Most Popular Books by Timothy Zahn

Science redefines life and death in this novel by the #1 New York Times–bestselling, Hugo Award–winning author. Dr. Adrian Sommers’s world was destroyed in a split second of distracted driving. The accident left his son wavering between life and death. When the end came, Sommers’s family was torn apart, but the tragedy gave him hope and an obsessive mission: to forestall death through science and technology. Years of experimentation lead Sommers to develop Soulminder, a device capable of capturing a dying person’s life essence and holding it safely in stasis while physicians heal the body from injury or disease. But there are those who recognize Soulminder’s true potential: body-swapping, obstruction of justice, extortion, and perhaps even immortality. As Sommers struggles to retain control over the use of his invention against corrupt and dangerous factions, he must question his own moral judgment and motives in creating Soulminder and determine if humanity has earned the right to harness the power of life and death. From the author of Star Wars: Heir to the Empire, this is not only a tale of a father’s desperate love for his son but also “an intriguing thought experiment. . . . Those who enjoy deep philosophical questions will appreciate being left with much to ponder” (Publishers Weekly).

Dragon and Thief, the first novel in the Dragonback series from Timothy Zahn, was named an American Library Association Best Book For Young Adults. The second novel, Dragon and Soldier is another fast-paced, compulsively readable SF adventure featuring an odd couple of reluctant partners on an unusual quest. Draycos, a golden-scaled draconic K''da poet-warrior, was on a scout fleet ship when it was attacked, with him the lone survivor. Forced to find a new symbiotic humanoid host, he found Jack Morgan. Jack has been on his own, making his way by shipping interstellar cargo on the ship he''s inherited from his Uncle Virgil, a con-man and thief who met with a fatal accident. Draycos has vowed to uncover those behind a vast conspiracy to wipe out his people, while Jack is determined to find out who framed him for a crime he didn''t commit. Virgil, who survives as "Uncle Virge" in the ship''s computer, is against their plan. But Draycos once saved Jack''s life, so Jack feels an obligation to this strange creature who can slip onto the boy''s skin, pressing against it like a living tattoo. Knowing that mercenaries were involved in the ambush that killed Draycos''s fleet, Jack enlists in a mercenary outfit that practically enslaves adolescent recruits. But the soldier''s life isn''t exactly what Jack had bargained for, especially when a mysterious girl is recruited into his group. Strange things are happening, and people and events are not always as they seem. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The peace of the Ascendancy, a beacon of calm and stability, is shattered after a daring attack on the Chiss capital that leaves no trace of the enemy. Baffled, the Ascendancy dispatches one of its brightest young military officers to root out the unseen assailants. A recruit born of no title, but adopted into the powerful family of the Mitth and given the name Thrawn

All aboard the Quadrail for three tales of nonstop action from the #1 New York Times–bestselling and Hugo Award–winning author of Star Wars: Thrawn . It is the Quadrail—a miracle of design that connects all twelve of the galaxy''s inhabited empires, allowing diverse alien species and cultures to exchange ideas, inspire imaginations, build bridges of understanding . . . and orchestrate the subjugation of all living things. Night Train to Rigel: Frank Compton used to be an operative for Western Allied Intelligence. Then he blew the whistle on some shady dealings and got himself fired. Nowadays he just wants to lay low and let someone else do the galaxy''s dirty work. Unfortunately, no one does dirty work quite like Frank. And the robotic alien Spiders who maintain the Quadrail know it—which is why he''s going to work for them whether he likes it or not. The Third Lynx: After barely surviving his last mission, Compton just wants to relax with his gorgeous half-human partner, Bayta. But their reverie aboard the Quadrail is broken by a persistent human going on about alien artifacts. Then someone shuts him up permanently, and what begins as a murder leads Compton to uncover a conspiracy that threatens to engulf the entire galaxy. Odd Girl Out: Finally back on Earth, Compton is confronted in his apartment by a woman demanding that he rescue her ten-year-old sister. He brusquely shows her the door, only to be accused of her murder the next day. Determined to make things right, he heads to the world of New Tigris to find the little girl. But his adversaries, the mind-enslaving Mohdri, are waiting for him there. Together in a single volume, here are the first three books in the Quadrail series from a writer New York Times–bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson calls "a master of tactics [who] puts his own edge on complex hard-SF thrillers."

