Timothy Zahn is a author of science fiction short novels and stories. His novella Cascade Point won the 1984 Hugo prize. He is the writer of eight Star Wars Expanded Universe stories, including six stories featuring Grand Admiral Thrawn: the Thrawn Trilogy, Hand of Thrawn duology, and Outbound Flight. 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 stories 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 authors and readers, some still appearing in stories written seventeen years later, Thrawn has been particularly influential. Zahn also created the young adult Dragonback series and the popular Conquerors' Trilogy.
Timothy Zahn
