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Timothy Zahn Books in Order

Timothy Zahn has written 98 books, published between 1983 and 2025. The first book is The Blackcollar (1983) and the newest is Trap Line (2025). One more title is announced: A Call to Deception (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
98 + 1 announced
Published
1983–2025
Confirmed
94 of 99 titles
Pages on record
22,782 in 59 of 99 books
Reading time
380–570 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 22,782 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 59 of 99 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Timothy Zahn, author

Timothy Zahn, born September 1, 1951, is an American writer of science fiction and fantasy who grew up in Lombard, Illinois. The Star Wars books, above all the Thrawn trilogy, are the core of Zahn's reputation, and those novels are credited with reviving interest in the franchise. Original series include Cobra, Blackcollar, Dragonback, Quadrail, Conquerors Saga, Icarus and Sibyl's War. The catalogue lists 99 books by Zahn, starting with The Blackcollar (1983); Trap Line appeared in 2025 and A Call to Deception is due in 2027.

How many Timothy Zahn books are there?

Timothy Zahn has 98 published books, released between 1983 and 2025. They include 14 series and 2 titles listed outside any series. One more, A Call to Deception (2027), is announced.

Timothy Zahn Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 99 Timothy Zahn books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of A Coming of Age by Timothy Zahn, book 1 of the Timothy Zahn Standalone Novels series (1984)
  2. Cover of Cobra by Timothy Zahn, book 1 of the Cobra series (1985)
  3. Cover of Cascade Point and Other Stories by Timothy Zahn, book 1 of the Timothy Zahn Short Story series (1986)
  4. Cover of Cobra Strike by Timothy Zahn, book 2 of the Cobra series (1986)
  5. Cover of The Backlash Mission by Timothy Zahn, book 2 of the Blackcollar series (1986)
  6. Cover of Time Bomb and Zahndry Others by Timothy Zahn, book 2 of the Timothy Zahn Short Story series (1988)
  7. Cover of Cobra Bargain by Timothy Zahn, book 3 of the Cobra series (1988)
  8. Cover of Deadman Switch by Timothy Zahn, book 4 of the Timothy Zahn Standalone Novels series (1988)
  9. Cover of Warhorse by Timothy Zahn, book 5 of the Timothy Zahn Standalone Novels series (1990)
  10. Cover of Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn, book 1 of the Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy (1991)
  11. Cover of Dark Force Rising by Timothy Zahn, book 2 of the Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy (1992)
  12. Cover of Distant Friends and Others by Timothy Zahn, book 3 of the Timothy Zahn Short Story series (1992)
  13. Cover of The Last Command by Timothy Zahn, book 3 of the Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy (1993)
  14. Cover of Conquerors' Pride by Timothy Zahn, book 1 of the Conquerors Saga (1994)
  15. Cover of Conquerors' Heritage by Timothy Zahn, book 2 of the Conquerors Saga (1995)
  16. Cover of Mist Encounter by Timothy Zahn, book 10 of the Star Wars Legends series (1995)
  17. Cover of Conquerors' Legacy by Timothy Zahn, book 3 of the Conquerors Saga (1996)
  18. Cover of Trial by Fire by Timothy Zahn, book 1 of the Terminator Salvation series (1998)
  19. Cover of Vision of the Future by Timothy Zahn, book 2 of the Star Wars: The Hand of Thrawn Duology (1998)
  20. Cover of Angelmass by Timothy Zahn, book 6 of the Timothy Zahn Standalone Novels series (2001)
  21. Cover of Star Song and Other Stories by Timothy Zahn, book 4 of the Timothy Zahn Short Story series (2002)
  22. Cover of Manta's Gift by Timothy Zahn, book 7 of the Timothy Zahn Standalone Novels series (2002)
  23. Cover of Dragon and Thief by Timothy Zahn, book 1 of the Dragonback series (2003)
  24. Cover of The Green and the Gray by Timothy Zahn, book 8 of the Timothy Zahn Standalone Novels series (2004)
  1. 1
    The BlackcollarBlackcollar #11983 · confirmed 3/4
    1983–
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  2. 2
    A Coming of AgeTimothy Zahn Standalone Novels #11984 · 294 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1984294
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  3. 3
    CobraCobra #11985 · 346 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1985346
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  4. 4
    SpinneretTimothy Zahn Standalone Novels #21985 · confirmed 3/4
    1985–
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  5. 6
    Cobra StrikeCobra #21986 · 344 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1986344
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  6. 7
    The Backlash MissionBlackcollar #21986 · 346 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1986346
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  7. 8
    TripletTimothy Zahn Standalone Novels #31987 · 369 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1987369
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  8. 9
    Time Bomb and Zahndry OthersTimothy Zahn Short Story #21988 · 312 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988312
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  9. 10
    Cobra BargainCobra #31988 · 409 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988409
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  10. 11
    Deadman SwitchTimothy Zahn Standalone Novels #41988 · 373 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988373
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  11. 12
    WarhorseTimothy Zahn Standalone Novels #51990 · 347 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990347
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  12. 13
    Heir to the EmpireStar Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy #11991 · confirmed 3/4
    1991–
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  13. 14
    Dark Force RisingStar Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy #21992 · 439 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992439
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  14. 15
    Distant Friends and OthersTimothy Zahn Short Story #31992 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992320
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  15. 16
    The Last CommandStar Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy #31993 · 467 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993467
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  16. 17
    Conquerors' PrideConquerors Saga #11994 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994304
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  17. 18
    Conquerors' HeritageConquerors Saga #21995 · 360 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995360
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  18. 19
    Hammertong: The Tale of the "Tonnika Sisters"Star Wars Legends #91995 · confirmed 3/4
    1995–
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  19. 20
    Mist EncounterStar Wars Legends #101995 · confirmed 3/4
    1995–
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  20. 21
    Conquerors' LegacyConquerors Saga #31996 · 486 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996486
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  21. 22
    Specter of the PastStar Wars: The Hand of Thrawn Duology #11997 · 386 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997386
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  22. 23
    Tales from the EmpireStar Wars: Legends: Tales from… #41997 · confirmed 3/4
    1997–
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  23. 24
    Trial by FireTerminator Salvation #11998 · confirmed 3/4
    1998–
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  24. 25
    Vision of the FutureStar Wars: The Hand of Thrawn Duology #21998 · 520 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998520
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  25. 26
    The Icarus HuntIcarus #11999 · 457 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999457
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  26. 27
    AngelmassTimothy Zahn Standalone Novels #62001 · 554 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001554
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  27. 29
    Manta's GiftTimothy Zahn Standalone Novels #72002 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002416
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  28. 30
    Dragon and ThiefDragonback #12003 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003256
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Timothy Zahn series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

