By: Jeff Grubb) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Wrath of Darth Maul (By: Ryder Windham) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Maul: Lockdown (By: Joe Schreiber) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Darth Plagueis (By: James Luceno) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Scoundrels (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
Kenobi (By: John Jackson Miller) (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
Crucible (By: Troy Denning) (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
Into the Void: Dawn of the Jedi (By: Tim Lebbon) (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Terminator Salvation Books

Publication Order of StarCraft Books

Uprising (By: Micky Neilson) (0)Description / Buy at Amazon
Shadow of the Xel'Naga (By: Gabriel Mesta) (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon
Liberty's Crusade (By: Jeff Grubb) (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon
Speed of Darkness (By: Tracy Hickman) (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon
Queen of Blades (By: Aaron Rosenberg) (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Starcraft Archive (By: Jeff Grubb,Tracy Hickman,Gabriel Mesta,Micky Neilson,Mike Morhaime) (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon
Starcraft: I, Mengsk (By: Graham McNeill) (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon
Spectres (By: Nate Kenyon) (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
Starcraft: Evolution (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Icarus Books

The Icarus Plot (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Icarus Twin (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Icarus Job (2024)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Icarus Changeling (2024)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Cascade Point and Other Stories (1986)Description / Buy at Amazon
Time Bomb and Zahndry Others (1988)Description / Buy at Amazon
Distant Friends and Others (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon
Star Song and Other Stories (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon
Pawn's Gambit (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Heroes Reborn Books

Heroes Reborn: Collection Two (By: Peter J. Wacks) (1731)Description / Buy at Amazon
Heroes Reborn: Collection One (With: Stephen Blackmoore,David Bishop) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Honorverse Books

On Basilisk Station (By: David Weber) (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Honor of the Queen (By: David Weber) (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Short Victorious War (By: David Weber) (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon
Field of Dishonor (By: David Weber) (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon
Flag in Exile (By: David Weber) (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon
Honor Among Enemies (By: David Weber) (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon
In Enemy Hands (By: David Weber) (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon
"A Beautiful Friendship" (By: David Weber) (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon
"A Whiff of Grapeshot" (By: S.M. Stirling) (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon
"A Grand Tour" (By: David Drake) (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon
Echoes of Honor (By: David Weber) (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon
"The Stray" (By: Linda Evans) (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon
"What Price Dreams?" (By: David Weber) (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon
"The Hard Way Home" (By: David Weber) (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon
"Queen's Gambit" (By: Jane Lindskold) (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon
"Deck Load Strike" (By: Roland J. Green) (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon
Ashes of Victory (By: David Weber) (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon
"Changer of Worlds" (By: David Weber) (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon
"Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington" (By: David Weber) (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon
"From the Highlands" (By: Eric Flint) (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon
"Nightfall" (By: David Weber) (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon
War of Honor (By: David Weber) (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon
"Promised Land" (By: Jane Lindskold) (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon
"With One Stone" (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon
"A Ship Named Francis" (By: John Ringo,Victor Mitchell) (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon
"Let's Go to Prague" (By: John Ringo) (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon
"Fanatic" (By: Eric Flint) (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon
"The Service of the Sword" (By: David Weber) (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon
Crown of Slaves (By: David Weber,Eric Flint) (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Shadow of Saganami (By: David Weber) (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon
At All Costs (By: David Weber) (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon
Storm from the Shadows (By: David Weber) (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon
Torch of Freedom (By: David Weber,Eric Flint) (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mission of Honor (By: David Weber) (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
"Ruthless" (By: Jane Lindskold) (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
"Let's Dance" (By: David Weber) (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
"An Act of War" (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
A Beautiful Friendship (By: David Weber) (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
A Rising Thunder (By: David Weber) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Fire Season (By: Jane Lindskold) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Shadow of Freedom (By: David Weber) (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
"I Will Build a House of Steel" (By: David Weber) (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
"By the Book" (By: Charles E. Gannon) (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
"Beauty and the Beast" (By: David Weber) (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
"The Best Laid Plans" (By: David Weber) (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
"Obligated Service" (By: Joelle Presby) (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
"A Call to Arms" (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
Treecat Wars (By: Jane Lindskold) (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
Cauldron of Ghosts (By: David Weber,Eric Flint) (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
A Call to Duty (With: David Weber) (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
A Call to Arms (With: David Weber,Thomas Pope) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
Shadow of Victory (By: David Weber) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
"Our Sacred Honor" (By: David Weber) (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
A Call to Vengeance (With: David Weber,Thomas Pope) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
Dark Fall (By: David Weber) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
Uncompromising Honor (By: David Weber) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
"Recruiting Exercise" (By: David Weber) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
To End in Fire (By: David Weber,Eric Flint) (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon
A Call to Insurrection (With: David Weber,Thomas Pope) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon
Books in parentheses are short stories found in collections or anthologies.

