Order of Timothy Zahn Books
Timothy Zahn is an American author of science fiction and fantasy novels. Timothy Zahn lives in the Pacific Northwest and is the 1984 Hugo Award-winning author of more than twenty novels including the all time bestselling original Star Wars ™ Heir to the Empire. He has the Blackcollar trilogy and seven books so far in his Cobra series, he also has seven novels featuring Grand Admiral Thrawn and ten Star Wars Expanded Universe novels.
Timothy Zahn became a published novelist in 1983 with the novel The Blackcollar. Below is a list of Timothy Zahn’s books in order of when they were originally published:
Publication Order of Blackcollar Books
| The Blackcollar | (1983) |    |
| The Backlash Mission | (1986) | |
| The Judas Solution | (2006) | |
Publication Order of Cobra Books
| Cobra | (1985) | |
| Cobra Strike | (1986) | |
| Cobra Bargain | (1988) | |
Publication Order of Cobra Rebellion Books
| Cobra Slave | (2013) | |
| Cobra Outlaw | (2015) | |
| Cobra Traitor | (2018) | |
Publication Order of Cobra War Books
| Cobra Alliance | (2009) | |
| Cobra Guardian | (2011) | |
| Cobra Gamble | (2012) | |
Publication Order of The Conquerors Saga Books
| Conquerors' Pride | (1994) | |
| Conquerors' Heritage | (1995) | |
| Conquerors' Legacy | (1996) | |
Publication Order of Quadrail Books
| Night Train to Rigel | (2005) | |
| The Third Lynx | (2007) | |
| Odd Girl Out | (2008) | |
| The Domino Pattern | (2009) | |
| Judgment at Proteus | (2012) | |
Publication Order of Manticore Ascendant Books
(with David Weber, Thomas Pope)
| A Call to Duty | (2014) | |
| A Call to Arms | (2015) | |
| A Call to Vengeance | (2018) | |
| A Call to Insurrection | (2022) | |
Publication Order of The Sibyl's War Books
| Pawn | (2017) | |
| Knight | (2019) | |
| Queen | (2020) | |
Publication Order of Alien Stars Books
| Alien Stars | (1985) | |
| After the Flames | (1985) | |
| Anthology series. | ||
Publication Order of Dragonback Books
| Dragon and Thief | (2003) | |
| Dragon and Soldier | (2004) | |
| Dragon and Slave | (2005) | |
| Dragon and Herdsman | (2006) | |
| Dragon and Judge | (2007) | |
| Dragon and Liberator | (2008) | |
Publication Order of Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy Books
| Heir to the Empire | (1991) | |
| Dark Force Rising | (1992) | |
| The Last Command | (1993) | |
Publication Order of Star Wars: The Hand of Thrawn Duology Books
| Specter of the Past | (1997) | |
| Vision of the Future | (1998) | |
Publication Order of Star Wars: Thrawn Books
| Thrawn | (2017) | |
| Alliances | (2018) | |
| Treason | (2019) | |
Publication Order of Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy Trilogy Books
| Chaos Rising | (2020) | |
| Greater Good | (2021) | |
| Lesser Evil | (2021) | |
Publication Order of Star Wars Legends Books
| Splinter of the Mind's Eye | (1978) | |
| The Han Solo Adventures | (1979) | |
| The Courtship of Princess Leia | (1994) | |
| The Truce at Bakura | (1994) | |
| The Lando Calrissian Adventures | (1994) | |
| The Crystal Star | (1994) | |
| Children of the Jedi | (1995) | |
| We Don't Do Weddings | (1995) | |
| Darksaber | (1995) | |
| Darksaber | (1995) | |
| The New Rebellion | (1996) | |
| Planet of Twilight | (1997) | |
| I, Jedi | (1998) | |
| Tales from the New Republic | (1999) | |
| Rogue Planet | (2000) | |
| Darth Maul's Revenge | (2000) | |
| Cloak Of Deception | (2000) | |
| Darth Maul Shadow Hunter | (2001) | |
| Jango Fett: Bounty Hunter | (2002) | |
| The Approaching Storm | (2002) | |
| A Forest Apart | (2003) | |
| Tatooine Ghost | (2003) | |
| Shatterpoint | (2003) | |
| Jango Fett vs. the Razor Eaters | (2003) | |
| Legacy of the Jedi | (2003) | |
| The Ruins of Dantooine | (2003) | |
| The Cestus Deception | (2004) | |
| Survivor's Quest | (2004) | |
| Jedi Trial | (2004) | |
