Timothy Zahn

Born:

1 September 1951

Known for:

Fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, Science fiction, Fiction, science fiction, space opera, Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure, Life on other planets

Timothy Zahn (born Chicago, Illinois) is a writer of science fiction short stories and novels. His novella Cascade Point won the 1984 Hugo award. He is known for three Star Wars Expanded Universe novels, called the Thrawn Trilogy, which takes place after Return of the Jedi. He also wrote the young adult Dragonback series and the popular Conquerors' Trilogy.