Knightfall

Knightfall was the title for a trilogy of New Jedi Order novels slated to be written by Michael Jan Friedman.

The trilogy was first reported on JediNet on June 26, 2000. At that point, the trilogy was said to focus on Danni Quee and Ganner Rhysode, and would follow Balance Point with a release date of February 2001. Rumors were quickly confirmed when Terese Nielson, slated cover artist, provided a preview of her cover art for the first novel. By late July 2000, the titles for the trilogy novels were revealed on TheForce.net as Jedi Storm, Jedi Fire and Jedi Blood. The character Jorallen was revealed in the August 14, 2000 issue of Publisher's Weekly as the Jedi Storm protagonist alongside Danni Quee.

In October 2000, fan research led to theories regarding the cancellation of Knightfall. Searches across the Random House catalog revealed links to Gregory Keyes.

After much speculation, Shelly Shapiro, Editorial Director at Del Rey Books issued a statement on November 7, 2000, regarding Knightfall’s cancellation:


 * "It was decided, after much dialog back and forth about ongoing story development, to shift a portion of the New Jedi Order's focus. We also felt that reducing the number of NJO books next year would allow us to better spotlight the prequel novels, which constitute another exciting new direction for Star Wars fiction. Mike Friedman had completed only JEDI STORM, and believe me, none of us felt good discarding even that much work. But on the whole, it was agreed that this was the best thing for the overall Star Wars publishing program."

The Edge of Victory Duology written by Keyes replaced the spot held by the Knightfall trilogy.