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Timothy Zahn Books in Order
Timothy Zahn is a renowned science fiction author, renowned for his captivating stories and complex characters. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from Michigan State University, earned in 1973, and later an M.S. degree in physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, obtained in 1975. Although he initially pursued a doctorate in physics, Zahn's passion for storytelling soon took precedence, and he began his writing career as a hobby. He eventually transitioned to a full-time writing profession, crafting immersive worlds and compelling narratives that have captivated readers worldwide. His notable works include the popular Star Wars series, which revitalized the franchise, and the quartet of Cobra Alliance novels.
Bibliography verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Timothy Zahn's book series? Timothy Zahn has written 23 book series. The most notable is the Blackcollar series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Timothy Zahn
- #1
The Blackcollar(1983) - #2
The Backlash Mission(1986) - #3
The Judas Solution(2006)
- #1
Cobra(1985) - #2
Cobra Strike(1986) - #3
Cobra Bargain(1988)
- #1
Cobra Slave(2013) - #2
Cobra Outlaw(2015) - #3
Cobra Traitor(2018)
- #1
Cobra Alliance(2009) - #2
Cobra Guardian(2011) - #3
Cobra Gamble(2012)
- #1
Dragon and Thief(2003) - #2
Dragon and Soldier(2004) - #3
Dragon and Slave(2005) - #4
Dragon and Herdsman(2006) - #5
Dragon and Judge(2007) - #6
Dragon and Liberator(2008)
- #1
Heroes Reborn: Collection Two (By: Peter J. Wacks)(1731) - #2
Heroes Reborn: Collection One (With: Stephen Blackmoore,David Bishop)(2016)
- #1
On Basilisk Station (By: David Weber)(1992) - #2
The Honor of the Queen (By: David Weber)(1993) - #3
The Short Victorious War (By: David Weber)(1994) - #4
Field of Dishonor (By: David Weber)(1994) - #5
Flag in Exile (By: David Weber)(1995) - #6
Honor Among Enemies (By: David Weber)(1996) - #7
In Enemy Hands (By: David Weber)(1997) - #8
"A Beautiful Friendship" (By: David Weber)(1998) - #9"A Whiff of Grapeshot" (By: S.M. Stirling)(1998)
- #10"A Grand Tour" (By: David Drake)(1998)
- #11
Echoes of Honor (By: David Weber)(1998) - #12
"The Stray" (By: Linda Evans)(1999) - #13"What Price Dreams?" (By: David Weber)(1999)
- #14"The Hard Way Home" (By: David Weber)(1999)
- #15"Queen's Gambit" (By: Jane Lindskold)(1999)
- #16"Deck Load Strike" (By: Roland J. Green)(1999)
- #17
Ashes of Victory (By: David Weber)(2000) - #18
"Changer of Worlds" (By: David Weber)(2001) - #19"Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington" (By: David Weber)(2001)
- #20"From the Highlands" (By: Eric Flint)(2001)
- #21"Nightfall" (By: David Weber)(2001)
- #22
War of Honor (By: David Weber)(2002) - #23
"Promised Land" (By: Jane Lindskold)(2003) - #24"With One Stone"(2003)
- #25"A Ship Named Francis" (By: John Ringo,Victor Mitchell)(2003)
- #26"Let's Go to Prague" (By: John Ringo)(2003)
- #27"Fanatic" (By: Eric Flint)(2003)
- #28"The Service of the Sword" (By: David Weber)(2003)
- #29
Crown of Slaves (By: David Weber,Eric Flint)(2003) - #30
The Shadow of Saganami (By: David Weber)(2004) - #31
At All Costs (By: David Weber)(2005) - #32
Storm from the Shadows (By: David Weber)(2009) - #33
Torch of Freedom (By: David Weber,Eric Flint)(2009) - #34
Mission of Honor (By: David Weber)(2010) - #35
