I , Jedi I , Jedi was the first " Star Wars " novel to be published that centered around a character who was not featured or alluded to in any of the films . It was the first " Star Wars " novel to be written completely in the form of a first - person narrative . It was written by Michael A . Stackpole and first published in May of 1998 by Bantam Spectra . The novel revolves around the character of Corran Horn and his quest to become a Jedi in order to save his wife , Mirax Terrik Horn . The novel ' s plot takes place during the same timeframe as Kevin J . Anderson ' s " " , and revisits much of that story . The novel also transitions a number of characters from the , which were also penned by Stackpole , into the realm of Expanded Universe novels . Publisher ' s summary . 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 … 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 … or be destroyed by them . " Paperback . " " bestselling author Michael A . Stackpole presents a stirring new tale set in the " Star Wars " ® universe : the dramatic story of a heroic X - wing pilot on the razor ' s edge between the Force — 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 — and make a terrible choice : surrender to the dark side … 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 , is missing . Thinking her to merely be late coming back from a business trip , he goes to sleep , where he feels his instinctive , untrained force - powered connection to her being severed . 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 — 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 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 sight and Force Illusion , 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 hydra s 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 , he announces that Kyp Durron will be brought back into the Jedi fold . Corran is disgusted however , at this turn of events as he sees Kyp as being unredeemable due to his willful murder of 25 million sentients and resigns from the Jedi Academy . Return to Corellia . Horn leaves the Academy , visiting his father - in - law Booster Terrik aboard the " Errant Venture " in order to garner aid in getting onto Corellia , where he visits his step - grandfather Rostek Horn to learn more about his biological grandfather , a Jedi named Nejaa Halcyon . He finds out that Rostek , a freelance horticulturist , has encoded Jedi lore , in binary form , into the genetic sequences of the hybrid flowers he has become famous for . After having what seems to be a prophetic dream , Corran comes to the conclusion that he must fall back on his CorSec training in order to save Mirax . With the help of Rostek , he is set up with the cover identity of " Jenos Idanian " , and sets out to infiltrate the Invids . Undercover among the Invids . Leaving Corellia aboard the " Tinta Palette " and intending to rendezvous with the " Tinta Rainbow " , Corran finds himself in the midst of an Invid raid led by the " Invidious " itself . After narrowing escaping the pirate attack aboard the shuttle " Tinta Blue Seven " , he again meets with Booster , this time armed with data about the Invids involved . Learning that they are staging out of Courkrus , in the Khuiumin system , Corran takes the appropriated shuttle to Vlarnya , offering it up as a prize in his bid to join any of the pirate gangs operating out of that world . Falling in with the Khuiumin Survivors , he starts out near the bottom , flying a clutch starfighter in Rock Squadron . After participating in a number of raids , culminating in an ambitious raid on Xa Fel , Horn soon finds himself leading Bolt , a high position within the Survivors . At the same time , Corran garners the attention — and lust — of ex - Moff Leonia Tavira , further exacerbating the already caustic rivalry with fellow Survivor Remart Sasyru . During the fight , however , he comes dangerously close to blowing his cover as a Jedi Not long after this , Corran and the Survivors join the " Invidious " in raiding the Caamasi Remnant colony Morymento , located on Kerilt . The raid is interrupted by the presence of the Thalassian slavers and their ship , the " Harmzuay " , which is soon dispatched by the Imperial Star Destroyer ' s superior firepower . On the ground , a number of his Bolts , led by Sasyru , go missing ; Corran lands and goes out in search of the pirates , only to find them amidst a huddle of Caamasi circled around the fallen Trustant Elegos A ' Kla . When Horn attempts to intercede on the Caamasi ' s behalf , a fight breaks out , leaving Sasyru battered almost to a pulp , his wingmates stunned by A ' kla , and his own blaster carbine pointed at him . At this , A ' kla takes up Corran ' s idea to have him as a bodyservant in order to maintain the fiction that had precipitated the brawl . With Sasyru killed by Tavira for his insubordination , the Admiral states her intention to have Horn — as Idanian — serve as her consort , promising that all of her resources would be put at his command in order to fulfill the cover story he had created to explain his desire to join the Invids . The campaign of the Ghost Jedi . With help from A ' kla , Horn is able to make the choice between the