Blood Oath Blood Oath was a novel set to be written by Elaine Cunningham and released in April 2009 . Issues beyond the author ' s control led to delays in the submission of the manuscript , which caused " Blood Oath " release date to be pushed back first to December , and then to April 2010 . In August 2009 , Lucasfilm Ltd . and Del Rey had yet to receive a manuscript , and decided to cancel the book . Set in 41 ABY , the novel was going to star the Jedi Knight Zekk , who , after having been separated from the Jedi Order , would encounter a pirate captain who was involved in a brewing conflict . Zekk would team up with the Hapan sisters Trista and Taryn Zel to halt the conflict . Jagged Fel , the newly - appointed Head of State of the Imperial Remnant , would have been the focus of another plot that dealt with him settling into his role . However , " Blood Oath " cancellation rendered its events non - canon . Development . In 2008 , Lucasfilm Ltd . extended an existing publishing contract with Del Rey books , granting them the rights to publish forty - five " Star Wars " books from 2009 to 2013 . One of the novels slated for spring 2009 was " Blood Oath " , which author Elaine Cunningham had been hired to pen ; Cunningham had previously written the 2002 " Star Wars " novel " " . Prior to the official announcement of the contract extension on StarWars . com , a listing for " Blood Oath " appeared on Random House ' s online catalog in early September 2008 . The announcement was made one week later , and " Blood Oath " received a press release on September 18 . It revealed that the novel would star the Jedi Knight Zekk and would be set shortly after the events of the nine - book " Legacy of the Force " series , which had been published from May 2006 to May 2008 . At the end of September , Sue Rostoni , the Executive Editor of Lucas Licensing , gave a release date of April 28 , 2009 . Cunningham was late delivering her manuscript of " Blood Oath " , which prompted Lucasfilm Ltd . and Del Rey to delay its release date to December 2009 . It was a move they regretted , as they had hoped for the novel to be released concurrently with " " , a novel scheduled for March 2009 and set two years after " Blood Oath " . The new release date was December 29 . On January 6 , 2009 , StarWars . com released a publisher ' s summary and artist Dave Seeley ' s cover art for the book . Cunningham had been blogging about the book , but the deletion of her blog and the removal of " Blood Oath " from the Random House catalog in June led to fan speculation that the novel had been canceled . Rostoni revealed that the manuscript had yet to be turned in due to events beyond Cunningham ' s control or wishes , and that although Lucasfilm Ltd . wanted to keep the novel in their lineup , " Blood Oath " would indeed be canceled if the manuscript was not submitted soon . Assuming that the manuscript came in , the book now had a projected release date of April 2010 . By August , however , the manuscript had not been submitted , and " Blood Oath " was canceled . Plot . Cunningham described " Blood Oath " as an adventure story that also contained political intrigue , humor , and romance . It was set to feature the Jedi Knight Zekk , who had made his debut in the 1995 young adult novel " " and had played a sizeable role in the subsequent " " , " Dark Nest " , and " Legacy of the Force " book series . In " Legacy of the Force " finale , " " , Zekk and his long - time friend and fellow Jedi Knight Jaina Solo had been in battle with Solo ' s brother , the Sith Lord Darth Caedus , when Zekk ' s StealthX starfighter had gone missing and his Force signature had disappeared from Solo ' s senses . " Blood Oath " was going to begin with Zekk spinning in his StealthX and cover his quest to rejoin the Jedi Order . Desperate to contact the Order , Zekk would find himself at the mercy of a pirate captain and in the middle of a volatile conflict that he would work to halt . Along the way , he would encounter the Hapan sisters Trista and Taryn Zel , who had made their first appearance in " Invincible " . The Zels ' cousin Tenel Ka Djo , the Queen Mother of the Hapes Consortium , would be the subject of an assassination attempt by the Imperial Remnant ' s Council of Moffs , who had uncovered an ancient secret capable of destroying all of the Hapan people . Meanwhile , Jagged Fel , the newly - appointed leader of the Remnant , would step into his role and make efforts to reign in the Moffs and their nest of intrigue . Continuity . " Blood Oath " cancellation deemed the events that would have happened in it non - canon . The 2010 " " novel " " , however , featured Zekk and Taryn Zel in minor roles . Set two years after " Invincible " , it established that Zekk had re - emerged six months after his disappearance romantically involved with Zel , and that neither of them had answered any questions regarding where they had been . The two went on to appear in several other volumes of the nine - book " Fate of the Jedi " series , as did Jagged Fel and the Imperial Moff Drikl Lecersen , both of whom played prominent roles .