Timothy Zahn is a highly accomplished author of science fiction and fantasy novels, best known for his work in the Star Wars universe. He was born on September 1, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up with a keen interest in physics. Zahn pursued this interest academically, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from Michigan State University in 1973 and a Master of Science degree in physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1975. However, he never completed his doctorate in physics after his adviser became ill and passed away.
While Zahn was studying physics, he began writing science fiction as a hobby, and this would eventually become his full-time career. He and his wife, Anna, live in Bandon, Oregon, and they have a son named Corwin. Zahn's writing career has been incredibly successful, with numerous awards and accolades to his name. In 1984, he won the prestigious Hugo Award for his novella "Cascade Point." He has also written more than forty original science fiction novels, including the all-time bestselling "Heir to the Empire" Star Wars trilogy.
In addition to his Star Wars novels, Zahn has written several other popular series, including the Blackcollar trilogy and the Cobra series. He has also written seven novels featuring the popular Star Wars character, Grand Admiral Thrawn, and ten other Star Wars Expanded Universe novels. Zahn's work is highly regarded in the science fiction community, and his contributions to the genre have earned him a devoted following among fans.
Blackcollar Books
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The Blackcollar
1983
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The Backlash Mission
1986
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The Judas Solution
2006
Cobra Books
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Cobra
1985
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Cobra Strike
1986
3
Cobra Bargain
1988
Cobra Rebellion Books
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Cobra Slave
2013
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Cobra Outlaw
2015
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Cobra Traitor
2018
Cobra War Books
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Cobra Alliance
2009
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Cobra Guardian
2011
3
Cobra Gamble
2012
The Conquerors Saga Books
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Conquerors' Pride
1994
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Conquerors' Heritage
1995
3
Conquerors' Legacy
1996
Quadrail Books
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Night Train to Rigel
2005
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The Third Lynx
2007
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Odd Girl Out
2008
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The Domino Pattern
2009
5
Judgment at Proteus
2012
Manticore Ascendant Books (with David Weber, with Thomas Pope)
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A Call to Duty
2014
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A Call to Arms
2015
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A Call to Vengeance
2018
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A Call to Insurrection
2022
The Sibyl's War Books
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Pawn
2017
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Knight
2019
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Queen
2020
Alien Stars Books
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Alien Stars
1985
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After the Flames
1985
Dragonback Books
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Dragon and Thief
2003
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Dragon and Soldier
2004
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Dragon and Slave
2005
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Dragon and Herdsman
2006
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Dragon and Judge
2007
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Dragon and Liberator
2008
Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy Books
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Heir to the Empire
1991
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Dark Force Rising
1992
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The Last Command
1993
Star Wars: The Hand of Thrawn Duology Books
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Specter of the Past
1997
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Vision of the Future
1998
Star Wars: Thrawn Books
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Thrawn
2017
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Alliances
2018
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Treason
2019
Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy Trilogy Books
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Chaos Rising
2020
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Greater Good
2021
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Lesser Evil
2021
Star Wars Legends Books
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Splinter of the Mind's Eye
1978
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The Han Solo Adventures
1979
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The Adventures of Lando Calrissian
1983
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The Courtship of Princess Leia
1994
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The Truce at Bakura
1994
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The Crystal Star
1994
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Children of the Jedi
1995
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We Don't Do Weddings
1995
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Darksaber
1995
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The New Rebellion
1996
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Planet of Twilight
1997
12
I, Jedi
1998
13
Tales from the New Republic
1999
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Rogue Planet
2000
15
Darth Maul's Revenge
2000
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Cloak Of Deception
2000
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Darth Maul Shadow Hunter
2001
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Jango Fett: Bounty Hunter
2002
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The Approaching Storm
2002
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A Forest Apart
2003
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Tatooine Ghost
2003
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Shatterpoint
2003
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Jango Fett vs. the Razor Eaters
2003
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The Ruins of Dantooine
2003
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The Cestus Deception
2004
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Survivor's Quest
2004
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Fool's Bargain
2004
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Jedi Trial
2004
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Yoda: Dark Rendezvous
2004
30
Labyrinth of Evil
2005
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Outbound Flight
2006
32
Star Wars: Outbound Flight
2006
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Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader
2006
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Allegiance
2007
35
Revenge of the Sith
2007
36
Ready, Set, Podrace!
2007
37
A Queen's Diary
2007
38
Death Star
2007
39
The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi
2008
40
Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor
2008
41
Death Troopers
2009
42
The Life of Luke Skywalker
2009
43
Millennium Falcon
2009
44
Crisis on Coruscant , #4)
2010
45
Crosscurrent
2010
46
Fire Ring Race
2010
47
Shinbone Showdown
2010
48
Red Harvest
2010
49
Choices of One
2011
50
Shadow Games
2011
51
Star Wars: Shadow Games
2011
52
Riptide
2011
53
Knight Errant
2011
54
Shadows of the Empire
2011
55
Lost Tribe of the Sith
2012
56
Winner Lose All
2012
57
Scourge
2012
58
The Wrath of Darth Maul
2012
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Maul: Lockdown
2012
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Darth Plagueis
2012
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Scoundrels
2013
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Kenobi
2013
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Crucible
2013
64
Dawn of the Jedi
2013
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Lockdown
2015
Terminator Salvation Books
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Trial by Fire
1998
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From the Ashes
2009
StarCraft Books
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Shadow of the Xel'Naga
2001
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Liberty's Crusade
2001
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Speed of Darkness
2002
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Queen of Blades
2006
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The Starcraft Archive
2007
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Starcraft: I, Mengsk
2008
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Spectres
2010
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Starcraft: Evolution
2016
Icarus Books
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The Icarus Plot
2022
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The Icarus Twin
2023
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The Icarus Job
2024
Standalone Novels
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A Coming of Age
1984
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Spinneret
1985
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Triplet
1987
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Deadman Switch
1988
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Warhorse
1990
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The Icarus Hunt
1999
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Angelmass
2001
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Manta's Gift
2002
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The Green and the Gray
2004
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Soulminder
2014
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Cloak
2014
12
Ghost Riders In The Sky
2020
Short Story Collections
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Cascade Point and Other Stories
1986
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Time Bomb and Zahndry Others
1988
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Distant Friends and Others
1992
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Star Song and Other Stories
2002
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Pawn's Gambit
2016
Heroes Reborn Books
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Heroes Reborn: Collection Two
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Heroes Reborn: Collection One
2016
Honorverse Books
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On Basilisk Station
1992
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The Honor of the Queen
1993
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The Short Victorious War
1994
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Field of Dishonor
1994
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Flag in Exile
1995
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Honor Among Enemies
1996
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In Enemy Hands
1997
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A Whiff of Grapeshot
1998
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A Grand Tour
1998
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Echoes of Honor
1998
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The Stray
1999
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What Price Dreams?
