I, Jedi

I, Jedi was the first Star Wars novel to be published that centered around a character that was not featured or alluded to in any of the films. As of 2008, it remains the only novel written completely in the form of a first-person narrative. It was written by Michael A. Stackpole and published in May of 1998 by Bantam Spectra. In I, Jedi, Corran Horn discovers his Jedi heritage in order to save the life of his wife, Mirax Terrik Horn. The novel's plot takes place during the same timeframe as Kevin J. Anderson's Jedi Academy Trilogy, and revisits much of that story.

Editions

 * ISBN 0553108204; Bantam Spectra, May 4, 1998, 480-page hardcover
 * ISBN 0593042247; Transworld Publishers, May 4, 1998, Hardcover
 * ISBN 0553479482; Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, May 4, 1998, Audio cassette
 * ISBN 0553578731; Bantam Spectra, June 1999, 577-page paperback
 * ISBN 0553506021; Bantam Spectra, July 1999, 369-page paperback (New Ed Edition)

Hardcover
''Corran Horn was an officer in the Corellian Security Force before casting his lot with the New Republic. As the grandson of a legendary Jedi hero, he has latent Force powers that have yet to be developed. But he has managed to distinguish himself with Rogue Squadron, the X-wing fighter force that has become the scourge of the Empire and of the pirates that prey on Republic shipping.''

''When a new pirate band begins terrorizing the space lanes, Rogue Squadron seems at last to have met its match. Led by an ex-Moff in an Imperial-class Star Destroyer, the pirates appear uncannily aware of the squadron's plans and tactics, and are able to detect and escape even the cleverest ambushes. Either there is a security leak&hellip;or the pirates have access to a dark and unnatural power that only a trained Jedi could contend with. Then Corran's wife, Mirax, vanishes on a covert mission to locate the pirates' secret base, and Corran vows to find her. He begins Jedi training at the Jedi academy, hoping to develop his untapped powers. But as he grows dissatisfied with Luke Skywalker's methods, he will break with the academy before his training is finished.''

''Calling on his Corellian undercover experience, he infiltrates the pirate organization. His plan is daring and dangerous. He will learn what he can, sabotage what he can, and use every means possible to find his wife. And his very survival may depend on a terrible choice—whether or not to surrender to the dark side. I, Jedi brings readers into the startling, dramatic journey of a young man with a wild talent who must somehow master those powers within&hellip;or be destroyed by them.''

Paperback
New York Times bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole presents a stirring new tale set in the Star Wars&reg; universe: the dramatic story of a heroic X-wing pilot on the razor's edge between the Force&mdash;and the dark side.

''Corran Horn has distinguished himself as one of the best and brightest of Rogue Squadron's elite fighting force. Then his wife, Mirax, vanishes on a covert mission for the New Republic, and Corran vows to find her. To do so, he knows he must develop the latent Force powers inherited from his grandfather, a legendary Jedi hero. He joins Luke Skywalker's famed Jedi academy to begin training, only to quit in frustration at Skywalker's methods. Now Corran is on his own. Using his Corellian undercover experience, he must infiltrate, sabotage, and destroy a ruthless organization in order to find his wife. But to succeed, Corran will have to come to terms with his Jedi heritage&mdash;and make a terrible choice: surrender to the dark side&hellip;or die.''

Plot summary
Following a first-person narrative from the point of view of Corran Horn, I, Jedi starts out in 11 ABY, not long after the end of the Thrawn Campaign and Operation Shadow Hand. The story begins with Horn participating in a mission for Rogue Squadron: the ambush of a pirate raiding force said to be connected to the Invids. After the partially-successful mission, Horn returns home to Coruscant, only to discover that his wife, Mirax, has gone mission. Deeply shocked by this in a way he cannot understand, Horn seeks aid from ex-Rogue and General Wedge Antilles as well as Luke Skywalker. Going over what he had felt, and describing the situation, the Jedi Master decides that Horn has suffered a psychic wound, and needs time to heal. However, Horn declares that he must be the one to save his wife, and so, after weighing his options, chooses to accept an offer he had once declined&mdash;train in the ways of the Force with Master Skywalker at his Jedi Praxeum at Yavin 4. Resolving that only a Jedi could rescue Mirax, Horn becomes one of Skywalker's first students, one of only three with their own lightsaber, in his case the weapon that had belonged to his grandfather, Nejaa Halcyon.

