The Dark Nest Trilogy The Dark Nest Trilogy is a series of novels written by Troy Denning . They take place from 35 - 36 ABY . The series serves as a follow up to the events of series of novels , and a precursor to the Legacy of the Force and series of novels . The first installment was released in July 2005 and the final installment was released in December of that same year . The novels detail how Luke Skywalker and his New Jedi Order confront the mysterious insectoid Killik s , who are a hive - minded species intent on conquering the galaxy . One sub - plot is the Skywalker family finding information on their ancestor , Padmé Amidala . Another sub - plot is the capture of Jaina Solo and Zekk and also features the birth of Allana , the daughter of Jacen Solo and Tenel Ka . It also shows Jacen ' s first abuses of power , that would later form the basis of the " Legacy of the Force " series . Despite being a trilogy , the Dark Nest series followed the trend set in the New Jedi Order by having several character deaths in just three books , these included Lomi Plo and Welk , who featured in " " , and Sien Sovv , who figured strongly in the New Jedi Order series . As well as this , the story arc of Ta ' a Chume , the Hapan Queen Mother was brought to an end when Jacen Solo gave her a brain hemorrhage after she attempted to kill her granddaughter and newborn great - granddaughter . The Science Fiction book club released an edition of the " Dark Nest " trilogy in omnibus hardcover . Plot synopsis . An insectoid species called the Killik have been expanding beyond their borders , encroaching on Chiss territory . All of the Jedi survivors of the mission to Myrkr in " " , most notably those who were students at the Jedi Academy on Yavin 4 in the " Young Jedi Knights " series , are called through the Force to help , and they depart into the unknown regions of the galaxy . The Chiss lodge a formal complaint , accusing the Jedi of interfering in their border dispute with the Killik . The Jedi find that their old friend Raynar Thul , who had been presumed dead after the events of " Star by Star " , had come upon the Killik and been absorbed into their hive mind as a " Joiner " . Raynar Thul , now known as UnuThul , has been influencing the hive mind from the top , and is the reason the Jedi have been drawn into the conflict so early . The Jedi find that they , too , are at risk of being absorbed by the collective consciousness of the nest since the collective accepts even non - insectoid species . Meanwhile , Tenel Ka , the Queen Mother of the Hapes Consortium , has become pregnant by Jacen Solo , and delays her pregnancy through use of the Force to reduce the chance of their daughter ' s paternity being discovered . When the child is born , she is named Allana . One year after the events in " " Jaina and Zekk work as a team to track down smugglers . They find evidence indicating that the " Gorog " , or " Dark Nest " , are alive and somehow involved in smuggling . UnuThul explains to Mara Jade that the Dark Nest is after her because it had absorbed the consciousness of the wife and daughter of Daxar Ies , a man she killed back when she was an Emperor ' s Hand operative . " " takes place where " " ends , and involves a three way war between the Chiss , the Killik , and the Galactic Alliance . Luke Skyalker declares himself Grand Master of the Jedi , and succeeds in unifying them to an extent , and leads an assault on the Dark Nest . Lomi Plo meets her death at Skywalker ' s hand , and UnuThul is defeated by Luke as well after losing an arm . Thul is taken in by the Jedi for psychological treatment as the Killik revert to their naturally peaceful state , no longer unified by the Hive Mind , and driven by the ambitions of the Dark Nest .