Fate of the Jedi : Omen Fate of the Jedi : Omen is a novel by Christie Golden released on June 23 , 2009 . It is the second novel in the " " series and published as a hardcover . It was originally going to be titled Enigma , but the title was changed to better fit with the story . At the end of the book , it has an introduction to " " . The audio version is narrated by Marc Thompson . The paperback was released on May 25 , 2010 . Publisher ' s summary . Back cover . The Galactic Alliance is reeling from civil war . The Jedi are at risk . And the Sith are on the rise . . . Internal flap . " The Jedi Order is in crisis . The late Jacen Solo ' s shocking transformation into murderous Sith Lord Darth Caedus has cast a damning pall over those who wield the Force for good : Two Jedi Knights have succumbed to an inexplicable and dangerous psychosis , criminal charges have driven Luke Skywalker into self - imposed exile , and power - hungry Chief of State Natasi Daala is exploiting anti - Jedi sentiment to undermine the Order ' s influence within the Galactic Alliance . " " Forbidden to intervene in Jedi affairs , Luke is on a desperate mission to uncover the truth behind Jacen ' s fall to the dark side - - and to learn what ' s turning peaceful Jedi into raving lunatics . But finding answers will mean venturing into the mind - bending space of the Kathol Rift , and bargaining with an alien species as likely to destroy outsiders as deal with them . Still , there is no other choice and no time to lose , as the catastrophic events on Coruscant continue to escalate . Stricken by the same violent dementia that infected her brother , Valin , Jedi Knight Jysella Horn faces an equally grim fate after her capture by Natasi Daala ' s police . And when Han and Leia Solo narrowly foil another deranged Jedi bent on deadly destruction , even acting Jedi Grand Master Kenth Hamner appears willing to bow to Daala ' s iron will - - at the expense of the Jedi Order . " " But an even greater threat is looming . Millennia in the past , a Sith starship crashed on an unknown , low - tech planet , leaving the survivors stranded . Over the generations , their numbers have grown , the ways of the dark side have been nurtured , and the time is fast approaching when this lost tribe of Sith will once more take to the stars to reclaim their legendary destiny as rulers of the galaxy . Only one thing stands in their way to dominance , a name whispered to them through the Force : Skywalker . " Plot summary . In 41 ABY the Sith Dician and her ship " Poison Moon " are orbiting the planet Ziost , having followed a Sith Meditation Sphere called Ship instead of destroying Alema Rar , the Home , and the " Millennium Falcon " . Dician attempts to convince Ship to come with her to the One Sith , but Ship refuses , believing them to be too weak for choosing to hide from the galaxy . Ship eventually arrives on Kesh , where a stranded Lost Tribe of the Sith remain isolated from the rest of the galaxy . Ship takes special interest in Sith Tyro Vestara Khai and offers to teach her in the ways of the dark side of the Force . Several days later Vestara is called into the Circle Chambers before the Circle of Lords . She tells the Lords that she and Ship shared their thoughts . The Lords then reveal that they will use Ship to learn more about the Sith , and also use Ship to fly offworld . Vestara is made Sith apprentice to Lady Rhea and will also fly and be trained by Ship . Ship then reveals to the Lords that the Sith do not rule the galaxy and are very few in number . This revelation completely shatters the Lost Tribe ' s long - held belief that the Sith have ruled the galaxy for thousands of years . Two years later , in 43 . 5 ABY , Jysella Horn is still attempting to get over the loss of her brother Valin , who has been encased in carbonite after contracting a mysterious illness . While in the New Jedi Temple with Jedi Master Cilghal , Jysella is suddenly stricken with the same illness . Now believing that everyone is an imposter , she flees and is pursued by other Jedi . During her escape , Jysella begins to flow - walk ( an ability she should not possess , which was also harnessed by the late Jacen Solo ) and she is able to avoid capture based on what she sees in the future . She escapes the Temple and battles Bazel Warv and Yaqeel Saav ' etu , two of her closest friends . However , she is caught by GA security . Chief of State Natasi Daala arrives and announces that Jysella will be encased in carbonite alongside her brother . Meanwhile , on the " Jade Shadow " , Luke Skywalker and his son Ben continue their journey to gather information about Jacen Solo ' s five year sojourn . Cilghal contacts them and informs them about the recent events . Luke is concerned that each Jedi who has contracted the illness has displayed Force powers that they hadn ' t learned , and furthermore , powers that Jacen had possessed . Luke speculates that Darth Caedus may have flow - walked into the past and planted a kind of " Force bomb " that would trigger the illnesses if he did not succeed in his quest for power during the Second Galactic Civil War . Luke and Ben decide to travel to the Kathol Rift in order to find the Aing - Tii , a xenophobic species with strange time altering Force powers . Jacen was known to have visited these beings , and the Skywalkers suspect that this is where he learned to flow - walk . Once the Skywalkers reach the Rift , they encounter an Aing - Tii ship . After receiving directions , Luke and Ben arrive at a small moon and find an Aing - Tii craft waiting for them . The lone Aing - Tii presents them with a challenge : to communicate with him via the Force . While using the Force , the Skywalkers are shocked to find that the monk shines in it just as brightly as Luke , but the Aing - Tii ' s presence differs from any other Force - user that they have felt before . The encounter is too much for Ben , and he is forced to give up . Luke , however , maintains contact for quite some time and passes the test . They learn the Aing - Tii ' s name is Tadar ' Ro . Tadar ' Ro gives them the