"Ruthless" (By: Jane Lindskold)(2011) - #36"Let's Dance" (By: David Weber)(2011)
- #37"An Act of War"(2011)
- #38
A Beautiful Friendship (By: David Weber)(2011) - #39
A Rising Thunder (By: David Weber)(2012) - #40
Fire Season (By: Jane Lindskold)(2012) - #41
Shadow of Freedom (By: David Weber)(2013) - #42
"I Will Build a House of Steel" (By: David Weber)(2013) - #43
"By the Book" (By: Charles E. Gannon)(2013) - #44"Beauty and the Beast" (By: David Weber)(2013)
- #45"The Best Laid Plans" (By: David Weber)(2013)
- #46"Obligated Service" (By: Joelle Presby)(2013)
- #47"A Call to Arms"(2013)
- #48
Treecat Wars (By: David Weber,Jane Lindskold)(2013) - #49
Cauldron of Ghosts (By: David Weber,Eric Flint)(2014) - #50
A Call to Duty (With: David Weber)(2014) - #51
A Call to Arms (With: David Weber,Thomas Pope)(2015) - #52
Shadow of Victory (By: David Weber)(2016) - #53
"Our Sacred Honor" (By: David Weber)(2017) - #54
A Call to Vengeance (With: David Weber,Thomas Pope)(2018) - #55Dark Fall (By: David Weber)(2018)
- #56
Uncompromising Honor (By: David Weber)(2018) - #57
"Recruiting Exercise" (By: David Weber)(2019) - #58
To End in Fire (By: David Weber,Eric Flint)(2021) - #59
A Call to Insurrection (With: David Weber,Thomas Pope)(2022)
- #1The Icarus Hunt(1999)
- #2
The Icarus Plot(2022) - #3
The Icarus Twin(2023) - #4
The Icarus Job(2024) - #5
The Icarus Changeling(2024) - #6
The Icarus Needle(2024) - #7
The Icarus Coda(2025)
- #1
A Call to Duty(2014) - #2A Call to Arms(2015)
- #3A Call to Vengeance(2018)
- #4A Call to Insurrection(2022)
- #1
Night Train to Rigel(2005) - #2
The Third Lynx(2007) - #3
Odd Girl Out(2008) - #4
The Domino Pattern(2009) - #5
Judgment at Proteus(2012)
- #1
A Coming of Age(1984) - #2
Spinneret(1985) - #3
Triplet(1987) - #4
Deadman Switch(1988) - #5
Warhorse(1990) - #6Angelmass(2001)
- #7
Manta's Gift(2002) - #8
The Green and the Gray(2004) - #9Soulminder(2014)
- #10Cloak(2014)
- #11
Ghost Riders In The Sky(2020) - #12
Cloaked Deception(2024) - #13
Trap Line(2025) - #14
Cascade Point and Other Stories(1986) - #15
Time Bomb and Zahndry Others(1988) - #16
Distant Friends and Others(1992) - #17Star Song and Other Stories(2002)
- #18
Pawn's Gambit(2016) - #19
The Battle of Space Fort Jefferson and Other Stories(2024) - #20
Distant Telepaths: Stories(2025) - #21
The Art of War and Other Stories(2025)
- #1Uprising (By: Micky Neilson)(2000)
- #2
Shadow of the Xel'Naga (By: Gabriel Mesta)(2001) - #3
Liberty's Crusade (By: Jeff Grubb)(2001) - #4
Speed of Darkness (By: Tracy Hickman)(2002) - #5
Queen of Blades (By: Aaron Rosenberg)(2006) - #6
The Starcraft Archive (By: Jeff Grubb,Tracy Hickman,Gabriel Mesta,Micky Neilson,Mike Morhaime)(2007) - #7
Starcraft: I, Mengsk (By: Graham McNeill)(2008) - #8
Spectres (By: Nate Kenyon)(2010) - #9
Starcraft: Evolution(2016)
- #1
Splinter of the Mind's Eye (By: Alan Dean Foster)(1978) - #2
The Han Solo Adventures (By: Brian Daley)(1979) - #3
The Adventures of Lando Calrissian (By: L. Neil Smith)(1983) - #4
The Courtship of Princess Leia (By: Dave Wolverton)(1994) - #5
The Truce at Bakura (By: Kathy Tyers)(1994) - #6
The Crystal Star (By: Vonda N. McIntyre)(1994) - #7
Children of the Jedi (By: Barbara Hambly)(1995) - #8
We Don't Do Weddings (By: Kathy Tyers)(1995) - #9
Darksaber (By: Kevin J. Anderson)(1995) - #10
The New Rebellion (By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch)(1996) - #11
Planet of Twilight (By: Barbara Hambly)(1997) - #12
