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[[File:Timothy Zahn - Lucca 2017 01.jpg|thumb|300px|Timothy Zahn in 2017.]]
[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Timothy_Zahn Timothy Zahn] is a [[Science Fiction]], [[Fantasy]] and [[Space Opera]] author, best known for writing [[The Thrawn Trilogy]], one of the founding contributions to the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]]. Among fans, he's often considered to be among the best, if not ''[[Creator Worship|the]]'' best, of [[Star Wars]] authors. There are a number of factors involved in that, including his respect for Imperial characters, his ability to write immensely complicated and detailed plots, the fact that he reads and uses the other books in the EU, and his habit of foreshadowing things that will be revisited years later in different books.
In the Thrawn trilogy, he [[Justified Trope|justified]] or filled in almost all of the original three movies' [[Techno Babble]], [[Left Hanging|Loose Ends]], [[Scotch Tape]], and [[Plot Hole
He has also written ''[[Survivors Quest|Survivor's Quest]]'', ''[[Outbound Flight]]'', ''[[Star Wars/Allegiance|Allegiance]]'', and ''[[Star Wars/Choices of One|Choices of One]]''. An interview dealing with that is [http://gabri-jade.livejournal.com/206266.html here].
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Recently a lot of his characters have been getting killed off unceremoniously. Reputedly, he knows that although he created them he doesn't have a say in how they die, but he's still a bit annoyed that none of the authors doing so bothered contacting him.
A prolific author, he's also written numerous books outside of Star Wars, including the [[Dragonback]] series, [[The Conquerors Trilogy]], [[The Cobra Trilogy]] (sequel series has just{{when}} started back up), the [[Quadrail Series]], the [[Blackcollar]] trilogy and several short stories set in the ''[[Honor Harrington|Honorverse]]''.
Tropes characteristic of Timothy Zahn's work (only include if they appear in at least two of his works):▼
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* [[Badass Family]]: The Moreaus in ''Cobra'', the Cavanaghs in ''Conquerors'', the Skywalker/Solos in his ''[[Star Wars]]'' books.
* [[The Chessmaster]]: Often both sides have them, leading to a [[Gambit Pileup]].
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* [[Heart Is an Awesome Power]]: How an apparently inconsequential ability can prove vital in the right place at the right time. Particularly prominent in his short stories.
* [[La Résistance]] and [[Les Collaborateurs]]: Most prominent in ''Blackcollar'', but also appear in ''Cobra'' and others.
* [[Magic
* [[Magnificent Bastard]]: Grand Admiral Thrawn in his ''[[Star Wars]]'' books, Damon Lathe in ''Blackcollar''. Tends to overlap with [[Military Maverick]].
* [[Mind Rape]] / [[You Will Be Assimilated]]: Losing control of your mind to another entity is often portrayed as the most terrible fate someone can suffer. (But not [[And I Must Scream]]--in Zahn's books generally there isn't enough of you left to scream, or you're unaware there's any reason you should be screaming).
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