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[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|Plot Holes]], resulting in a [[Magic a Is Magic A|consistent universe]] with [[Minovsky Physics|coherent rules]]. Years after the Thrawn trilogy, he wrote the [[Hand of Thrawn]] duology, renowned for [[Fix Fic|fixing]] a lot of [[Character Derailment|odd details]] that had appeared in [[Round Robin|subsequent novels]], pairing up Mara Jade and Luke Skywalker, and having the New Republic finally sign a [[Peace Conference|peace treaty]] with the Imperial Remnant.

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|Plot Holes]], resulting in a [[Magic A Is Magic A|consistent universe]] with [[Minovsky Physics|coherent rules]]. Years after the Thrawn trilogy, he wrote the [[Hand of Thrawn]] duology, renowned for [[Fix Fic|fixing]] a lot of [[Character Derailment|odd details]] that had appeared in [[Round Robin|subsequent novels]], pairing up Mara Jade and Luke Skywalker, and having the New Republic finally sign a [[Peace Conference|peace treaty]] with the Imperial Remnant.

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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* [[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 a Is Magic A]]: Defining rules for how [[Fantastic Science]] elements work, and then coming up with clever ways to get around those rules. Did this for the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]] as well as featuring in his own universes.

* [[Magic A Is Magic A]]: Defining rules for how [[Fantastic Science]] elements work, and then coming up with clever ways to get around those rules. Did this for the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]] as well as featuring in his own universes.

* [[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).