NEW ENTRY IN THE ICARUS SAGA FROM NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR TIMOTHY ZAHN. Ten thousand years ago, a mysterious people known as the Icari vanished from the Spiral, leaving behind a network of portals that can instantaneously transport passengers hundreds or thousands of light-years across the stars. Gregory Roarke and his Kadolian partner Selene have been tasked with seeking out these alien artifacts and bringing them under the control of the Icarus Group. But the Group’s leadership has changed, and Roarke soon finds himself at serious odds with the new director’s plans. The result: a counter-plan that lands Roarke and Selene on a distant world with a broken city, a dozen portals, and a group of aliens called the Ammei who dream of using the portals to bring back their own glory days. But their ambitions will be costly, and not just for themselves. Roarke and Selene must put together the scattered clues and solve the riddle of the Ammei and their plans, while at the same time fending off the Patth and their bid to claim the city and portals for themselves. Because the Icari are gone . . . aren’t they? At the publisher''s request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

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In this exciting space adventure, fourteen-year-old Jack Morgan and Draycos, a poet/warrior K''da dragon who can hide himself as a tattoo on Jack''s back, have their backs to the wall. Brought together by a twist of fate, these two have been through a lot of scrapes, risking death and imprisonment on worlds far and wide, seeking justice for Jack and information that might save Draycos''s people from a genocidal ambush. But now, Neverlin, the man who killed Jack''s parents and destroyed the scout fleet of which Draycos was the sole survivor, is about to ambush millions of K''da refugees, and kill them with a Death weapon that kills any living being within its range. To prevent Neverlin from eradicating the K''da race, Jack and Draycos must somehow disable the Death. But for Jack and Draycos, things never seem to go the way they should. When Jack''s friend Alison is captured, Jack gives himself up to keep her from being harmed. Neverlin, with Jack and Draycos as his prisoners, holds all the cards. But desperate times call for desperate measures, as time is running out, not just for our young heroes, but also for the millions of K''da who face annihilation, and resourceful Jack and his remarkable ally will fine a way . . . or die trying. Dragon and Liberator is the powerful, thrilling conclusion to this terrific Young Adult six-book series from award-winning author Timothy Zahn. Fun for readers 10 and older. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

From the author of the all-time bestselling "Star Wars" novel, "Heir to the Empire," comes this thrilling, fast-paced space adventure.

Cobra warriors, surgically implanted with an arsenal of covert weaponry, are the most dangerous guerilla fighters humanity has ever produced. For Jin Moreau Broom, the war is the culmination of a lifetime of Cobra service. But it is also the height of danger for herself and her family as they struggle to survive a war that none of them ever expected to see. The Troft invasions of Qasama and the Cobra Worlds has had at least one result: it has turned long-time antagonists into uneasy and unwilling allies. As the aliens battle to consolidate their conquered territories, a small group of Cobras and Qasaman Djinn work together to create a victory that will rock the invaders to the core, a victory designed to bring other Troft demesnes into the conflict on the humans'' side. Now one young Cobra must forge a new political order as a devastating alien enemy strikes¾an enemy more deadly than any humanity has ever faced. At the publisher''s request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

A legend of Space Opera is back with Knight, the second book in Timothy Zahn''s Sibyl’s War series Nicole Hammond was just trying to survive on the streets of Philadelphia, then she and her partner Bungie were abducted by a race of mysterious moth-like aliens and taken to a strange ship called the Fyrantha. Now she is a Sibyl, a special human that has the ability to communicate with the aliens and their ship, and no one is happy. Competing factions control different parts of the Fyrantha with the humans and other sentient aliens caught in the middle. But Nicole is done being bullied, and now she has a plan to take control of the ship. She just has to outsmart war profiteers and slavers to do it.

In this essential Star Wars Legends novel, the sequel to Heir to the Empire, Grand Admiral Thrawn''s sinister plan threatens to spell doom for the fledgling New Republic and its most iconic heroes. 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 ghostly fleet of warships that could bring doom to their friends and victory to their enemies. Yet most dangerous of all is a new Dark Jedi, risen from the ashes of a shrouded past, consumed by bitterness, and scheming to corrupt Luke Skywalker to the dark side.

