Longtime Star Wars author Timothy Zahn is interested in doing more Thrawn. Having created Grand Admiral Thrawn for the Legends novel Heir to the Empire, Zahn is often credited for keeping Star Wars alive during a time when there was little of the franchise available for fans. Thrawn has gone on to become a staple of Legends and canon media, appearing in two seasons of the animated series Star Wars Rebels before disappearing... until the live-action Ahsoka show drops in August.

At an event in Paris via Cloneweb, Zahn spoke about the character's impending return, stating his desire to write more Star Wars novels centered around Thrawn.

"I would like to write more novels. And we pitch ideas to Lucasfilm. As for Thrawn, there's a nine-year gap between the end of Rebels and the character's reappearance in Ahsoka. There are things to do during this time. I'll keep you up-to-date!"

Since Thrawn's departure in Rebels, Zahn has shared he has several ideas for stories featuring the character, with everything hinging on Lucasfilm and Dave Filoni's plans. Filoni consulted with Zahn for the Grand Admiral's live-action debut, and such a collaboration could lead to more novels in the near future.

Grand Admiral Thrawn Has Become Star Wars' "Next Big Thing"

Thrawn from behind in Ahsoka.

As The Mandalorian's narrative turns a corner, all signs are pointing to Grand Admiral Thrawn. With a few namedrops in The Mandalorian season 3 and a glimpse at the Chiss in the Ahsoka trailer, Lucasfilm is priming Thrawn to be the ultimate antagonist of the Mandoverse. Lars Mikkelsen's live-action portrayal of Thrawn should see the character through to the silver screen, as Filoni will be directing a Star Wars movie that will bring the culmination of The Mandalorian's expansive storyline.

Between now and then, there are other stories for Thrawn to tell. As Zahn noted, there's a significant gap between Thrawn's disappearance during the finale of Rebels and his return in Ahsoka, perhaps even longer than the nine years estimated by the author. Once Filoni reveals the big details regarding Thrawn's return onscreen, it should be open season for Zahn to explore the Chiss' time away in publishing.

How Thrawn survived his journey into the Unknown Regions will be a pressing topic to cover, as well as what he did to regain standing among the ranks of the Imperial Remnant. Ezra Bridger's story is even murkier at the moment, but will also be detailed in Ahsoka - a book featuring the escapes of Thrawn and the young Jedi shortly after Rebels would help to fill in many blanks. With some change room to play with in that part of the Star Wars timeline, Zahn should have the opportunity to write another Thrawn trilogy during the years of his disappearance, with Filoni covering a psuedo-Heir to the Empire storyline in live-action.

Source: Cloneweb