Timothy Zahn

ABOUT TIMOTHY ZAHN

American author known for his novels set in the Star Wars universe. The first book of his celebrated Thrawn trilogy reached #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List. In 1984, he won the prestigious Hugo Award for his novella Cascade Point.

He pursued graduate studies in physics at the University of Illinois . He also studied at Michigan State University .

He was involved in the making of the comic book series Star Wars: Mara Jade - By the Emperor's Hand. He portrayed one of his characters, Talon Karrde, for the Star Wars Customizable Card Game. He began writing science fiction in 1975.

He is from Chicago, Illinois. He and his wife, Anna, have a son together. They live in Oregon.

George Lucas ' Lucasfilm was heavily involved in the development of the Thrawn trilogy.