Star Wars: Fool's Bargain by Timothy Zahn

Author:Timothy Zahn
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub, mobi
Tags: Solo, Leia, Science fiction, Space Opera, Skywalker, Princess (Fictitious character), Fiction, Luke (Fictitious character), Adventure, Life on other planets, Han (Fictitious character), General, Media Tie-In
ISBN: 9780345470904
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
Published: 2004-11-15T08:00:00+00:00

AN INTERVIEW WITH TIMOTHY ZAHN

Question: How long has it been since your lastStar Wars book? How does it feel to be back in that galaxy long ago and far, far away?

Timothy Zahn: The Hand of Thrawnduology was published in 1997 and 1998, so it’s been almost six years. Ihave done a fewStar Wars short stories in that time, though, so it isn’t like I’ve been out of the GFFA entirely.

Q: You mentionedThe Hand of Thrawn . That series, along with its predecessor, The Thrawn Trilogy , remains hugely popular with fans. What is it that sets yourStar Wars books apart?

TZ: That’s a question you’d have to ask the fans, because I really can’t tell you. As an author, I simply do my best to create a story with an interesting plot, characters the reader will care about, lots of action, and maybe a few twists along the way. At that point, all I can do is hope that what I’ve done will connect with the readers. So far, I’ve been very fortunate.

Q: Your new novel, Survivor’s Quest , is also concerned with Admiral Thrawn-or, rather, with the consequences of certain actions taken by him. How does this book fit into theStar Wars timeline? Is it a direct sequel to your two previous series or only tangentially related?

TZ: All of myStar Wars books have sort of melded into a single series, dealing with the same characters and some of the same events . . . or, as you say, the consequences of those events. Once the Outbound Flight book is finished, the books will form a loose septology spanning roughly fifty years ofStar Wars history.

Q: Tell us a little about Outbound Flight and the part it plays in the novel.

TZ: Outbound Flight was a project to send an expedition to another galaxy in the days before the Clone Wars, a project pushed strongly by Jedi Master Jorus C’baoth. On its way through the Unknown Regions, it was attacked and destroyed by the young Chiss commander Mitth’raw’nuruodo, better known to us as Thrawn. InSurvivor’s Quest , the Chiss have discovered the remains of Outbound Flight a considerable distance from where it was destroyed, and invite Luke and Mara Jade Skywalker to accompany them on the official voyage to examine the wreckage. Also along are representatives of an alien species who wants to pay their last respects, a group of stormtroopers from Thrawn’s Empire of the Hand, and a New Republic ambassador with some private ghosts of his own.

Q: Luke and Mara are still basically newlyweds as the novel opens. They both have doubts to work through-not about their love for each other, but about their own pasts, and the still-mysterious past of the Jedi order. Can you talk a little bit about this element of the novel?

TZ: Though Mara has fully joined the New Republic, there are still parts of her past Imperial service that hold a draw for her, particularly the order and discipline the Empire offered, and she discovers she still has to work through some of those feelings.

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