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TZ: The next book will actually be the first chronologically in my Star Wars septology: the story of Outbound Flight, which takes place about fifty years before Survivor’s Quest. Interestingly enough, because of the way the publication schedule fell out, there are several mysteries and questions raised in Survivor’s Quest about what happened to Outbound Flight that won’t be answered until that book. But, hey—if prequels are good enough for George Lucas, they’re certainly good enough for me!

  Q: Any other Star Wars projects on the horizon?

  TZ: I’m currently working on a two-part Clone Wars–era story for the Star Wars Insider featuring Obi-Wan and Anakin. After that, of course, there’s the Outbound Flight book. Aside from those, there’s nothing else pending.

  Q: Fans of your Star Wars work may be pleasantly surprised to learn that your talents aren’t restricted to Star Wars. Tell us about some of your other projects.

  TZ: The second book of my six-book young-adult Dragonback series, Dragon and Soldier, will be published this coming May or June. (The first book, Dragon and Thief, comes out in paperback in March.) I also have a sort of modern-day SF/fantasy book called The Green and the Gray, which is due out in September. My three military SF Cobra books, which have been out of print for a while, will also be published in September in an omnibus edition.

  Q: As a successful writer, with a Hugo Award to your credit, you obviously don’t need to write Star Wars books. What keeps you coming back, and keeps the universe and characters fresh?

  TZ: What keeps Star Wars fresh is the same thing that keeps any other writing project fresh: challenging stories to write, interesting and likeable characters to create or revisit, and, of course, a vast and intricate universe to play in. Since that first awesome Star Destroyer overflight back in 1977, Star Wars has been an important and enjoyable part of my life. I see no reason why that should change any time soon.

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