TIMOTHY ZAHN is the Hugo Award-winning author of more than thirty SF novels, including Night Train to Rigel, The Third Lynx, Odd Girl Out, and the Dragonback sextet. He has also written the all-time bestselling Star Wars spinoff novel, Heir to the Empire, and other Star Wars novels, including Scoundrels. He lives in coastal Oregon.
"""One of the first new writers to rivet my attention so thoroughly I almost missed my train. Since then he's grown impressively, and remains one of science fiction's best practitioners of solid imagining and storytelling.""--Stanley Schmidt, Analog ""Tim Zahn is a master of tactics and puts his own edge on complex hard-SF thrillers. His original work is sure to please his legions of Star Wars fans.""--Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling author ""Good thriller, full of red herrings, blind alleys, and rising tension."" --Booklist on The Third Lynx ""An inventive plot...Zahn's strength is hard science fiction, and he excels at technical description. The comic-book-like nonstop action will attract fans of the genre."" --RT Book Reviews on Night Train to Rigel ""Timothy Zahn's Judgment at Proteus delivers exactly what his many fans expect: memorable characters, intricate plot, fascinating ideas, and more than a modicum of wit.""--Mike Resnick, award-winning author"