Timothy Zahn books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Timothy Zahn Standalone Novels

13 books

13 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Star Wars Legends in order

9 books
  1. 9. Hammertong: The Tale of the "Tonnika Sisters"
  2. 10. Mist Encounter
  3. 34. Survivor's Quest
  4. 35. Fool's Bargain
  5. 43. Allegiance
  6. 52. Choices of One
  7. 54. Judge's Call
  8. 58. Winner Lose All
  9. 63. Scoundrels

Timothy Zahn Short Story

8 books

8 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Icarus in order

7 books
  1. 1. The Icarus Hunt
  2. 2. The Icarus Plot
  3. 3. The Icarus Twin
  4. 4. The Icarus Job
  5. 5. The Icarus Changeling
  6. 6. The Icarus Needle
  7. 7. The Icarus Coda

Dragonback in order

6 books
  1. 1. Dragon and Thief
  2. 2. Dragon and Soldier
  3. 3. Dragon and Slave
  4. 4. Dragon and Herdsman
  5. 5. Dragon and Judge
  6. 6. Dragon and Liberator

Adventures of Basil and Moebius in order

6 books
  1. 2. Of Biblical Proportions
  2. 4. Knife's Edge
  3. 11. Dealbreaker
  4. 12. Hammer Of The Gods
  5. 17. The Outbreak Paradox
  6. 21. Just Another Tuesday

Quadrail in order

5 books
  1. 1. Night Train to Rigel
  2. 2. The Third Lynx
  3. 3. Odd Girl Out
  4. 4. The Domino Pattern
  5. 5. Judgment at Proteus