| Yoda: Dark Rendezvous | (2004) | |
| Labyrinth of Evil | (2005) | |
| Outbound Flight | (2006) | |
| Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader | (2006) | |
| Allegiance | (2007) | |
| Ready, Set, Podrace! | (2007) | |
| A Queen's Diary | (2007) | |
| Death Star | (2007) | |
| The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi | (2008) | |
| Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor | (2008) | |
| Death Troopers | (2009) | |
| The Life of Luke Skywalker | (2009) | |
| Millennium Falcon | (2009) | |
| Crisis on Coruscant , #4) | (2010) | |
| Crosscurrent | (2010) | |
| Fire Ring Race | (2010) | |
| Shinbone Showdown | (2010) | |
| Red Harvest | (2010) | |
| Shadow Games | (2011) | |
| Choices of One | (2011) | |
| Riptide | (2011) | |
| Knight Errant | (2011) | |
| Shadows of the Empire | (2011) | |
| Lost Tribe of the Sith | (2012) | |
| Winner Lose All | (2012) | |
| Scourge | (2012) | |
| The Wrath of Darth Maul | (2012) | |
| Darth Plagueis | (2012) | |
| Scoundrels | (2013) | |
| Kenobi | (2013) | |
| Crucible | (2013) | |
| Dawn of the Jedi | (2013) | |
| Lockdown | (2015) | |
Publication Order of Terminator Salvation Books
| Trial by Fire | (1998) | |
| From the Ashes | (2009) | |
Publication Order of StarCraft Books
| Shadow of the Xel'Naga | (2001) | |
| Liberty's Crusade | (2001) | |
| Speed of Darkness | (2002) | |
| Queen of Blades | (2006) | |
| The Starcraft Archive | (2007) | |
| Starcraft: I, Mengsk | (2008) | |
| Spectres | (2010) | |
| Starcraft: Evolution | (2016) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| A Coming of Age | (1984) | |
| Spinneret | (1985) | |
| Triplet | (1987) | |
| Deadman Switch | (1988) | |
| Warhorse | (1990) | |
| The Icarus Hunt | (1999) | |
| Angelmass | (2001) | |
| Manta's Gift | (2002) | |
| The Green and the Gray | (2004) | |
| Soulminder | (2014) | |
| Cloak | (2014) | |
| Ghost Riders In The Sky | (2020) | |
| The Icarus Plot | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| Cascade Point and Other Stories | (1986) | |
| Time Bomb and Zahndry Others | (1988) | |
| Distant Friends and Others | (1992) | |
| Star Song and Other Stories | (2002) | |
| Pawn's Gambit | (2016) | |
Publication Order of Honorverse Books
| On Basilisk Station | (1992) | |
| The Honor of the Queen | (1993) | |
| The Short Victorious War | (1994) | |
| Field of Dishonor | (1994) | |
| Flag in Exile | (1995) | |
| Honor Among Enemies | (1996) | |
| In Enemy Hands | (1997) | |
| "A Beautiful Friendship" | (1998) | |
| "A Whiff of Grapeshot" | (1998) | |
| "A Grand Tour" | (1998) | |
| Echoes of Honor | (1998) | |
| "The Stray" | (1999) | |
| "What Price Dreams?" | (1999) | |
| "The Hard Way Home" | (1999) | |
| "Queen's Gambit" | (1999) | |
| "Deck Load Strike" | (1999) | |
| Ashes of Victory | (2000) | |
| "Changer of Worlds" | (2001) | |
| "Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington" | (2001) | |
| "From the Highlands" | (2001) | |
| "Nightfall" | (2001) | |
| War of Honor | (2002) | |
| "Promised Land" | (2003) | |
| "With One Stone" | (2003) | |
| "A Ship Named Francis" | (2003) | |
| "Let's Go to Prague" | (2003) | |
| "Fanatic" | (2003) | |
| "The Service of the Sword" | (2003) | |
| Crown of Slaves | (2003) | |
| The Shadow of Saganami | (2004) | |
| At All Costs | (2005) | |
| Storm from the Shadows | (2009) | |
| Torch of Freedom | (2009) | |
| Mission of Honor | (2010) | |
| "Ruthless" | (2011) | |
| "Let's Dance" | (2011) | |
| "An Act of War" | (2011) | |
| A Beautiful Friendship | (2011) | |
| A Rising Thunder | (2012) | |
| Fire Season | (2012) | |
| Shadow of Freedom | (2013) | |
| "I Will Build a House of Steel" | (2013) | |
| "By the Book" | (2013) | |
| "Beauty and the Beast" | (2013) | |
| "The Best Laid Plans" | (2013) | |
| "Obligated Service" | (2013) | |
| "A Call to Arms" | (2013) | |