I, Jedi (By: Michael A. Stackpole)(1998) - #13
Star Wars Junior: Podrace! (By: Lara Bergen)(1999) - #14
Star Wars Junior: General Jar Jar (By: Lara Bergen)(1999) - #15
Star Wars Junior: Obi-Wan's Bongo Adventure (By: Gail Herman)(1999) - #16
Star Wars: Episode I - Dangers of the Core (By: Jim Thomas)(1999) - #17
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (By: John Whitman)(1999) - #18
Star Wars Junior: Save Naboo! (By: Gail Herman)(2000) - #19
Rogue Planet (By: Greg Bear)(2000) - #20
Star Wars Junior: Sith Attack (By: Lara Bergen)(2000) - #21
Star Wars Junior: Droid to the Rescue (By: Gail Herman)(2000) - #22
Star Wars: Episode I - Anakin's Pit Droid (By: Justine Korman Fontes)(2000) - #23
Cloak of Deception (By: James Luceno)(2000) - #24
Darth Maul Shadow Hunter (By: Michael Reaves)(2001) - #25
The Approaching Storm (By: Alan Dean Foster)(2002) - #26
A Forest Apart (By: Troy Denning)(2003) - #27
Tatooine Ghost (By: Troy Denning)(2003) - #28
Shatterpoint (By: Matthew Woodring Stover)(2003) - #29
The Ruins of Dantooine (By: Voronica Whitney-Robinson,W. Haden Blackman)(2003) - #30
The Cestus Deception (By: Steven Barnes)(2004) - #31
Survivor's Quest(2004) - #32Fool's Bargain(2004)
- #33
Jedi Trial (By: David Sherman,Dan Cragg)(2004) - #34
Yoda: Dark Rendezvous (By: Sean Stewart)(2004) - #35
Labyrinth of Evil (By: James Luceno)(2005) - #36
Star Wars: Labyrinth of Evil (By: James Luceno)(2005) - #37
Outbound Flight(2006) - #38
Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader (By: James Luceno)(2006) - #39Allegiance(2007)
- #40
Death Star (By: Steve Perry,Michael Reaves)(2007) - #41
Millennium Falcon (By: James Luceno)(2008) - #42
Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor (By: Matthew Woodring Stover)(2008) - #43
Death Troopers (By: Joe Schreiber)(2009) - #44
Crosscurrent (By: Paul S. Kemp)(2010) - #45
Red Harvest (By: Joe Schreiber)(2010) - #46
Choices of One(2011) - #47
Shadow Games (By: Michael Reaves,Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff)(2011) - #48
Riptide (By: Paul S. Kemp)(2011) - #49
Knight Errant (By: John Jackson Miller)(2011) - #50
Shadows of the Empire (By: Steve Perry)(2011) - #51Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (By: Steve Perry)(2011)
- #52
Lost Tribe of the Sith (By: John Jackson Miller)(2012) - #53
Winner Lose All(2012) - #54
Scourge (By: Jeff Grubb)(2012) - #55
Maul: Lockdown (By: Joe Schreiber)(2012) - #56
Darth Plagueis (By: James Luceno)(2012) - #57
Scoundrels(2013) - #58
Kenobi (By: John Jackson Miller)(2013) - #59
Crucible (By: Troy Denning)(2013) - #60
Into the Void: Dawn of the Jedi (By: Tim Lebbon)(2013)
- #1
Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina (By: Kevin J. Anderson,Kathy Tyers)(1995) - #2
Tales of the Bounty Hunters (By: Kevin J. Anderson,Kathy Tyers)(1996) - #3
Tales from Jabba's Palace (By: Kevin J. Anderson,Kathy Tyers)(1996) - #4
Tales from the New Republic (By: Peter Schweighofer,Patricia A. Jackson,Craig Carey)(1999)
- #1
Specter of the Past(1997) - #2
Vision of the Future(1998)
- #1Heir to the Empire(1991)
- #2
Dark Force Rising(1992) - #3
The Last Command(1993)
- #1
Thrawn(2017) - #2
Alliances(2018) - #3
Treason(2019)
- #1
Chaos Rising(2020) - #2Greater Good(2021)
- #3
Lesser Evil(2021)
- #1Trial by Fire(1998)
- #2
From the Ashes(2009) - #3
The Art of Terminator Salvation by Tara Bennett (By: Tara Bennett)(1775) - #4
Terminator: Salvation Movie Prequel (By: Dara Naraghi)(2009) - #5
