Timothy Zahn

Timothy Zahn wrote the Heir to the Empire series in 1991 and breathed life into a dead franchise by continuing the story and creating one of the most beloved non-movie Star Wars characters of all time; Grand Admiral Thrawn.

Timothy Zahn as Darth Plagueis

Sometimes good things take time, like Darth Plagueis, or come from a guy or gal who literally has everything to gain and nothing to lose, like Timothy Zahn as Darth Plagueis wrote Heir to the Empire or George Lucas as Darth Plagueis made A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back.

Timothy Zhan

In the second edition of The Star Wars Stacks, we discuss the novel that rebooted the Star Wars EU, Heir to the Empire, written by Timothy Zhan (Publication Date:

Timothy Zahn and Mike Baron

The Thrawn Trilogy Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn and Mike Baron

the first novel in the Thrawn trilogy written by Zahn, a popular hard science fiction novelist

Heir to the Empire was the first novel in the Thrawn trilogy written by Zahn, a popular hard science fiction novelist, and the Empire ushered in a stream of widely read and loved Star Wars media tie-in novels.

by Jen Thorpe on Book of Jen

Heir to the Empire is a post written by Jen Thorpe on Book of Jen and is not allowed to be copied to other sites.

the first book in Zahn's Thrawn Trilogy

Heir to the Empire was the first book in Zahn's Thrawn Trilogy, and sparked a revolution in Star Wars literature.

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the Emperor was based, in part, on Bertita Harding's novel The Phantom Crown (1937).

by Terence Winter

Written by Terence Winter, “Empire” is set in 1920 at the dawn of Prohibition and chronicles the life and times of Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi), the undisputed ruler of Atlantic City, who was equal parts politician and gangster.

long-time The Incredible Hulk writer Peter David

The story, set in the same world as Orson Scott Card novel Empire, was penned by long-time The Incredible Hulk writer Peter David.

Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri

Empire is a book by post-Marxist philosophers Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri.

by Anna Neye, who also stars in the film’s lead role

Conceived and written by Anna Neye, who also stars in the film’s lead role, Empire is set in the Danish West Indies in 1848 and is a story about power and human interdependence that aims to challenge Denmark’s historical amnesia with a mix of earnest drama and absurd comedy.

by Terrence Winter

Written by Terrence Winter and to be directed by Scorsese, “Empire” is based on Nelson Johnson’s book, which chronicles the 1920s origins of Atlantic City, N.J. The story centers on Nucky Johnson (Buscemi), a cunning businessman who runs a liquor distribution ring at the onset of Prohibition, and Jimmy Darmody (Pitt), a young, highly intelligent and ruthless WWI veteran, a low-level flunky for Nucky who wants to quickly climb the ladder.

Darth Plagueis

Sometimes good things take time, like Darth Plagueis, or come from a guy or gal who literally has everything to gain and nothing to lose, like Timothy Zahn as Darth Plagueis wrote Heir to the Empire or George Lucas as Darth Plagueis made A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back.

Michael Hardt, with Antonio Negri,

Michael Hardt, with Antonio Negri, is the author of Empire (Harvard University Press, 2000), which Fredrick Jameson has called “both a critique of a wide variety of contemporary theory and a prophetic call for energies to come,” and Multitude (Penguin Press, 2004), which moved the earlier theoretical discourse into a more ordinary language mode and began to talk about the political power of love.

Niall Ferguson

Niall Ferguson is the author of 'Empire' (Basic Books, 2003) and 'Colossus' (Penguin, 2004).

by Matthew Colville

the empire is written by Matthew Colville, drawn by Olivia Samson (a long-time member of the Critical Role community and colored and lettered by Chris Northrop.

by Lawrence Kasdan (Raiders of the Lost Ark)

Written by Lawrence Kasdan (Raiders of the Lost Ark), Empire remains the richest and strongest entry in the Star Wars Saga.

von Vincke

the throne's author is the notorious knight of the red land, valiant (!) von Vincke.

a science fiction novel by Clifford D. Simak

Empire is a science fiction novel by Clifford D. Simak, first published in 1951.