Timothy Zahn

Timothy Zahn is a science fiction author which is best known for his work on The Thrawn Trilogy, a series of novels following the events of Return of the Jedi, introducing various characters such as Grand Admiral Thrawn and Mara Jade Skywalker. In addition to numerous short stories, he also wrote other novels focusing on Thrawn's character, such as Outbound Flight and The Hand of Thrawn Duology in the Star Wars Legends continuity and the Thrawn and The Ascendancy Trilogy novel series in the current canon continuity.
==Biography==
===Expanding the universe===
Timothy Zahn's first book in the Star Wars franchise was Heir to the Empire, which followed the events after Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi.Heir to the Empire He later released Dark Force Rising as a sequel to the former,Dark Force Rising and later concluded the trilogy with The Last Command.The Last Command He later wrote a duology which consisted of Specter of the PastSpecter of the Past and Vision of the Future.Vision of the Future
Zahn also wrote various standalone novels, such as Outbound Flight, which told one of Thrawn's first victories, which gained him the respect of Darth Sidious.Outbound Flight Scoundrels,Scoundrels Survivor's Quest,Survivor's Quest AllegianceAllegiance and Choices of One.Choices of One He also contributed to the script of several comics and short stories such as Star Wars: Mara Jade – By the Emperor's Hand.Star Wars: Mara Jade – By the Emperor's Hand
Zahn later portrayed Talon Karrde from The Thrawn Trilogy, for the Star Wars Customizable Card Game. As Karrde had much more hair than his creator, Zahn needed to use hair extensions. He was also involved in the writing of Copero flashpoint in Star Wars: The Old Republic.
===Planned works===
Before Zahn was hired to write a ninth Star Wars novel, Zahn had planned a number of ideas including stories of the Skywalker family, more adventures of the Hand of Judgment and more of Thrawn's and Mara Jade Skywalker's backstories. At Celebration III, Zahn said he would like to write a novel set after Star Wars: Legacy of the Force, featuring Luke Skywalker, Mara Jade Skywalker, and a teenager Ben. But the possibility of that novel in that time period vanished when Mara died in Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice. However in a later interview with TheForce.net. Zahn said he still wanted to do a novel about the Skywalker family with Mara, Ben and Luke or to tell more tales. But it would have had to be before Star Wars: Legacy of the Force.
Zahn answered a fan's question at Celebration III, he shared that he would be interested in working more with Thrawn if it involved a new threat that only a clone of the grand admiral could solve. The clone would become unsure of himself due to the people expecting him to be as good as the original Chiss. Zahn stated at a book signing in Philadelphia that he would like the clone of Thrawn to team up with Ben Skywalker. Zahn stated through a Facebook Q&A in 2013, that he had a trilogy project to share with Lucasfilm, with one book featuring Thrawn and the Chiss species, the second involved Jade preventing an assassination attempt on Darth Vader, and the third book would be the third book in the Hand of Judgment series. The proposed title for the trilogy was The Maestro Trilogy.
===Rebuilding Thrawn and the Chiss===
The announcement of the new continuity, Canon, in April 25, 2014 made all of Zahn's works Legends instead of canon. Zahn hadn't been involved in Star Wars, however, as Thrawn was reintroduced into the saga through Star Wars Rebels Season Three, through the episode Star Wars Rebels: Steps Into Shadow created by Dave Filoni. He was chosen to write Thrawn, a novel which focused on Mitth'raw'nuruodo, Thrawn rise through the Galactic Empire's ranks. From Lieutenant Commander to Grand Admiral. Which released on April 11, 2017.
The novel received a follow up, Thrawn: Alliances, which told the story of how Anakin Skywalker and the Chiss defeated the Separatists on Mokivj and how Darth Vader and the Grand Admiral discovered a major threat for the Empire, the Grysk Hegemony.Thrawn: Alliances It was released on June 26, 2018. He later released Thrawn: Treason, the final installment in the trilogy, where Thrawn defeated the Grysk Hegemony with the help of Admiral Ar'alani, and where he defeated Balanhai Savit.Thrawn: Treason It was released on July 23, 2019
On September 1, 2020, Zahn released Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising the first book in the Star Wars: The Ascendancy Trilogy which was about Thrawn when he was a member of the Chiss Ascendancy. On April 27, 2021, Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good was released. Being the second book in the Ascendancy Trilogy. Later, on November 16, 2021, Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil was released, which ended the Ascendancy Trilogy.
For Thrawn's appearance in Ahsoka the Disney+ series, Zahn was regularly consulted by Filoni and other creatives to ensure the character was written perfectly.
==Works==
===Bibliography===
Year 	Title 	Format
1991 	Heir to the Empire 	Novel
1992 	Dark Force Rising 	Novel
1993 	The Last Command 	Novel
1994 	"First Contact" 	Short Story
1995 	"Mist Encounter" 	Short Story
1995 	"The Saga Begins" 	Short Story
1995 	"Hammertong: The Tale of the 'Tonnika Sisters'" 	Short Story"Hammertong: The Tale of the 'Tonnika Sisters'"
1995 	"The Kaal Connection" 	Short Story
1995 	"Sleight of Hand: The Tale of Mara Jade" 	Short Story"Sleight of Hand: The Tale of Mara Jade"
1996 	"Command Decision" 	Short Story
1997 	"Side Trip" 	Short Story"Side Trip"
1997 	Specter of the Past 	Novel
Canceled	Specter of Thrawn 	ComicSpecter of Thrawn
1998 	Star Wars: Mara Jade – By the Emperor's Hand 	Comic
1998 	Vision of the Future 	Novel
1999 	"Mara Jade: A Night on the Town" 	Comic
1999 	"Interlude at Darkknell" 	Short Story"Interlude at Darkknell"
1999 	"Jade Solitaire" 	Short Story"Jade Solitaire"
2002 	"Handoff" 	Short Story
2003 	"Hero of Cartao" 	Short Story"Hero of Cartao"
2003 	"Duel" 	Short Story"Duel"
2004 	Survivor's Quest 	Novel
2004 	"Fool's Bargain" 	Novella"Fool's Bargain"
2004 	"Judge's Call" 	Short Story"Judge's Call"
2004 	"Changing Seasons" 	Short Story"Changing Seasons"
2006 	Outbound Flight 	Novel
2007 	Allegiance 	Novel
2011 	"Buyer's Market" 	Short Story
2011 	Choices of One 	Novel
2011 	"Crisis of Faith" 	Short Story"Crisis of Faith"
2011 	Heir to the Empire: The 20th Anniversary Edition	NovelHeir to the Empire: The 20th Anniversary Edition
2012 	"An Apology" 	Short Story"An Apology"
2012 	"Heist" 	Short Story
2012 	"Winner Lose All" 	Short Story"Winner Lose All"
2013 	Scoundrels 	Novel
2017 	Thrawn 	NovelThrawn
2018 	Thrawn: Alliances 	NovelThrawn: Alliances
2019 	Thrawn: Treason 	NovelThrawn: Treason
2020 	Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising 	NovelThrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising
2021 	Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good 	NovelThrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good
2021 	Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil 	NovelThrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil
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