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Timothy Zahn

Autor(a) de Heir To The Empire

216+ Works 43,780 Membros 703 Críticas 93 Favorited

About the Author

Timothy Zahn was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 1, 1951. He received a B.S. degree in physics from Michigan State University in East Lansing in 1973 and a M.S. degree in physics from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana in 1975. In 1975, Zahn began writing science fiction as a mostrar mais hobby. When his thesis advisor died in 1979, effectively wiping out three years of work, he decided to try making a living at writing. Since then, Zahn has published short stories, novelettes, novels, and short fiction collections. He is best known for writing the Star Wars the Thrawn Trilogy: Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising, and The Last Command. The novella, Cascade Point (1984) won a Hugo Award. He also writes numerous series including Cobra, Blackcollar, Dragonback, and Conquerors' Trilogy. Zahn co-authored with David Weber A Call To Duty, the first book in the Manticore Ascendant Series, which made the New York Times bestseller list in October 2014. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Obras por Timothy Zahn

Heir To The Empire (1991) — Autor — 6,337 exemplares
Dark Force Rising (1992) 5,234 exemplares
The Last Command (1993) — Autor — 5,020 exemplares
Outbound Flight (2006) 1,341 exemplares
Thrawn (2017) 1,281 exemplares
Survivor's Quest (2004) 1,154 exemplares
Allegiance (2007) 1,016 exemplares
Conquerors' Pride (1994) 946 exemplares
The Icarus Hunt (1999) 830 exemplares
Conquerors' Heritage (1995) 750 exemplares
Thrawn: Alliances (2018) 727 exemplares
Conquerors' Legacy (1996) 667 exemplares
Thrawn: Treason (2019) 580 exemplares
Night Train to Rigel (2005) 563 exemplares
Choices of One (2011) 509 exemplares
Dragon and Thief (2003) 507 exemplares
Scoundrels (2013) 501 exemplares
The Blackcollar (1983) 466 exemplares
Angelmass (2001) 460 exemplares
Chaos Rising (2020) 457 exemplares
Cobra (1985) 445 exemplares
A Call to Duty (2014) 346 exemplares
Manta's Gift (2002) 339 exemplares
Deadman Switch (1988) 330 exemplares
The Third Lynx (2007) 312 exemplares
Triplet (1987) 311 exemplares
Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good (2021) 309 exemplares
Spinneret (1985) 309 exemplares
Cobra Strike (1986) 304 exemplares
Warhorse (1990) 299 exemplares
Cobra Bargain (1988) 298 exemplares
The Green and the Gray (2004) 296 exemplares
Odd Girl Out (2008) 279 exemplares
Dragon and Soldier (2004) 266 exemplares
Lesser Evil (2021) 261 exemplares
A Call to Arms (2015) 255 exemplares
Blackcollar: The Backlash Mission (1986) 236 exemplares
Dragon and Slave (2005) 234 exemplares
A Coming of Age (1984) 222 exemplares
The Cobra Trilogy (2004) 206 exemplares
The Domino Pattern (2010) 199 exemplares
A Call to Vengeance (2018) 187 exemplares
Dragon and Herdsman (2006) 181 exemplares
Cascade Point and other stories (1986) 168 exemplares
Blackcollar: The Judas Solution (2006) 167 exemplares
Dragon and Judge (2007) 166 exemplares
Hardfought/Cascade Point (1988) 163 exemplares
Judgment at Proteus (2012) 159 exemplares
Time Bomb and Zahndry Others (1988) 145 exemplares
Dragon and Liberator (2008) 144 exemplares
Distant Friends and Others (1992) 142 exemplares
Cobra Alliance (2009) 135 exemplares
Cobras Two (1992) 131 exemplares
From The Ashes (2009) 113 exemplares
Star Wars: Fool's Bargain (2004) 110 exemplares
Cobra Slave (2013) 88 exemplares
A Call to Insurrection (2022) — Autor — 87 exemplares
Soulminder (2014) 86 exemplares
Cobra Guardian (2011) 82 exemplares
Cobra Gamble (2012) 80 exemplares
Star Wars: The Thrawn Omnibus (1993) 78 exemplares
Dragonback Bargain (2005) 56 exemplares
StarCraft: Evolution (2016) 54 exemplares
Star Song and Other Stories (2002) 48 exemplares
Cobra Outlaw (2015) 34 exemplares
The Icarus Plot (2022) 25 exemplares
Cobra Traitor (2018) 18 exemplares
The Quadrail Series: Books 1-3 (2017) 18 exemplares
The Cobra War Trilogy (2016) 13 exemplares
Cloak (2015) 11 exemplares
Silver Surfer Rebirth (2022) 6 exemplares
The Quadrail Series: Books 4-5 (2018) 5 exemplares
Star Wars - Vauriens (2014) 4 exemplares
First Contact 3 exemplares
Star Wars Tales #1 (1999) 3 exemplares
A Matter of Trust 2 exemplares
GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY (2020) 2 exemplares
Hűség (2013) 2 exemplares
Morgen-Grauen [Erzählung] (1981) 2 exemplares
With One Stone (2003) 2 exemplares
Return To The Fold 2 exemplares
An act of war 2 exemplares
Star Wars Short Story Collection — Contribuidor — 2 exemplares
The Art of War 2 exemplares
Star Wars. Ničemové (2015) 1 exemplar
Thrawn Árulás 1 exemplar
Straceńcza misja (1996) 1 exemplar
Válaszutak 1 exemplar
Nástup temné síly (2000) 1 exemplar
Star Wars Boxed Set (1994) 1 exemplar
Star Wars. Ruka odplaty (2012) 1 exemplar
Duel 1 exemplar
The Peaceful Man 1 exemplar
Teamwork 1 exemplar
Job Inaction 1 exemplar
Dragon Pax 1 exemplar
The Cassandra 1 exemplar
The Challenge 1 exemplar
The Dreamsender 1 exemplar
Expanded Charter 1 exemplar
The Giftie Gie Us 1 exemplar
Banshee 1 exemplar
Houseguest 1 exemplar
Raison d'Etre 1 exemplar
Ernie 1 exemplar
Point Man 1 exemplar
Guardian Angel 1 exemplar
Final Solution 1 exemplar
Cordon Santaire 1 exemplar
Changing Seasons 1 exemplar
Star Wars - Choix décisifs (2016) 1 exemplar
Hollow Victory [novelette] (1981) 1 exemplar
The Peacemakers 1 exemplar
Pawn to King Four 1 exemplar
The Ring 1 exemplar