Chronological Order of Honorverse Books

"By the Book" (By: Charles E. Gannon)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
"A Beautiful Friendship" (By: David Weber)(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon
A Beautiful Friendship (By: David Weber)(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
"The Stray" (By: Linda Evans)(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon
Fire Season (By: Jane Lindskold)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Treecat Wars (By: Jane Lindskold)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
A Call to Duty (With: David Weber)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
A Call to Arms (With: David Weber,Thomas Pope)(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
"A Call to Arms"(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
A Call to Vengeance (With: David Weber,Thomas Pope)(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
"What Price Dreams?" (By: David Weber)(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon
"Beauty and the Beast" (By: David Weber)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
"I Will Build a House of Steel" (By: David Weber)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
"Our Sacred Honor" (By: David Weber)(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
"The Best Laid Plans" (By: David Weber)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
"Recruiting Exercise" (By: David Weber)(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
"Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington" (By: David Weber)(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon
"Queen's Gambit" (By: Jane Lindskold)(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon
"The Hard Way Home" (By: David Weber)(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon
"Promised Land" (By: Jane Lindskold)(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon
"Ruthless" (By: Jane Lindskold)(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
"Let's Dance" (By: David Weber)(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
On Basilisk Station (By: David Weber)(1992)Description / Buy at Amazon
"With One Stone"(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Honor of the Queen (By: David Weber)(1993)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Short Victorious War (By: David Weber)(1994)Description / Buy at Amazon
Field of Dishonor (By: David Weber)(1994)Description / Buy at Amazon
"A Grand Tour" (By: David Drake)(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon
"Deck Load Strike" (By: Roland J. Green)(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon
Flag in Exile (By: David Weber)(1995)Description / Buy at Amazon
"A Ship Named Francis" (By: John Ringo,Victor Mitchell)(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon
Honor Among Enemies (By: David Weber)(1996)Description / Buy at Amazon
"Changer of Worlds" (By: David Weber)(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon
"A Whiff of Grapeshot" (By: S.M. Stirling)(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon
In Enemy Hands (By: David Weber)(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon
Echoes of Honor (By: David Weber)(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon
"Let's Go to Prague" (By: John Ringo)(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon
Ashes of Victory (By: David Weber)(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon
"An Act of War"(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
"From the Highlands" (By: Eric Flint)(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon
"Nightfall" (By: David Weber)(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon
"Fanatic" (By: Eric Flint)(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon
"The Service of the Sword" (By: David Weber)(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon
War of Honor (By: David Weber)(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon
Crown of Slaves (By: David Weber,Eric Flint)(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon
Torch of Freedom (By: David Weber,Eric Flint)(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Shadow of Saganami (By: David Weber)(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon
At All Costs (By: David Weber)(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon
Storm from the Shadows (By: David Weber)(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mission of Honor (By: David Weber)(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
"Obligated Service" (By: Joelle Presby)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
A Rising Thunder (By: David Weber)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Shadow of Freedom (By: David Weber)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
Cauldron of Ghosts (By: David Weber,Eric Flint)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
Shadow of Victory (By: David Weber)(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
Uncompromising Honor (By: David Weber)(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
A Call to Insurrection (With: David Weber,Thomas Pope)(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon
To End in Fire (By: David Weber,Eric Flint)(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon
Dark Fall (By: David Weber)(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of The Adventures of Basil and Moebius Books