1999
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The Hard Way Home
1999
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Queen's Gambit
1999
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Deck Load Strike
1999
16
Ashes of Victory
2000
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Changer of Worlds
2001
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Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington
2001
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From the Highlands
2001
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Nightfall
2001
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War of Honor
2002
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Promised Land
2003
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With One Stone
2003
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A Ship Named Francis
2003
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Let's Go to Prague
2003
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Fanatic
2003
27
The Service of the Sword
2003
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Crown of Slaves
2003
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The Shadow of Saganami
2004
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At All Costs
2005
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Storm from the Shadows
2009
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Torch of Freedom
2009
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Mission of Honor
2010
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Ruthless
2011
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Let's Dance
2011
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An Act of War
2011
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A Beautiful Friendship
2011
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A Rising Thunder
2012
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Fire Season
2012
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Shadow of Freedom
2013
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I Will Build a House of Steel
2013
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By the Book
2013
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Beauty and the Beast
2013
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The Best Laid Plans
2013
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Obligated Service
2013
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Treecat Wars
2013
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Cauldron of Ghosts
2014
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A Call to Duty
2014
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A Call to Arms
2015
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Shadow of Victory
2016
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Our Sacred Honor
2017
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A Call to Vengeance
2018
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Uncompromising Honor
2018
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Recruiting Exercise
2019
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To End in Fire
2021
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A Call to Insurrection
2022
Honorverse Series in Chronological Order
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By the Book
2013
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A Beautiful Friendship
2011
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The Stray
1999
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Fire Season
2012
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Treecat Wars
2013
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A Call to Duty
2014
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A Call to Arms
2015
8
A Call to Vengeance
2018
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What Price Dreams?
1999
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Beauty and the Beast
2013
11
I Will Build a House of Steel
2013
12
Our Sacred Honor
2017
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The Best Laid Plans
2013
14
Recruiting Exercise
2019
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Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington
2001
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Queen's Gambit
1999
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The Hard Way Home
1999
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Promised Land
2003
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Ruthless
2011
20
Let's Dance
2011
21
On Basilisk Station
1992
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With One Stone
2003
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The Honor of the Queen
1993
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The Short Victorious War
1994
25
Field of Dishonor
1994
26
A Grand Tour
1998
27
Deck Load Strike
1999
28
Flag in Exile
1995
29
A Ship Named Francis
2003
30
Honor Among Enemies
1996
31
Changer of Worlds
2001
32
A Whiff of Grapeshot
1998
33
In Enemy Hands
1997
34
Echoes of Honor
1998
35
Let's Go to Prague
2003
36
Ashes of Victory
2000
37
An Act of War
2011
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From the Highlands
2001
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Nightfall
2001
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Fanatic
2003
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The Service of the Sword
2003
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War of Honor
2002
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Crown of Slaves
2003
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Torch of Freedom
2009
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The Shadow of Saganami
2004
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At All Costs
2005
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Storm from the Shadows
2009
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Mission of Honor
2010
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Obligated Service
2013
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A Rising Thunder
2012
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Shadow of Freedom
2013
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Cauldron of Ghosts
2014
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Shadow of Victory
2016
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Uncompromising Honor
2018
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A Call to Insurrection
2022
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To End in Fire
2021
The Adventures of Basil and Moebius Books (with Richard Lee Byers, with Dave Dorman, with Aaron Allston, with Ryan Schifrin)
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Of Biblical Proportions
2015
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The Gold Bugs Affair
2015
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Knife's Edge
2015
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The Paris Excursion
2015
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Insecurity
2016
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The Picture of Aleister Crowley
2016
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The Adventures of Basil and Moebius, Volume 4: The Fate of All Fools
2016
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Dealbreaker
2017
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Hammer Of The Gods
2017
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The Black Volga
2017
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The Hand of Rasputin
2018
Worlds of Honor Books
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More Than Honor
1998
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Worlds of Honor
1999
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Changer of Worlds
2001
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The Service of the Sword
2003
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In Fire Forged
2011
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Beginnings
2013
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What Price Victory?
2023
Timothy Zahn Anthologies
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Alien Stars
1985
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Analog Science Fiction and Fact, February 1990
1990
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Analog Science Fiction and Fact, February 1997
1997
4
Tales from the Empire
1997
5
DAW 30th Anniversary Science Fiction
2002
6
DAW 30th Anniversary Science Fiction and Fantasy Anthologies
2002
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Analog, September 2002
2004
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The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF
2009
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Twilight Zone: 19 Original Stories on the 50th Anniversary
2009
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Shadows of the New Sun
2013
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Contact Light
2015
12
A More Civilized Age: Exploring the Star Wars Expanded Universe