Timothy Zahn Clarifies Statements About THRAWN Novels

We recently reported on Timothy Zahn having more Thrawn novels in the works. Unfortunately, it turns out the report was not 100% accurate. Zahn found that he had been misquoted by several news outlets, so he took to Facebook to clarify. He says that he does not have novels ready for Thrawn, but he has outline proposals ready to show and discuss. He also says that he has no idea what is happening in Episode IX or other Star Wars media meaning he has no idea if Grand Admiral Thrawn will appear in any movies or shows. He concludes his message by saying that any news will be announced on his Facebook page and on starwars.com. You can read the entire message below:

PUBLICATION NON-NEWS: Okay, folks, the rumor mill has kicked into gear, and since I'm supposedly the source I need to set the record straight before it goes any further.

First: I do NOT currently have ANY new Star Wars books under contract. What I said was that I had outline PROPOSALS, which isn't at all the same thing. I hope that I'll be able to discuss them with Del Rey and LFL, but that's for the future (which I also said).

Second: I was NOT suggesting, hinting, or winking about anything that might be in Episode 9. I HAVE NO IDEA what is or isn't in Episode 9, or in any other upcoming Star Wars movie, TV show, book, comic, game, sandwich, or anything else. The movies come first, and their content defines the direction of Star Wars for all the rest of the creative people playing in the sandbox.

In the future, people, please quote what I said, and not what you think I said. If this sort of rumor keeps cropping up around me, I may have to stop speaking about Star Wars on convention panels, or even have to stop attending conventions entirely. None of us wants that.

Okay? Trust me: if and when I have any Star Wars book news, I'll share it here. For everything else, look to the official Star Wars site: starwars.com. If it's said there, it's true. If it's not there, it's just a rumor.