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Children of the Jedi is a bestselling novel written by Barbara Hambly and published by Bantam Spectra in April 1995.[1] The novel is set several months after The Jedi Academy Trilogy in the Star Wars Expanded Universe timeline. It serves as book one in a three-book cycle involving Callista Ming, an ex–Jedi Knight. The next book in the cycle is Darksaber by Kevin J. Anderson. Hambly also wrote the final novel in the cycle, Planet of Twilight. Anthony Heald narrated the audio version.

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Princess Leia, Han Solo, and Chewbacca set out on a mission vital to the survival of the fragile New Republic. They are searching for the long-lost children of the Jedi, a quest that takes them to the once vibrant stronghold of Belsavis—a nearly forgotten frozen world. Leia has heard tales of a Jedi exodus from the dark crypts below the planet's surface. She has also heard that since the time of the exodus no one entering the crypts has returned alive.

Halfway across the galaxy, Luke Skywalker has undertaken an equally dangerous expedition that, if it fails, could have fatal consequences for Leia, Han, and Chewbacca. Haunted by ominous dreams and guided by a force he cannot identify, Luke journeys to a remote asteroid field over the planet Pzob. There he discovers the automated Dreadnaught Eye of Palpatine—from the days of all-out war.

Camouflaged deep within a nebulous gas cloud and dormant for thirty years, Eye of Palpatine is governed by a super-sophisticated artificial intelligence system known as the Will. Taken aboard the Dreadnaught, Luke is counseled by the spirit of Callista, a Jedi Knight who gave her life to stop the ship once before. Now Luke must learn from her how to destroy it once and for all. The Will has awakened. The Eye of Palpatine is on the move. Its mission: the total annihilation of Belsavis.

The mystery of the crypts, the invincible power of the Will, the lost Jedi, and the burgeoning passion between Luke and Callista come together in the stunning climax of Children of the Jedi—the latest chapter in the magnificent Star Wars saga.

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The chronicle of the dazzling universe of George Lucas's blockbuster Star Wars films soars to new heights as the Republic faces its greatest challenge yet in…

Children of the Jedi

Princess Leia, Han Solo, and Chewbacca set out on a mission vital to the survival of the fragile New Republic. They are searching for the long-lost children of the Jedi on the frozen world of Belsavis, from whose dark crypts no one has returned alive. Halfway across the galaxy, Luke Skywalker is on an equally dangerous mission. Taken aboard the enemy Dreadnaught Eye of Palpatine, Luke must find a way to destroy the automated ship before it completes the mission encoded into its super-sophisticated artificial intelligence system: the total annihilation of Belsavis. To succeed, Luke will need the help of the spirit of the Jedi Knight Callista, who gave her life to stop the ship once before. The mystery of the crypts, the invincible power of the Dreadnaught, the lost Jedi, and the burgeoning passion between Luke and Callista come together in a stunning climax worthy of the magnificent Star Wars saga.

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During the peak of the Galactic Empire's power, an automated Dreadnaught, the Eye of Palpatine, was sent on a mission to destroy a stronghold of Jedi children on the planet Belsavis. This plot was halted by Callista, a Jedi. Consequentially, Callista was forced to sacrifice herself and insert her life force into the Eye of Palpatine's systems.

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While Han Solo and Princess Leia learn of the Jedi planet of Belsavis from the insane Drub McKumb, Luke Skywalker encounters Callista aboard the Eye of Palpatine. The two quickly develop a close relationship, despite the fact that Callista is stranded inside the ship's data banks. Plus, the issue with the enigmatic Jedi children is still at large, and Luke, with the help of his students and the rest of the New Republic, works toward fixing that issue.

In the end, Callista is revived as a human, though she is forced to take the body of Luke's former student, Cray Mingla, who was bound to die anyway with the destruction of the Eye of Palpatine, which occurred just as it arrived at Belsavis. Luke and Callista develop a close relationship that carries over into the next novel, Darksaber.

During the novel, the characters of Roganda and Irek Ismaren are introduced, two antagonists of in Han and Leia's story of this novel who will not be seen again until the New Jedi Order novel The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand.

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There is conflicting information on when the story takes place; Various statements within the text date it to 11, 12, and 13 ABY. However, it is officially set in 12 ABY. It says Leia's is "not quite thirty," although in 12 ABY, she would be thirty-one years old.

The novel (along with Darksaber) states that the Clone Wars ended prior to the Great Jedi Purge, and implies that Order 66 may not have been issued until after Palpatine became Galactic Emperor. The prequel trilogy would not definitively establish this chronology for another ten years.

Dannik Jerriko is spelled "Danik Jericho," SoroSuub is spelled "Sorosub," and "Seinar Corporation" was likely intended to be Santhe/Sienar Technologies. Thrawn was said to have been a High Admiral, and the X-34 landspeeder is called a T-70. Furthermore, it's stated that Luke Skywalker destroyed the Sun Crusher, when in fact it was Kyp Durron, and that Luke felt the Destruction of Carida through the Force, while in Champions of the Force he was unconscious at that time.

The character of Triv Pothman and the other stormtroopers scheduled to be deployed aboard the Eye of Palpatine comes into conflict with the later clone troopers of the prequel trilogy; however, they may be early non-clone recruits or GeNode clones.

Finally, there are issues with the description of the members of the Jedi Order as depicted here, specifically their decentralized structure and acceptance of family and relationship ties. Other than brief statements that Plett and Djinn Altis belonged to a "rogue" sect as mentioned in Callista's entry in The New Essential Guide to Characters, this issue has been retconned in Karen Traviss's The Clone Wars: No Prisoners, which details this rogue sect in full.

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