Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Timothy Zahn
Born: September 1, 1951 (age 73)
Bio: Timothy Zahn is an American writer of science fiction and fantasy. He is known for the Thrawn series of Star Wars novels, and has published several other series of science fiction and fantasy novels, in addition to much short fiction.
Known for:
- Heir to the Empire (1991)
- The Last Command (1993)
- Dark Force Rising (1992)
- Outbound Flight (2006)
- Vision of the Future (1998)