Jedi training
The novel closely follows the events of the Jedi Academy Trilogy from the perspective of Horn, who trains under the alias of Keiran Halcyon and learns more about the legacy of his bloodline. When the apprentice Gantoris encounters the spirit of Exar Kun and is eventually devoured by the dark side manifestation, Horn aids Master Skywalker in conducting the investigation; using his talents with Force Perception and Alter Mind, Horn continues to aid in thwarting the efforts of Kun's spirit to destroy the Jedi on Yavin 4, even after Skywalker is separated from his body by Kyp Durron, acting under the influence of Kun. With Skywalker incapacitated, Horn becomes the de facto leader of the Academy until the arrival of Leia Organa Solo and her children, Jaina and Jacen. When Kun tricks the old hermit Streen into using Force Whirlwind to kill Skywalker, the dark spirit also sends a number of battle hydras to finish the job. Appropriating Mara Jade's Z-95 Headhunter, which had been stolen by Durron and then returned after acquiring the Sun Crusher from the heart of Yavin Prime, Horn eliminates the hydras, gaining yet more insight into how Kun operates at the same time.

At this point, Kun himself appears to Horn, offering him the means to reclaim his wife and to destroy the Invids; in exchange, all he need do is to kill Skywalker. Horn refuses the offer, however; furious, Kun declares that in time, Horn will seek him out before departing for the night. Eventually, Leia is called away to deal with the attempted kidnapping of her youngest child, Anakin Solo, personally leaving Horn in charge of keeping her brother safe. Eventually, Horn comes up with a plan to deal with Kun, which he presents to the rest of the Academy students. While Horn attempts to destroy the Temple of Exar Kun with nergon-14 explosives, the rest of the Academy's students prepare to do battle with Kun's spirit when it does arrive. Unfortunately for Horn, he underestimates Kun's abilities; the disembodied Dark Lord proceeds to physically and mentally torture Horn, until the timely arrival of Mara Jade, who distracts him with a few well-chosen taunts. Bragging, Kun departs for the Great Temple, where his spirit is finally annihilated by the combined strength of the other students' light side power. With Master Skywalker returned to his body and Kyp Durron having atoned for his crimes, Horn realizes that he's learned all that he can at the Academy.

Characters

 * Ackbar
 * Elegos A'Kla
 * Iella Wessiri Antilles
 * Wedge Antilles
 * Annissya
 * Biril
 * Blook
 * Brakiss
 * C-3PO
 * Lando Calrissian
 * Tycho Celchu
 * Airen Cracken
 * Dobberty
 * Gavin Darklighter
 * "Desertwind"
 * Dorsk 81
 * Kyp Durron
 * "Dustrose"
 * Isplourrdacartha Estillo
 * Ghufran
 * Tyresi Gurrt
 * Gantoris
 * Keiran Halcyon
 * Nejaa Halcyon
 * Hassla'tak
 * Corran Horn
 * Mirax Terrik Horn
 * Rostek Horn
 * Jenos Idanian
 * Ylenic It'kla
 * Mara Jade
 * Wes Janson
 * Nakk Kech
 * Derek Klivian
 * Exar Kun
 * Laanars
 * Kirtan Loor
 * Kina Margath
 * Jacob Nive
 * Zlece Oonaar
 * Reme Pollar
 * Gilad Pellaeon
 * Ooryl Qrygg
 * R2-D2
 * Rach'talik
 * Riizolo
 * Remart Sasyru
 * Shala the Hutt
 * Caet Shrovl
 * Luke Skywalker
 * Han Solo
 * Anakin Solo
 * Jacen Solo
 * Jaina Solo
 * Leia Organa Solo
 * Kam Solusar, Jedi Apprentice (male Human)
 * Tionne Solusar
 * Keevy Spart
 * Streen
 * Leonia Tavira
 * Terpfen
 * Booster Terrik
 * Kirana Ti
 * Timmser
 * Tosruk
 * Nikkos Tyris
 * Fliry Vorru
 * Vurrulf
 * Wallon
 * Whistler
 * Yander
 * Qwi Xux

