His career started with saving Earth. Jonny Moreau didn't think of himself as a hero, and certainly had no intention of founding a dynasty that would become legendary among the worlds colonized by Earth. But when the alien Troft invaded human space, Jonny volunteered to become one of the first Cobras - an invincible soldier with surgically implanted weapons. When the Cobras succeeded too well in defeating the Troft, they had to leave a fearful Earth for the stars, and Jonny was forced to become a politician, then a statesman, dealing with Earth and the Troft. Then the time came, decades later, when he and his Cobra children would join with the Troft against a new menace to both races...
Omnibus edition containing: Cobra and Cobra Strike.
Timothy Zahn attended Michigan State University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in physics in 1973. He then moved to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and achieved an M.S. degree in physics in 1975. While he was pursuing a doctorate in physics, his adviser became ill and died. Zahn never completed the doctorate. In 1975 he had begun writing science fiction as a hobby, and he became a professional writer. He and his wife Anna live in Bandon, Oregon. They have a son, Corwin Zahn.