AN EASY ASSIGNMENT INSTEAD TURNS HARD AND LEADS TO A STRING OF MURDERS, AND A RACE AGAINST AN ALIEN ENEMY Gregory Roarke—former bounty hunter, former Trailblazer, current agent for the ultra-secret Icarus Group—has received a new assignment: locate a suspected but as-yet undiscovered teleportation portal on the backwater colony world of Alainn. The rival Patth are also searching for the device, and have considerably more resources at their disposal. Fortunately, Roarke has Selene and her incredibly sensitive Kadolian sense of smell. On paper, it should be a straightforward enough job. But that was before there was a murder in the small town of Bilswift . . . and another one . . . and the discovery that the Patth are already on the scene and have narrowed the search to a heavily forested area in the hills and mountains east of town. Most disturbing of all is the discovery that one of Selene’s people, a Kadolian teenaged boy named Tirano, is working at one of Bilswift’s fish markets. A boy who may have lost his parents before his proper socialization was completed. A boy who may be connected to both the murders and the Patth. A boy who may be the potentially dangerous wild card that the Kadolians call changelings. At the publisher’s request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). Praise for Timothy Zahn: “Zahn fans will enjoy the variety of small-unit combat scenes in the action-packed third and final Cobra Rebellion military SF adventure . . . [a] gripping series.” —Publishers Weekly “Zahn keeps the story moving at a breakneck pace, maintaining excitement.” —Publishers Weekly “. . . you can count on Timothy Zahn for three things: clean, sparse prose; good pacing; and great action scenes. The first book in the Cobra War series hits all those marks in admirable style and makes for a quick, entertaining sci-fi novel.” —BlogCritics “[Conqueror’s Heritage] is another finely wrought space adventure . . . [with] social, political, and emotional complications, all of which Zahn treats with his usual skill.” —Booklist “Zahn paints every detail [in Angelmass] with gleamy realism . . . scientific dialogue that streams with starship hardware and military trooper talk . . . immensely appealing.” —Kirkus Reviews

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Thrawn and his allies race to save the Chiss Ascendancy from an unseen enemy in the second book in the epic Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy trilogy from bestselling author Timothy Zahn. Thrawn’s latest triumph still rests newly on his shoulders. He has led the Chiss to victory and brought glory to the House of Mitth, but the true threat to the Ascendancy has not yet been extinguished. Their foes do not send threats or ultimatums, do not mass ships on the edge of the Chaos. Their weapons come cloaked in smiles and generosity: Gifts offered freely. Services granted unconditionally. Across the Ascendancy, seemingly inconsequential events could herald the doom of the Chiss. As Thrawn and the Expansionary Defense Fleet rally to uncover the plot, they discover a chilling truth: Rather than invade Chiss capitals or pillage resources, their enemy strikes at the very foundation of the Ascendancy, seeking to widen the rifts between the Nine Ruling Families and the Forty Great Houses below. As rivalry and suspicion sow discord among allies, each warrior must decide what matters most to them: the security of their family or the survival of the Ascendancy itself.

HOPING TO TAKE POSSESSION OF A NEW ALIEN STAR-HOPPING PORTAL, ROARKE AND SELENCE ARE TASKED WITH TRANSPORTING AN ASSASSIN, WHO IS HERSELF BEING TARGETED. For years Gregory Roarke and his Kadolian partner Selene worked as crocketts, combing through the atmospheres of uninhabited worlds for places that might be colonized or hold valuable resources. Now, they work for the Icarus Group, a top-secret government organization hunting for portals created by a long-vanished alien race, portals that can teleport a person hundreds or thousands of light-years in the blink of an eye. Usually, those hunts are long and tedious. But Roarke has now been handed an intriguing offer. A criminal boss, Robertine Cherno, will hand over a hitherto unknown portal to the Icarus Group in exchange for Roarke and Selene agreeing to transport a passenger named Nikki across the Spiral. There’s only one catch. Nikki is a professional, high-priced, highly feared assassin. And she’s on the job. That would have been bad enough. But when the alien Patth also move to gain possession of the portal, bad quickly promises to go to worse. Especially when it becomes clear that Nikki herself is being hunted by someone. It’s up to Roarke and Selene to untangle the mysteries and get to the truth before they become someone’s collateral damage.