Honorverse in order

4 books
  1. 50. A Call to Duty
  2. 51. A Call to Arms
  3. 54. A Call to Vengeance
  4. 59. A Call to Insurrection

Blackcollar in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Blackcollar
  2. 2. The Backlash Mission
  3. 3. The Judas Solution

Cobra books in order

3 books by Timothy Zahn
  1. 1. Cobra
  2. 2. Cobra Strike
  3. 3. Cobra Bargain

Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Heir to the Empire
  2. 2. Dark Force Rising
  3. 3. The Last Command

Conquerors Saga in order

3 books
  1. 1. Conquerors' Pride
  2. 2. Conquerors' Heritage
  3. 3. Conquerors' Legacy

Terminator Salvation in order

3 books
  1. 1. Trial by Fire
  2. 2. From the Ashes
  3. 6. Terminator Salvation: Trial by Fire

Cobra War in order

3 books
  1. 1. Cobra Alliance
  2. 2. Cobra Guardian
  3. 3. Cobra Gamble

Cobra Rebellion in order

3 books
  1. 1. Cobra Slave
  2. 2. Cobra Outlaw
  3. 3. Cobra Traitor

Sibyl's War in order

3 books
  1. 1. Pawn
  2. 2. Knight
  3. 3. Queen

Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Chaos Rising
  2. 2. Greater Good
  3. 3. Lesser Evil

Star Wars: The Hand of Thrawn Duology in order

2 books
  1. 1. Specter of the Past
  2. 2. Vision of the Future

Hand Of Judgement in order

2 books
  1. 1. Allegiance
  2. 2. Choices of One

Timothy Zahn Short Stories/Novellas

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Heroes Reborn in order

1 book
  1. 1. Heroes Reborn: Collection One

Star Wars: Legends: Tales from… in order

1 book
  1. 4. Tales from the Empire

Manticore Ascendant in order

1 book
  1. 5. A Call to Deception

StarCraft in order

1 book
  1. 9. Starcraft: Evolution

Standalone books

2 books

2 Timothy Zahn titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Timothy Zahn books in order?

You only need to read Timothy Zahn books in order within each series: the books listed here span 14 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Timothy Zahn

Start with the first book of the Timothy Zahn series you want to read: Star Wars: Thrawn starts with Thrawn (2017) and Cobra starts with Cobra (1985). The earliest catalogued title overall is The Blackcollar (1983).

What is the newest Timothy Zahn book?

Trap Line (2025) is the newest Timothy Zahn book released so far.

Is there a new Timothy Zahn book coming?

Yes. A Call to Deception (2027) is the next Timothy Zahn book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.

Awards Timothy Zahn has won

Wikidata records 2 awards and 9 nominations for Timothy Zahn. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2023Wonfor The Icarus Plot
  • Hugo Award for Best Novella1984Wonfor Cascade Point
  • Locus Award for Best Collection1989Shortlistedfor Time Bomb and Zahndry Others
  • Locus Award for Best Collection1987Shortlistedfor Cascade Point and Other Stories
  • Hugo Award for Best Novelette1985Shortlistedfor Return to the Fold
  • Locus Award for Best First Novel1984Shortlistedfor The Blackcollar
  • Locus Award for Best Novella1984Shortlistedfor Cascade Point
  • Locus Award for Best Novelette1984Shortlistedfor The Final Report on the Lifeline Experiment
  • Hugo Award for Best Novelette1983Shortlistedfor Pawn's Gambit
  • Locus Award for Best Novelette1983Shortlistedfor Pawn's Gambit
  • Locus Award for Best Novelette1982Shortlistedfor The Giftie Gie Us

Timothy Zahn at a glance

Still publishing
Timothy Zahn is still publishing. A Call to Deception is announced for 2027.
Release pace
Timothy Zahn books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
22,782 pages across the 59 of 99 books with a recorded length, a median of 368 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Timothy Zahn books, 30 of 99, were published in the 2010s.

What the Timothy Zahn books are about

60 of the 99 Timothy Zahn books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 38 of 60. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.