Timothy Zahn (Author of Heir to the Empire)
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Timothy Zahn

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Born
in Chicago, IL, The United States
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Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Timothy Zahn attended Michigan State University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in physics in 1973. He then moved to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and achieved an M.S. degree in physics in 1975. While he was pursuing a doctorate in physics, his adviser became ill and died. Zahn never completed the doctorate. In 1975 he had begun writing science fiction as a hobby, and he became a professional writer. He and his wife Anna live in Bandon, Oregon. They have a son, Corwin Zahn.

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Average rating: 4.13 · 535,551 ratings · 27,782 reviews · 409 distinct works • Similar authors
Heir to the Empire (Star Wa...
4.17 avg rating — 92,694 ratings — published 1991 — 24 editions
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Dark Force Rising (Star War...
4.18 avg rating — 66,535 ratings — published 1992 — 17 editions
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The Last Command (Star Wars...
4.26 avg rating — 59,678 ratings — published 1993 — 12 editions
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Thrawn (Star Wars: Thrawn, #1)
4.30 avg rating — 49,783 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions
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Thrawn: Alliances (Star War...
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Thrawn: Treason (Star Wars:...
4.29 avg rating — 22,031 ratings — published 2019 — 32 editions
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Specter of the Past (Star W...
4.02 avg rating — 20,888 ratings — published 1997 — 39 editions
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Vision of the Future (Star ...
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Chaos Rising (Star Wars: Th...
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Outbound Flight
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Heir to the Empire Dark Force Rising The Last Command
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“If you don't want to be noticed, you don't use a Star Destroyer.”
― Timothy Zahn, Heir to the Empire
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“Without trust, there can be no genuine peace. Neither in politics, nor in the quiet individuality of the heart and spirit.”
― Timothy Zahn, Vision of the Future
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“You're not the last of the old Jedi, Luke, you're the first of the new”
― Timothy Zahn, Heir to the Empire
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