Timothy Zahn

After Thrawn is rescued from exile by Imperial soldiers, his ingenuity and tactical abilities capture the attention of Emperor Palpatine. Thrawn proves to be as indispensable as he is ambitious. On missions to rout smugglers, snare spies, and defeat pirates, he triumphs time and again even as his methods infuriate superiors while inspiring admiration from the Empire. As one promotion follows another in his ascension to power, he schools his aide,...

The dying Empire's most cunning and ruthless warlord, Grand Admiral Thrawn, has taken command of the remnants of the Imperial fleet and launched a massive campaign aimed at the new Republic's destruction. Meanwhile, Han Solo and Lando Calrissian race against time to find proof of treason inside the highest Republic Council - only to discover instead a costly fleet of warships that could bring doom to their friends and victory to their enemies. Yet...

Beyond the edge of the galaxy lies the Unknown Regions: chaotic and near impassable, possessing secrets and dangers in equal measure. And nestled within their chaos is the Ascendancy, home to Chiss and the Nine Ruling Families. The peace of the Ascendancy is shattered after an attack on the capital that leaves no trace of the enemy. The Ascendancy dispatches one of its brightest military officers to root out the unseen assailants - a recruit adopted...

For thousands of years the Chiss Ascendancy has been a calm, center of power, and a beacon of integrity, led by the Nine Ruling Families, whose leadership stands as a bulwark of stability against the Chaos of the Unknown Regions. But that stability has been eroded. Bonds of fidelity have given way to lines of division. Despite the efforts of the Expansionary Defense Fleet, the Ascendancy slips closer to civil war. The Chiss are no strangers to war....

"Nicole Hammond is a Sibyl, a special human that has the ability to communicate with a strange alien ship called the Fyrantha. However, Nicole and all other sentient creatures are caught up in a war for control between two competing factions. Now, the street-kid turned rebel leader has a plan that would restore freedom to all who have been shanghaied by the strange ship. She just has to unite the many alien races being forced to combat for their freedom,...

A secret agent aboard a galactic railroad must derail a sinister conspiracy in this “rip-roaring” thriller by the author of Star Wars: Thrawn (Publishers Weekly).
The universe is a dangerous place, a fact violently brought home to Frank Compton for perhaps the thousandth time when a stranger delivering a message dies right in front of him. An operative for Western Alliance Intelligence until his whistle-blowing...

Frank Compton must join forces with his most feared enemies to defeat an ancient civilizations-devouring malevolence in the final installment of Hugo Award-winning author Timothy Zahn’s Quadrail series
A dozen sentient species occupy the galaxy, and the Quadrail connects them all. Arriving at Proteus Station under a cloud of suspicion, ex-government agent Frank Compton finds he must answer for the death of six members of the Filly...

Luke and Mara Jade Skywalker are still learning how to be a couple and struggling to find time together. But that will change with a message from Nirauan, the planet where Thrawn once held sway. After 50 years, the remains of Outbound Flight - a Jedi expedition destroyed by Thrawn - have been found. Now, the aliens wish to turn over the remnants to the New Republic. Joining them are an officer of the post-Palpatine Empire; diplomats that reveres the...

After losing the reward his heroics earned him, Han Solo's got nothing to celebrate. Especially since he's deep in debt to Jabba the Hutt. There's a bounty on Han's head and if he can't cough up the credits, he'll pay with his hide. The only thing that can save him is a king's ransom. That's what a stranger is offering in exchange for Han's help with a caper. The payoff will be more than enough for Han to settle up with Jabba and ensure he never has...

Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, and Chewbacca head for Candoras Sector to evaluate an alliance proposed by the governor that would provide the rebels a new base, while Mara Jade and five renegade stormtroopers also head for Candoras to smash the rebels.