The Art of Terminator Salvation (By: Tara Bennett)(2009) - #6
Terminator Salvation: The Movie Companion (By: Tara Bennett)(2009) - #7
Cold War (By: Greg Cox)(2009) - #8
Terminator Salvation: Trial by Fire(2010) - #9
Alien Stars(1985) - #10
Analog Science Fiction and Fact, February 1990(1990) - #11
Analog Science Fiction and Fact, February 1997(1997) - #12Tales from the Empire(1997)
- #13
DAW 30th Anniversary Science Fiction(2002) - #14
DAW 30th Anniversary Science Fiction and Fantasy Anthologies(2002) - #15
Analog, September 2002(2004) - #16
The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF(2009) - #17
Twilight Zone: 19 Original Stories on the 50th Anniversary(2009) - #18
Shadows of the New Sun(2013) - #19
Contact Light(2015) - #20
Give Me LibertyCon(2020) - #21
Battle Luna(2020) - #22
Star Wars Insider: Fiction Collection Vol. 1(2021)
- #1
The Devil's Handshake (By: Larry Hama)(2009) - #2
Of Biblical Proportions(2015) - #3
The Gold Bugs Affair (By: Richard Lee Byers)(2015) - #4
Knife's Edge(2015) - #5
The Shadow Gambit (By: Larry Hama)(2015) - #6
The Paris Excursion (By: Ryan Schifrin)(2015) - #7
Secret of the Ancients (By: Larry Hama)(2015) - #8
Insecurity (By: Aaron Allston)(2016) - #9
The Picture of Aleister Crowley (By: Richard Lee Byers)(2016) - #10
The Fate of All Fools (By: Richard Lee Byers)(2016) - #11
Dealbreaker(2017) - #12
Hammer Of The Gods(2017) - #13
The Black Volga (By: Richard Lee Byers)(2017) - #14
The Tales of Basil and Moebius (By: Aaron Allston)(2017) - #15
The Hand of Rasputin (By: Richard Lee Byers)(2018) - #16
Fresh Hells (By: Richard Lee Byers)(2019) - #17
The Outbreak Paradox(2020) - #18
Unfinished (By: Richard Lee Byers)(2021) - #19
Godslayer (By: Richard Lee Byers)(2022) - #20
Quitters Never Die (By: Richard Lee Byers)(2023) - #21
Just Another Tuesday (With: Richard Lee Byers,Erik Scott de Bie,Ryan Schifrin,Chris A. Jackson)(2024)
- #1
Conquerors' Pride(1994) - #2
Conquerors' Heritage(1995) - #3
Conquerors' Legacy(1996)
- #1
Pawn(2017) - #2Knight(2019)
- #3
Queen(2020)
- #1More Than Honor (By: S.M. Stirling,David Weber,David Drake)(1998)
- #2Worlds of Honor (By: David Weber,Jane Lindskold,Linda Evans,Roland J. Green)(1999)
- #3Changer of Worlds (By: David Weber,Eric Flint)(2001)
- #4The Service of the Sword (With: John Ringo,David Weber,Jane Lindskold,Eric Flint,Victor Mitchell)(2003)
- #5In Fire Forged (With: David Weber,Jane Lindskold,Andy Presby)(2011)
- #6Beginnings (With: David Weber,Charles E. Gannon,Joelle Presby)(2013)
- #7
What Price Victory? (By: David Weber)(2023) - #8
Challenges (By: David Weber)(2025)
About Timothy Zahn
Timothy Zahn is a renowned science fiction author, renowned for his captivating stories and complex characters. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from Michigan State University, earned in 1973, and later an M.S. degree in physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, obtained in 1975. Although he initially pursued a doctorate in physics, Zahn's passion for storytelling soon took precedence, and he began his writing career as a hobby. He eventually transitioned to a full-time writing profession, crafting immersive worlds and compelling narratives that have captivated readers worldwide. His notable works include the popular Star Wars series, which revitalized the franchise, and the quartet of Cobra Alliance novels.
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