

Heir to the Empire is a 1991 science fiction/fantasy novel by Timothy Zahn. Book 1 of what came to be known as the Thrawn Trilogy, It was the first authorized Star Wars project to continue the story after the events of Return of the Jedi. It played a significant role in reviving public interest in the Star Wars franchise, which had at that point begun to wane.

_Star Wars: Heir to the Empire_ (novel)

Timothy Zahn (1951–) is an American author, best known for his Star Wars novels, as well as several other science fiction and fantasy series.

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Notable authors who have contributed to the science fiction genre include Francis Bacon (author of the 1627 work *New Atlantis*), Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, and Timothy Zahn.

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Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) was a Russian-born American science fiction writer. He is most famous for the Foundation series. He also wrote mysteries, fantasy, and non-fiction. 

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Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) was an English science and science fiction writer best known for writing the screenplay for _2001: A Space Odyssey_. 

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Francis Bacon was a seventeenth-century author who wrote *New Atlantis* in 1627, which is recognized as one of the first works of science fiction.

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