Creatures

 * gornt
 * mynock
 * rawwk
 * Sithspawn
 * battle hydra
 * stintaril
 * tuskette
 * woolamander
 * ysalamir

Droid models

 * Medical droid
 * 2-1B medical droid
 * Astromech droid
 * R2 series astromech droid

Events

 * Battle of Khuiumin
 * Destruction of Caamas
 * Galactic Civil War
 * Attack on Dantooine (Galactic Civil War)
 * Battle of Anoth
 * Battle of Endor
 * Battle of Yavin
 * Destruction of Carida
 * Second Battle of Mon Calamari (Galactic Civil War)
 * Second Battle of the Maw Installation
 * Operation Shadow Hand
 * Fourth Battle of Coruscant (Galactic Civil War)
 * Thrawn campaign
 * First Battle of Xa Fel
 * Second Battle of Xa Fel

Locations

 * Alderaan
 * Alakatha
 * Bespin
 * Carida system
 * Carida
 * Corellia
 * Coronet City
 * One CorSec Plaza
 * Lastdark Club
 * Nova Nova
 * Treasure Ship Row
 * Coruscant
 * Dathomir
 * Death Star I
 * Death Star II
 * Eiattu VI
 * Endor
 * Eol Sha
 * Kerilt
 * Morymento
 * Khomm
 * Moddell sector
 * Khuiumin system
 * Courkrus
 * Vlarnya
 * The Aviary
 * The Crash
 * The Warren (cantina)
 * Hutt Space
 * Y'Toub system
 * Nal Hutta
 * Quence sector
 * Elshandruu Pica
 * 27th Hour Social Club
 * Susefvi
 * Yumfla
 * Tatooine
 * Yavin 4
 * Great Temple
 * Temple of Exar Kun
 * Xa Fel

Organizations and titles

 * Blackstar Pirates
 * Caamasi Remnant
 * Captain
 * Chempat Engineered Defenses
 * Chief of State
 * Colonel
 * Commander
 * Corellian Security Force
 * Eyttyrmin Batiiv
 * Fastblasters
 * Findsman
 * Galactic Empire
 * Imperial Remnant
 * Stormtrooper Corps
 * Galactic Republic
 * General
 * Jedi Order
 * New Jedi Order
 * Jedi apprentice
 * Jedi Knight
 * Jedi Master
 * Jensaari
 * Saarai-Kaar
 * Khuiumin Survivors
 * Bolt Squadron
 * Rock Squadron
 * Hawk Squadron
 * Slash Squadron
 * Kuat Drive Yards
 * LazerLords
 * Lieutenant
 * New Republic
 * New Republic Defense Force
 * Rogue Squadron
 * New Republic Intelligence
 * Riistar's Raiders
 * Sith Order
 * Dark Lord of the Sith
 * Thalassian Slavers
 * Tinta Lines
 * True Invids
 * Blade Squadron
 * Pike Squadron
 * Saber Squadron (Invid)
 * Trustant

Sentient species

 * Bothan
 * Caamasi
 * Chadra-Fan
 * Gand
 * Human
 * Hutt
 * Khommite
 * Klatooinian
 * Mon Calamari
 * Omwati
 * Rodian
 * Shistavanen
 * Twi'lek
 * Weequay

