Timothy Zahn

Timothy Zahn is a famous novelist from the United States of America, who likes to write the novels based on the fantasy and science fiction genres. He was born on September 1, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. Zahn is particularly known for writing the Thrawn series of novels under the Star Wars series.

The best place to start is the Terminator Salvation series, the earliest of Timothy Zahn's multi-book series: it opens with The Art of Terminator Salvation by Tara Bennett (1775) and runs to 6 books across 1775–2010, ending with Terminator Salvation: Trial by Fire (2010). Timothy Zahn's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Timothy Zahn has 267 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1775 and 2027. 229 of them belong to 23 named series — the largest being The Adventures of Basil and Moebius series with 21 books — and 38 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Timothy Zahn's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Terminator Salvation (1775–2010, 6 books), Blackcollar (1983–2006, 3 books) and Cobra (1985–1988, 3 books), plus 17 more.

This guide splits Timothy Zahn's 267 books into 23 named series and 38 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Adventures of Basil and Moebius (21 books, 2009–2024); StarCraft (9 books, 2000–2016); Icarus (7 books, 1999–2025); Dragonback (6 books, 2003–2008); Terminator Salvation (6 books, 1775–2010), plus 18 further series.