| Treecat Wars | (2013) | |
| Cauldron of Ghosts | (2014) | |
| A Call to Duty | (2014) | |
| A Call to Arms | (2015) | |
| Shadow of Victory | (2016) | |
| "Our Sacred Honor" | (2017) | |
| A Call to Vengeance | (2018) | |
| Uncompromising Honor | (2018) | |
| "Recruiting Exercise" | (2019) | |
| To End in Fire | (2021) | |
| A Call to Insurrection | (2022) | |
| Books in parentheses are short stories found in collections or anthologies. | ||
Chronological Order of Honorverse Books
| "By the Book" | (2013) | |
| "A Beautiful Friendship" | (1998) | |
| A Beautiful Friendship | (2011) | |
| "The Stray" | (1999) | |
| Fire Season | (2012) | |
| Treecat Wars | (2013) | |
| A Call to Duty | (2014) | |
| A Call to Arms | (2015) | |
| "A Call to Arms" | (2013) | |
| A Call to Vengeance | (2018) | |
| "What Price Dreams?" | (1999) | |
| "Beauty and the Beast" | (2013) | |
| "I Will Build a House of Steel" | (2013) | |
| "Our Sacred Honor" | (2017) | |
| "The Best Laid Plans" | (2013) | |
| "Recruiting Exercise" | (2019) | |
| "Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington" | (2001) | |
| "Queen's Gambit" | (1999) | |
| "The Hard Way Home" | (1999) | |
| "Promised Land" | (2003) | |
| "Ruthless" | (2011) | |
| "Let's Dance" | (2011) | |
| On Basilisk Station | (1992) | |
| "With One Stone" | (2003) | |
| The Honor of the Queen | (1993) | |
| The Short Victorious War | (1994) | |
| Field of Dishonor | (1994) | |
| "A Grand Tour" | (1998) | |
| "Deck Load Strike" | (1999) | |
| Flag in Exile | (1995) | |
| "A Ship Named Francis" | (2003) | |
| Honor Among Enemies | (1996) | |
| "Changer of Worlds" | (2001) | |
| "A Whiff of Grapeshot" | (1998) | |
| In Enemy Hands | (1997) | |
| Echoes of Honor | (1998) | |
| "Let's Go to Prague" | (2003) | |
| Ashes of Victory | (2000) | |
| "An Act of War" | (2011) | |
| "From the Highlands" | (2001) | |
| "Nightfall" | (2001) | |
| "Fanatic" | (2003) | |
| "The Service of the Sword" | (2003) | |
| War of Honor | (2002) | |
| Crown of Slaves | (2003) | |
| Torch of Freedom | (2009) | |
| The Shadow of Saganami | (2004) | |
| At All Costs | (2005) | |
| Storm from the Shadows | (2009) | |
| Mission of Honor | (2010) | |
| "Obligated Service" | (2013) | |
| A Rising Thunder | (2012) | |
| Shadow of Freedom | (2013) | |
| Cauldron of Ghosts | (2014) | |
| Shadow of Victory | (2016) | |
| Uncompromising Honor | (2018) | |
| A Call to Insurrection | (2022) | |
| To End in Fire | (2021) | |
Publication Order of Heroes Reborn Books
| Heroes Reborn: Collection Two | (1731) | |
| Heroes Reborn: Collection One | (2016) | |
Publication Order of Worlds of Honor Books
| More Than Honor | (1998) | |
| Worlds of Honor | (1999) | |
| Changer of Worlds | (2001) | |
| The Service of the Sword | (2003) | |
| In Fire Forged | (2011) | |
| Beginnings | (2013) | |
| What Price Victory? | (2023) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Alien Stars | (1985) | |
| Analog Science Fiction and Fact, February 1990 | (1990) | |
| Analog Science Fiction and Fact, February 1997 | (1997) | |
| Tales from the Empire | (1997) | |
| DAW 30th Anniversary Science Fiction | (2002) | |
| DAW 30th Anniversary Science Fiction and Fantasy Anthologies | (2002) | |
| Analog, September 2002 | (2004) | |
| The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF | (2009) | |
| Twilight Zone: 19 Original Stories on the 50th Anniversary | (2009) | |
| Shadows of the New Sun | (2013) | |
| Give Me LibertyCon | (2020) | |
| Battle Luna | (2020) | |
| Star Wars Insider: Fiction Collection Vol. 1 | (2021) | |
Notes: A Call to Duty was written with David Weber. A Call to Arms and A Call to Vengeance were written with Thomas Pope and David Weber. Alien Stars also has stories by C.J. Cherryh and Joe Haldeman.
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