Associated Works

Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina (1995) — Contribuidor — 1,372 exemplares
Tales from Jabba's Palace (1995) — Contribuidor — 1,253 exemplares
The Service of the Sword (2003) — Contribuidor — 954 exemplares
Tales from the Empire (1997) — Contribuidor — 837 exemplares
Tales from the New Republic (1999) — Contribuidor — 692 exemplares
In Fire Forged (2011) — Contribuidor — 332 exemplares
Science Fiction: DAW 30th Anniversary (2002) — Contribuidor — 255 exemplares
Beginnings (2013) — Contribuidor — 229 exemplares
The New Hugo Winners: Award Winning Science Fiction Stories (1989) — Contribuidor — 208 exemplares
The 1983 Annual World's Best SF (1983) — Contribuidor — 196 exemplares
The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF (2009) — Contribuidor — 146 exemplares
Twilight Zone: 19 Original Stories on the 50th Anniversary (2009) — Contribuidor — 109 exemplares
Star Wars: Heir to the Empire (1996) — Story — 106 exemplares
Alien Stars (1985) — Contribuidor — 104 exemplares
Star Wars: Dark Force Rising (1995) — Story — 90 exemplares
Star Wars: The Last Command (1999) — Story — 78 exemplares
Shadows of the New Sun: Stories in Honor of Gene Wolfe (2013) — Contribuidor — 77 exemplares
Battleground Tatooine [graphic novel] (1998) — Introdução — 72 exemplares
Star Wars Omnibus: Shadows of the Empire (2010) — Contribuidor — 63 exemplares
Pandora's Closet (2007) — Contribuidor — 62 exemplares
Space Stations (2004) — Contribuidor — 48 exemplares
Spells of the City (2009) — Contribuidor — 33 exemplares
What Price Victory? (2023) — Contribuidor — 32 exemplares
Intergalactic Mercenaries (1996) — Contribuidor — 26 exemplares
Free Short Stories 2011 (2011) — Contribuidor — 22 exemplares
Time Traveled Tales: Volume 1 (2014) — Contribuidor — 21 exemplares
Boondocks Fantasy (2011) — Contribuidor — 21 exemplares
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. CI, No. 5 (April 1981) (1981) — Contribuidor — 18 exemplares
Analog 1 (1981) — Contribuidor — 7 exemplares
Dragons! (2017) — Contribuidor — 7 exemplares
Heroes Reborn: Collection One (2016) 5 exemplares
More Tales of Zorro (2011) — Contribuidor — 2 exemplares
Fresh Hells: Tales of Basil & Moebius (2019) — Contribuidor — 1 exemplar
FenCon XI: The University of FenCon — Contribuidor — 1 exemplar

