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Timothy Zahn is an American novelist and science fiction writer born in Chicago on September 1, 1951. He has been active since 1980 and is educated at Michigan State University and the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign. His notable work includes the character Grand Admiral Thrawn, as well as titles such as *The Service of the Sword*, *Trap Line*, *In Fire Forged*, *Thrawn (Star Wars) (Exclusive Edition)*, and *Cobra Traitor*.
Zahn writes in English and has received the Hugo Award for Best Novella. He has also been nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novelette, the Locus Award for Best First Novel, the Locus Award for Best Novella, and the Locus Award for Best Novelette. While listed in the acting department on TMDb, his primary occupation is that of a writer.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1 September 1951
- Works
- 160
Top works
- The Service of the Sword
- Trap Line
- In Fire Forged
- Thrawn (Star Wars) (Exclusive Edition)
- Cobra Traitor
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Film & TV
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Timothy Zahn (born September 1, 1951) is a science fiction author which is best known for his work on The Thrawn Trilogy, a series of novels following the events of Return of the Jedi, introducing various characters such as Grand Admiral Thrawn and Mara Jade Skywalker. In addition to numerous short stories, he also wrote other novels focusing on Thrawn's character, such as Outbound Flight and The…
Known for
- Backyard Blockbusters — Self2012
- The PhanDom Menace — Self2002
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Timothy
- Family name
- Zahn
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Occupation
- science fiction writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Grand Admiral Thrawn
- Genre
- science fiction
- Image
- Zahn-Timothy.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1951-09-01
- Commons category
- Timothy Zahn
- start of work period
- 1980-00-00
- name in native language
- Timothy Zahn
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