with Richard Lee Byers, Dave Dorman, Aaron Allston, Ryan Schifrin
The Devil's Handshake: A Basil and Moebius Adventure (By: Larry Hama) (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Adventures of Basil and Moebius, Vol. 1 (By: Larry Hama) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
Of Biblical Proportions (With: Ryan Schifrin) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Gold Bugs Affair (By: Richard Lee Byers,Ryan Schifrin) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
Knife's Edge (With: Dave Dorman,Aaron Allston,Ryan Schifrin) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Paris Excursion (By: Ryan Schifrin) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Adventures of Basil and Moebius Volume 3: Secret of the Ancients (By: Larry Hama) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
Insecurity (By: Aaron Allston) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Picture of Aleister Crowley (By: Richard Lee Byers,Ryan Schifrin) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Adventures of Basil and Moebius, Volume 4: The Fate of All Fools (By: Richard Lee Byers,Ryan Schifrin) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
Dealbreaker (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
Hammer Of The Gods (With: Ryan Schifrin) (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Black Volga (By: Richard Lee Byers,Ryan Schifrin) (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Hand of Rasputin (By: Richard Lee Byers) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Worlds of Honor Books

More Than Honor (By: S.M. Stirling,David Weber,David Drake) (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon
Worlds of Honor (By: David Weber,Jane Lindskold,Linda Evans,Roland J. Green) (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon
Changer of Worlds (By: David Weber,Eric Flint) (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Service of the Sword (With: John Ringo,David Weber,Jane Lindskold,Eric Flint,Victor Mitchell) (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon
In Fire Forged (With: David Weber,Jane Lindskold,Andy Presby) (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
Beginnings (With: David Weber,Charles E. Gannon,Joelle Presby) (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
What Price Victory? (By: David Weber) (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Anthologies

Alien Stars(1985)Description / Buy at Amazon
Analog Science Fiction and Fact, February 1990(1990)Description / Buy at Amazon
Analog Science Fiction and Fact, February 1997(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon
Tales from the Empire(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon
DAW 30th Anniversary Science Fiction(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon
DAW 30th Anniversary Science Fiction and Fantasy Anthologies(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon
Analog, September 2002(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon
Twilight Zone: 19 Original Stories on the 50th Anniversary(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon
Shadows of the New Sun(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
Contact Light(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
A More Civilized Age: Exploring the Star Wars Expanded Universe(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
Give Me LibertyCon(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
Battle Luna(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
Star Wars Insider: Fiction Collection Vol. 1(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon

Timothy Zahn is a famous novelist from the United States of America, who likes to write the novels based on the fantasy and science fiction genres. He was born on September 1, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. Zahn is particularly known for writing the Thrawn series of novels under the Star Wars series. In addition to this series, he has also published a number of other novels and short fiction stories. The writing career of Timothy Zahn has been a successful one as he went on to win several prestigious awards like the Hugo Award in the year 1984 for his novella Cascade Point. Zahn is also the author of other novel series’ such as the Blackcollar trilogy, the Cobra series, the Hand of Thrawn novels and a few others as well.

The Thrawn trilogy proved to be a turning point for both Zahn and the Star Wars franchise. It brought widespread appreciations from all over the world and as a result, all the three novels of the series successfully made it to the bestseller lists in the New York Times. The success of the series gave the much required motivation to Timothy Zahn for writing other novel series’ in the Young Adult genre such as the Dragonback series and the Conquerors’ trilogy series. Zahn earned his BAchelor of Science degree in the physics subject from the Michigan State University in the year 1973. After that, he moved to Illinois. He attended the University of Illinois at the Urban-Campaign and earned his M.S. degree in the year 1975 in physics. While pursuing his doctorate in physics, Zahn’s advisor became seriously ill and consequently died However, he did not stop his studies due to the tragical incident and went on to complete his doctorate.