Tercera novela de la nueva trilogía de Thrawn. Novela canónica escrita por el autor best seller the Star Wars, Timothy Zahn. El Gran Almirante Thrawn se enfrenta a la prueba definitiva de su lealtad ante el Imperio en esta novela épica. Thrawn ha sido uno de los instrumentos más efectivos del Imperio, persiguiendo a sus enemigos hasta los límites de la galaxia conocida. Pero, aunque se ha convertido en un arma afiladísima, el Emperador sueña con algo mucho más destructivo. Ahora, cuando su programa de los Defensores TIE se cancela para dar prioridad al proyecto secreto de la Estrella de la Muerte del director Krennic, el Almirante se da cuenta de que los equilibrios de poder en el Imperio se basan en algo más que en la perspicacia militar o la e‐ciencia táctica. Ni siquiera los cerebros más brillantes pueden competir con el poder de destruir planetas enteros. Mientras Thrawn se esfuerza por garantizarse un sitio en la jerarquía imperial, su antiguo protegido, Eli Vanto, regresa con una grave advertencia sobre el mundo natal de Thrawn. Su dominio de la estrategia deberá guiar a Thrawn en una elección imposible: su compromiso con la Ascendencia Chiss o la lealtad al Imperio que ha jurado servir. Incluso si la elección correcta supone traición.

Die spannende Vorgeschichte zur erfolgreichsten Star-Wars-Trilogie - GroSSadmiral Thrawn ist Kult! Nachdem Thrawn von imperialen Soldaten aus dem Exil befreit wurde, weckt sein taktisches Geschick schon bald Imperator Palpatines Aufmerksamkeit. SChnell erweist sich Thrawn als unverzichtbar fur das Imperium, und sein Aufstieg scheint unaufhaltsam. ALs Thrawn zum GroSSadmiral ernannt wird, werden seine Fahigkeiten jedoch auf eine harte Probe gestellt. NUn muss er beweisen, dass sein todlicher Scharfsinn im Krieg gegen die aufkommenden Rebellen stark genug ist. DEnn nicht nur unschuldige Leben werden bedroht, sondern auch der eiserne Griff des Imperiums um die Galaxis. UNd auch Thrawns ganz eigene Plane sind auf einmal in Gefahr ...

Conheça as origens do Grão-almirante Thrawn – nomeado pelo próprio imperador Palpatine e um dos maiores vilões do Império Galáctico –, nesta épica trilogia Star Wars. Livro 1 – Ascensão do caos A paz da Ascendência – lar dos enigmáticos Chiss e das Nove Famílias Governantes que os lideram – é abalada após um ousado ataque à capital Chiss que não deixa vestígio algum da identidade do inimigo. Perplexa, a Ascendência despacha um de seus mais brilhantes jovens militares para erradicar os agressores invisíveis – um recruta nascido sem nenhum título, mas adotado pela poderosa família Mitth, e que recebeu o nome Thrawn. Livro 2 – O bem maior Por toda a Ascendência, eventos aparentemente inconsequentes podem significar a ruína dos Chiss. À medida que Thrawn e a Frota de Defesa Expansionária se unem para desvendar uma conspiração, eles descobrem uma verdade perturbadora: em vez de invadir capitais Chiss ou saquear recursos, os inimigos atacam a própria fundação da Ascendência, instigando as desavenças entre as Nove Famílias Governantes e as Quarenta Grandes Casas abaixo delas. Livro 3 – O mal menor Apesar do esforço da Frota de Defesa Expansionária, a Ascendência está cada vez mais perto de uma guerra civil. Para assegurar seu futuro, Thrawn mergulhará em seu passado, desvelando os segredos em volta da ascensão da Primeira Família Governante. Sobre o autor TIMOTHY ZAHN é autor de mais de sessenta romances, mais de cem contos e novelas, e cinco coletâneas. Em 1984, ele ganhou o Prêmio Hugo na categoria melhor novela. Zahn é conhecido por seus romances da saga Star Wars (Thrawn, Thrawn: Alliances, Thrawn: Treason, Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising, The Last Command, Specter of the Past, Vision of the Future, Survivor’s Quest, Outbound Flight, Allegiance, Choices of One e Scoundrels), com mais de oito milhões de exemplares vendidos. Outros livros incluem StarCraft: Evolution, a série Cobra, a série Quadrail e a série infantojuvenil Dragonback. Zahn é formado em Física pela Universidade do Estado de Michigan e pós-graduado pela Universidade de Illinois. (© & TM LUCASFILM LTD.)

Framed for a crime he did not commit, Jack Morgan seeks refuge on a distant planet, accompanied by the virtual presence of his late Uncle Virge, a con man, until a battle forces Jack into a symbiotic relationship with the sole survivor, the dragon-like K''da, and the two must track down those responsible for Jack''s frame-up and the threatened destruction of the K''da. Reprint.

In the sequel to "Cobra," Justin Moreau joins his father in the ranks of the Cobras, an elite corps whose weapons are surgically implanted in their neurologically enhanced bodies