Young Jedi Knights
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Young Jedi Knights is a Star Wars series by science fiction writer Kevin J. Anderson and his wife Rebecca Moesta. The series covers the Jedi training of Jacen and Jaina Solo, the twin children of Han Solo and Leia Organa Solo. The series begins 23 years ABY, when the twins are fourteen years old.
Originally intended to cover six novels, the series eventually stretched to fourteen volumes. It spanned three distinct plot arcs:
- The first plot arc covers the young Jedi Knights' fight against the dark Jedi Brakiss and his Shadow Academy, which eventually builds in strength enough to attack the Jedi academy on Yavin 4. This plot arc also introduces the twins, as well as other supporting characters.
- The series became popular enough to support a second plot arc, consisting of the novels Shards of Alderaan to The Emperor's Plague. This series deals with the young Jedi Knights' fight against the Diversity Alliance, a group of non-humans seeking to take down the New Republic.
- The final three-part series details the young Jedi Knights' relationship with Anja Gallandro, the daughter of Gallandro, a gunslinger who died while fighting Han Solo a long time ago.
Because it is geared towards younger readers, the Young Jedi Knights series is notable for tackling issues such as racism and drug abuse that are relevant in both the Star Wars universe and our present-day world.
[edit] Dramatis personae
- Jacen Solo
- The teenaged son of Han Solo and Leia Organa Solo. Jacen is adept at communicating through the Force with animals.
- Jaina Solo
- The teenaged daughter of Han Solo and Leia Organa Solo. Like her father, Jaina is a talented pilot and mechanic.
- Lowbacca
- The Wookiee nephew of Chewbacca.
- Tenel Ka
- The young princess of Hapes.
- Zekk
- The childhood friend of Jaina and Jacen, Zekk is adept at finding hidden things.
- Brakiss
- A dark Jedi who creates the Shadow Academy, the dark Jedi analog to the Jedi academy
- Anja Gallando
- The daughter of the notorious gunslinger Gallandro, who was thought to have been killed by Han Solo in one of his earliest adventures.
[edit] Editions
- Omnibus edition: Jedi Shadow (2003) (ISBN 0-425-18683-0)
- Omnibus edition: Jedi Sunrise (2003) (ISBN 0-425-18684-9)
| Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights |
| Heirs of the Force • Shadow Academy • The Lost Ones • Lightsabers • Darkest Knight • Jedi Under Siege Shards of Alderaan • Diversity Alliance • Delusions of Grandeur • Jedi Bounty • The Emperor's Plague Return to Ord Mantell • Trouble on Cloud City • Crisis at Crystal Reef |