Vehicles and vessels

 * Assault shuttle
 * BTL-S3 Y-wing starfighter
 * Bulk cruiser
 * ''Booty Full
 * B-wing starfighter
 * Clutch (fighter)
 * CR90 Corvette
 * Backstab
 * Fastblast
 * Executor-class Star Dreadnaught
 * Lusankya
 * GAT-12 Skipray Blastboat
 * Vibroblade
 * Imperial II-class Star Destroyer
 * Errant Venture
 * Invidious
 * Interdictor cruiser
 * Kaloth-class battlecruiser
 * Harmzuay
 * Luxury-class shuttle
 * Tinta Blue Seven
 * Mon Calamari Star Cruiser
 * Home One
 * Passenger liner
 * Glitterstar
 * Tinta Palette
 * Tinta Rainbow
 * Red Nova
 * RZ-1 A-wing interceptor
 * Sun Crusher
 * T-65 X-wing starfighter
 * YT-1300 light freighter
 * Millennium Falcon
 * Victory-class Star Destroyer
 * Bombard
 * Crusader
 * Victory II-class Star Destroyer
 * Z-95 Headhunter
 * 079

Weapons and technology

 * Airlock
 * Blaster
 * Blaster carbine
 * Blaster rifle
 * E-11 blaster rifle
 * Repeating blaster
 * E-Web heavy repeating blaster
 * Cloning
 * Concussion missile
 * Deflector shield
 * Supreme Defender
 * Holocron
 * Bodo Baas's holocron
 * Hyperdrive
 * Ion cannon
 * Laser cannon
 * Life support
 * Lightsaber
 * Dual-phase lightsaber
 * Navigational computer
 * Astronav P127 Course Plotter
 * Proton torpedo
 * Repulsorlift
 * Stormtrooper armor
 * Tractor beam
 * Turbolaser

Miscellanea

 * Corellian Horticultural Digest
 * The Force
 * Force powers
 * Force Absorb
 * Force Whirlwind
 * Mind trick
 * Telekinesis
 * Dark side of the Force
 * Light side of the Force
 * Memnis

Behind the scenes

 * When Corran deliberately mixes up the names of the Red Squadron pilots who destroyed the first Death Star so as to appear little-informed on the Rebellion, he names one "Luke Starkiller". This is probably intended as an "easter egg", as that was the name of Luke Skywalker in the early Star Wars scripts.
 * In confronting Luke before leaving Yavin 4, Corran states, incorrectly, that Luke was taken into hiding on Tatooine during the Great Jedi Purge as it was Obi-Wan Kenobi's homeworld. This may have been due to the fact that, at the time of I, Jedi's publication, it was in fact widely supposed that Tatooine was in fact the Jedi Master's homeworld and the Lars were Kenobi's relatives, not Luke's.
 * There is also a mistake with the novel's cover art, which depicts an X-wing on the bottom right corner missing its upper right laser cannon. It is unknown whether it was deliberately removed as to not block Luke's face, or if it was an oversight.
 * I, Jedi is one of the few Star Wars novels that fully retcons events in another novel. In this case, the chain of events surrounding the early days of the Jedi Academy and Exar Kun's incapacitation of Luke Skywalker are altered to include Corran Horn, who was not originally present.
 * In the novel, Pellaeon is implied to be a mighty Imperial warlord. This is incorrect, as he was at the time only High Admiral Teradoc's second-in-command.
 * In the first chapter, the luxury cruise liner is referred to as the "Glitterstar," however in the second chapter, the same ship is called the "Glimmerstar" multiple times.
 * According to comments here, I, Jedi is the favorite Star Wars novel written by Stackpole. In the novel's acknowledgments, he thanks fellow authors Timothy Zahn, Kevin J. Anderson and A. C. Crispin for helping to incorporate story and character elements.
 * The french version of the book (published by Fleuve Noir) is divided in two separates books in a duology called Moi, Jedi (I, Jedi). The first one, Mirax a disparu (Mirax is missing), ends when Corran is about to leave Luke's Jedi Academy. The second one, L'héritage de Corran Horn (Corran Horn's legacy), tells the events about Corran's infiltration of the pirate organization.

Cover gallery
This is a gallery of the different cover variations of I, Jedi.