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In an attempt to help Draycos, the dragon-like symbiont that uses him for a host, track down who killed his people, Jack willingly sells himself to a wealthy slavemaster. Even though Draycos is a warrior brimming with power, Jack has to endure terrible conditions in order to keep his cover. But will it be worth it in the end?

Draycos and his unbending K’da warrior-poet ethics really shine in this book. Meanwhile, Uncle Virge, Jack’s spaceship’s AI based on his late uncle’s personality, is constantly trying to pull Jack the other direction—toward selfishness and greed. Jack’s inner battle to do good but also to accomplish his goal and save himself is a driving theme in these books. The intrigue and suspense, though, come from the question of who is working with K’da’s enemies to slaughter all of Draycos’s people, and that story takes a jump forward in this book. There are other questions left open, including one from the previous book, but it’s clear that this series is one long story that has to be read in succession. The books are short enough, Zahn’s writing style is easy enough to read (even for sci-fi,) and I’ve been enjoying the story so far, so I’m happy to keep going!… (mais)
 
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Kristi_D | 4 outras críticas | Dec 1, 2023 |
A fitting conclusion to the trilogy. It was more exciting then the first two and was exciting!
 
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robkoechl | 45 outras críticas | Oct 27, 2023 |
I finished the first of the series and quickly got the next one. I have a few books to read other than these ones, but I disregarded them for this book. And now I am going to disregard them again for part three, The Last Command!
 
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robkoechl | 46 outras críticas | Oct 27, 2023 |
Timothy Zahn még az 1990-es évek elején írta ezt a trilógiát, a Jedi visszatér után vagyunk pár évvel. A trilógia második kötetében is főleg a jól ismert karaktereket követjük (Leia, Luke, Han) de visszatér a trilógia főgonosza (Thrawn admirális) és van pár új karakter is. Igazából ez egy korrekt űroperett aminek az adja a különlegességét, hogy a Csillagok Háborúja világában játszódik. Van benne pár jó ötlet, de nyilván be kell tartania a világ szabályait, túl nagy meglepetés nem lehet benne.

Bár általánosan elfogadott, hogy ez az egyik legjobb regény ebben a világban, azért én nem éreztem azt a nagy különlegességet, nem hiszem, hogy ennyire népszerű lett volna a Csillagok Háborúja nélkül. Ráadásul a Disney új világában ez a könyv már nem a kánon része (bár pár dolog átkerült belőle), vagyis már a Csillagok Háborúja rajongóinak sem feltétlenül ezt érdemes elolvasniuk.
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asalamon | 46 outras críticas | Oct 18, 2023 |

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Obras
216
Also by
40
Membros
43,780
Popularidade
#384
Avaliação
3.8
Críticas
703
ISBN
779
Línguas
19
Marcado como favorito
93
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