coordinates to the Aing - Tii homeworld . Arriving at the coordinates , the Skywalkers find it is a rocky and mostly barren world . They are greeted by the Aing - Tii with a mixture of aggression , welcome , and neutral disinterest . Tadar ' Ro tells them via an Aing - Tii translation device that the monks ' peaceful society is being torn in two . Recently , a prophet who had made many accurate prophecies proclaimed that " Those Who Dwell Beyond the Veil " ( god - like figures in the Aing - Tii religion ) would return in his lifetime , then he died . This has led to much controversy , which is tearing apart the Aing - Tii ' s society . Tadar ' Ro agrees to tell the two humans about Jacen ' s visit , teach Luke the ability to teleport objects using the Force , and teach Ben the ability to flow - walk . In return , the two Skywalkers must collect relics , various sacred artifacts that have a residue of Force power in them and ordained by " Those Who Dwell Beyond the Veil " to be collected , but the Aing - Tii are culturally forbidden from touching them . Back on Coruscant at the Livestock Exchange and Exhibition , the Solo family and Jedi Knights Radd Minker and Natua Wan are all attending . Han and Leia also wish to search for a pet for Allana . After viewing the tamer animals Allana decides she wants to see the more ferocious and dangerous creatures . As they enter the exhibit holding the dangerous species , Wan suddenly contracts the same mysterious Force illness that has presented itself in the Horn children and Seff Hellin . The Falleen Jedi flees to the command center of the station and locks all of the doors of the dangerous animal exhibit . She starts to retract the bridges over the cages leading to the doors and opens the animal pens . One spectator is injured and a child is almost eaten by a boar - wolf . He is saved by Leia , who in turn chases Wan , who throws her voice using the Force , another ability of Jacen ' s . Leia , Jaina , and Radd engage Wan and render her unconscious . Unfortunately for the Jedi , much of what happened was recorded by journalist Javis Tyrr . Tyrr is also able to sneak a device into the lower areas of the Temple and get a recording of Seff Hellin ' s imprisonment there . Tyrr broadcasts both of these events on the HoloNet . Daala immediately demands a meeting with the Jedi , where she both humiliates them and tries to detain Hellin and Wan . The Jedi refuse but grant the GA full access to the two Jedi so a cure can be found . In return each of the Jedi who had been in on this plot , namely those involved in Darkmeld , has to be named and interviewed on the HoloNet . The exception is Tahiri Veila who had resigned so Jaina did not give her name in . That night Jaina returns very tired to her quarters and finds Jagged Fel waiting for her . Jag then asks Jaina to marry him , which she happily accepts . On the Aing - Tii homeworld , the monks are becoming restless and Tadar ' Ro decides that even though the Skywalkers are not ready , they must travel to the Embrace , a series of caverns where the relics are stored . The Aing - Tii hope that the two humans will be able to discover an item that would solve the species ' problems . After a two day hike the trio arrive at a cave . Inside the Skywalkers find thousands upon thousands of items . On Kesh , Vestara Khai has flown and learned from Ship , as have many others . The Lost Tribe of the Sith have destroyed various ships and then repaired them . They have now acquired the equivalent of a small fleet . Vestara has been put on the " Eternal Crusader " under her master Lady Rhea . While hauling back two new ships Rhea feels a great presence in the Force at the same time as Luke touches a relic called the Codex . Inside the Embrace , Luke is temporarily stunned after the Codex enhanced his powers tremendously . He says afterward that he felt a disturbance in the region of space called the Maw and that he and Ben must travel there . Upon returning to the surface the Skywalkers stand in front of the Aing - Tii crowd and tell them that though they have learned much , none of the relics have said anything that can guide the species . Therefore , the Aing - Tii must decide on their own whether to believe that the prophet was right ; to accept the new beliefs that time was pre - ordained or return to the old ways . Though briefly enraged , the Aing - Tii finally accept the advice and step closer to filling in the rift between them . Luke and Ben express gratitude to Tadar ' Ro and tell him they were going into the Maw . The monk warns them against it and reveals that Jacen also touched the Codex and felt a disturbance . The Skywalkers are warned of the Mind Drinkers who dwell there . But before the Skywalkers leave the planet , Ben goes to the spot where Jacen was taught to flow - walk . He finds that even though his late cousin was not his dark side self yet , he was inevitably going down that path , and there was nothing that Ben could do to stop it . Though experiencing great emotional pain at having failed to seek closure over his cousin falling to the dark side , Ben rejoins his father as they lift off in the " Shadow " , not knowing exactly what awaits them in the Maw . On Kesh the leaders of the Lost Tribe of Sith discuss Luke Skywalker - - they had all felt his presence when he touched the Codex and his Force powers were tremendously magnified . Lady Rhea describes her experience and how the Grand Master had felt alone and unprotected . Vestara suddenly cries out , feeling Ship abruptly leave Kesh . The Lords ' discussion ends as they decide to track down and recapture Ship rather than dedicate their fleet to stopping Luke . On Coruscant Allana opens up for the first time after the excitement at the Exhibition . She expresses her wish for a nexu cub that had lost its mother to Leia in the fray . Tahiri Veila is sitting in her apartment contemplating the events of the past few days when she hears a knock at her door . She opens it to find armed GA officers who declare that she is under arrest for treason and murdering Grand Admiral Gilad Pellaeon two years earlier .