Editing Timothy Zahn (section)

==Early life and education==
Zahn grew up in [[Lombard, Illinois]], and attended [[Glenbard East High School]] in Lombard.<ref name=":0" /> He has been a fan of sci-fi since he was a child.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Liptak |first=Andrew |date=2021-05-04 |title=How Timothy Zahn's Thrawn trilogy resurrected Star Wars |url=https://transfer-orbit.ghost.io/star-wars-timothy-zahn-heir-to-the-empire-thrawn-trilogy/ |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=Transfer Orbit |language=en}}</ref>

He attended [[Michigan State University]], before working towards a doctorate in physics at the [[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign|University of Illinois]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-timothy-zahn-star-wars-ent-0523-20170522-column.html|title=Novelist Timothy Zahn is the man who saved 'Star Wars,' according to fans|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|first=Christopher|last=Borrelli|date=May 23, 2017|access-date=May 23, 2017|archive-date=May 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522193621/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-timothy-zahn-star-wars-ent-0523-20170522-column.html|url-status=live}}</ref>