dark and light sides of his quest ; with the Caamasi ' s help , he constructs a new lightsaber and makes plans to combat the pirates of Courkrus ' s Aviary . Engaging in a subversive campaign of terror aimed at undermining the morale of the various groups , Horn attacks bands of pirates who prey the planet ' s indig s , waylays groups of would - be Jedi hunters , and assaults the headquarters of the Blackstar Pirates . Eventually , the Hutt crime boss Shala attempts to call out the " Ghost Jedi " , luring him into a trap at his own lair . The trap proves to be a double - cross , and using his abilities with Absorb Energy , Horn manages to survive , though narrowly . Not long afterward , Admiral Tavira learns of what has been happening , and sets up her own force to deal with the mysterious Jedi , a team of five " Jensaarai " . The team manages to corner Horn down an alleyway , but he is rescued by Luke Skywalker , accompanied by Horn ' s longtime wingmate Ooryl Qrygg . Busting the Invids . After interrogating the captured " Jensaarai " with the assistance of an ysalamir , the two Jedi learn of the hidden community on Susevfi and the whereabouts of Mirax . Traveling there with Qrygg and A ' kla , Skywalker and Horn set off at once to rescue her , encountering no resistance until reaching Tavira ' s headquarters in Yumfla . The group penetrates the palace , facing off against a large contingent of stormtroopers , and securing Horn ' s wife ' s release . As they attempt to make good their escape , however , the two Jedi , Qrygg , A ' kla and Mirax are met by yet more " Jensaarai " , led by the " Saarai - kaar " , who claims that Horn ' s arrival as " the Halcyon " is a harbinger of their doom . After a short brawl , Skywalker neutralizes the " Jensaarai " Defenders , while Horn is able to distract the " Saarai - Kaar " with an illusion of her master , Nikkos Tyris , long enough to prevail against her . All of them are taken into custody just as the " Invidious " and the " Errant Venture " , accompanied by Rogue Squadron and Pash Cracken ' s A - wing group , arrive in the system . Delving deeply into Tavira ' s mind , Horn plants there a vision of the " Venture " as the infamous " Super Star Destroyer " " Lusankya " as it launches the Sun Crusher at her ship . Spooked by the illusion , Tavira flees the system , leaving the Jedi and the forces of the New Republic to reconcile with the " Jensaarai " and the Khuiumin Survivors . Shortly afterwards , Corran uses his X - Wing to destroy Exar Kun ' s temple on Yavin 4 - - not so much out of petty revenge on the dead Sith Lord , but because he ' d realized a connection between the Sith inscriptions on Kun ' s temple and the Jensaarai Sith texts , and he wanted to do his part to keep Sith knowledge from corrupting more people . Development . Stackpole has stated that " I , Jedi " is his favorite of the Star Wars novels he has written . 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 separate 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 . Continuity . In the first chapter , the luxury cruise liner is referred to as the " Glitterstar " , but in the second chapter , the same ship is called the " Glimmerstar " multiple times . In chapter 32 Chempat Engineered Defenses is misspelled as Chepat , and in chapter 36 warlord Blitzer Harrsk is misspelled as Harssk . When Corran deliberately mixes up the names of the Red Squadron pilots who destroyed the first Death Star so as to appear ill - informed about the Rebellion , he names one " Luke Starkiller . " This was the name of Luke Skywalker in the and drafts of the " " screenplay . In a conversation with Luke in chapter 26 , Corran presumes that Tatooine was Obi - Wan Kenobi ' s homeworld . At the time of " I , Jedi " publication , Kenobi ' s homeworld had not been revealed ; further , the stated ( based on dialogue in the screenplay but omitted from ) that Kenobi and Owen Lars were brothers . The novel ' s cover art depicts an X - wing starfighter on the bottom right corner missing its upper right laser cannon , possibly to avoid blocking Luke ' s face . " I , Jedi " is one of the few " Star Wars " novels that fully retcon s 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 ' s conclusion , Pellaeon is implied to be a mighty Imperial warlord . This is incorrect , as he was at the time only High Admiral Treuten Teradoc ' s second - in - command . With the revised timeline for the " Star Wars " universe put forward in the prequel trilogy , the ages are all off in this book . Corran is said to be the grandson of a Jedi General from the Clone Wars , and his father , in a recording , says he was 10 when his father died during the Purge . Since Corran is said repeatedly to be the same age as Luke Skywalker ( born at the end of the Clone Wars ) , that would indicate Corran ' s father was about 10 when he had his son . This is much like the problems in most early Expanded Universe books . The Clone Wars - era novel " Jedi Trial " , which features Corran ' s grandfather Nejaa Halcyon as a supporting character to Anakin Skywalker , supplies minor retcons to repair this inconsistency . Cover gallery . This is a gallery of the different cover variations of " I , Jedi " .