Zahn had begun writing science fiction stories in the year 1975 as a hobby, but soon realized his keen interest in writing novels. As a result, he went on to become a professional writer after finishing his studies. As of today, Zahn lives in Bandon, Oregon along with his wife Anna Zahn and son Corwin Zahn. Zahn has described the day when he received his first offer from his agent. He was busy writing his first novel for this new publisher, Bantam Books around 4 o’clock on November 1, 1989. The phone bell rang and it was his agent Tim on the other end. He informed him about an interesting offer which changed his life and career completely.

The novel series ‘Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy’ written by Timothy Zahn consists of three novels published between the years 1991 and 1993. The first novel among the trilogy is the ‘Heir to the Empire’, which was published by the Bantam Spectra publishing house in the year 1991. The novel is based on the science fiction and fantasy genres and is in the fictional world of space galaxies. The plot of the novel revolves around the life of the main characters such as Luke Skywalker, Lando Calrissian, Han Solo, Leia Organa and Mara Jade. The novel opens up with the introduction of the Return of Jedi, which is the Rebel Alliance. It has been over five years after the destruction of the Death Star by the Rebel Alliance. Along with that, it had also defeated the Emperor of Old Imperial Starfleet and Darth Vader and had also driven the remnants out of the Imperial Starfleet to a faraway corner of the galaxy. The introduction of Princes Leia and Han Solo shows them married to each other and expecting their Jedi Twins.

Also, Luke Skywalker is depicted as becoming the first Jedi Knight of Jedi, a post which had a long awaited line of contenders. Some thousand light years away, the last warlord of the emperor took the command over the destructed Imperial Fleet. He has made it ready to enter into a war against the new Republic. For fulfilling his ambitions, the dark warrior has been able to make a couple of discoveries. The discoveries posed a great threat to everything that the brave people of the Rebel Alliance had built by fighting hard. They feared that the discoveries of the dark warrior might destroy everything they had made over the years of struggle. The novel shows the descriptions of of explosive confrontations, mystery, invention and epic action sequences. The readers found the novel to be extremely interesting and worthy of being called a part of the Star Wars franchise.

The second novel of The Thrawn Trilogy was titled ‘Dark Force Rising’. It was published in the year 1992 by the Spectra publishing house and consists of the same characters from the first novel as the main characters. These included Luke Skywalker, Lando Calrissian, Han Solo, Mara Jade and Leia Organa. The plot of the novel is set in the same fictional world of the Imperial Fleet and continues from where the first novel had ended. The novel introduces the Grand Admiral Thrawn as the most ruthless and cunning warlord. He has taken control of the dying empire of the Imperial Fleet. He has full command over the remnants of the Fleet and has plans of launching a huge campaign in order to destroy the New Republic.

At the same time, Han Solo and Lando Calrissian work hard to find sufficient proof in order to prove the treason inside the Republican Council. Instead, they come across a fleet of ghostly warships made ready to go to war by the Admiral Thrawn. The warships seemed to be a beneficial to the enemies. It could even bring doom to the remnants of the Fleet. An even more dangerous problem looms over the Fleet with the rise of the new Dark Jedi. He has risen from the remains of a shrouded past and survived by bitterness. The Dark Jedi tries to corrupt Like Skywalker and bring him on his side in order to strengthen himself against all the others. The novel became an instant success among the readers. It proved to be a good enter into the Star Wars franchise. Many readers and critics recommended the novel because of its unique description of the characters and the plot. Author Timothy Carson received a lot of praise from the critics as well as his fellow authors. This motivated him to write many more novels in the fantasy and science fiction genre.

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