Knightfall Trilogy The " Knightfall " Trilogy was a three - book cycle set to be published in 2001 as part of " " series . Author Michael Jan Friedman was contracted by Del Rey Books and Lucasfilm Ltd . to write the trilogy , which would have contained three volumes : " " , " " , and " " . " Knightfall " was going to star the scientist Danni Quee and the Jedi Knight Jorallen , both of whom were caught up in the New Republic and New Jedi Order ' s ongoing war with the extra - galactic species of religious zealots known as the Yuuzhan Vong . After Friedman completed writing " Jedi Storm " , however , Del Rey and Lucasfilm Ltd . decided to cancel the trilogy . The Jedi Anakin Solo was slated to die in the upcoming hardcover novel " " , and " The New Jedi Order " planning team wanted the books leading into " Star by Star " to focus on his character . Gregory Keyes was thus contracted to write the " Edge of Victory " Duology , a pair of Solo - centric novels that replaced " Knightfall " . Although " Jedi Storm " had been completed , neither it nor any of the trilogy ' s individual volumes were ever published . Development . In 1999 , Del Rey books and Lucasfilm Ltd . began publishing " " , a multi - authored series of " Star Wars " novels that told the story of an alien invasion . Within the series , an extra - galactic species of religious zealots called the Yuuzhan Vong invaded the galaxy , but their bloodthirsty efforts were repulsed by the New Republic and New Jedi Order . The series was set to be a chronological storyline covering a five - year span of galactic history , and would see one hardcover novel published every year that chronicled a major event of the war . Additionally , several paperback books would be published throughout each year to add to the story and fill in any gaps . By the end of 2000 , two hardcovers and four paperbacks had been published . Michael Jan Friedman , a veteran author of " " novels , was contracted in 2000 to write a trilogy of books to follow " " , the hardcover that was slated to cap off the year . Although no announcement of the trilogy appeared on StarWars . com , news began to reach several third - party websites when cover artist Terese Nielsen published a rough sketch of the cover of the trilogy ' s first volume on her website in June 2000 . She also revealed that it had been christened the " " Knightfall " Trilogy . " Over the next several months , third - party websites and the Random House online catalog revealed the names of the trilogy ' s individual volumes : " " , " " , and " " . In August , an entry on " Jedi Storm " appeared in " " . The entry revealed that it would feature the scientist Danni Quee , who had been introduced in " " , the opening novel of " The New Jedi Order " ; as well as the Jedi Knight Jorallen , a new character . Friedman completed writing " Jedi Storm " at some point during 2000 . All three entries in " Knightfall " were to be paperbacks . Cancellation . Around the time of " Balance Point " publication , Del Rey and Lucasfilm Ltd . decided to shift a large part of " The New Jedi Order " focus , which in turn necessitated the cancellation of the " Knightfall " Trilogy . The character of Anakin Solo was slated to die in 2001 ' s hardcover , " " , and the planning team wanted to spotlight him prior to his demise . Gregory Keyes , who had been set to pen a single " New Jedi Order " novel , was thus contracted to write the " Edge of Victory " Duology , a pair of books that would replace " Knightfall " and focus heavily on Solo . No further " New Jedi Order " novels were published between " Edge of Victory " and " Star by Star " , which allowed Del Rey to highlight several novels set during the prequel era in their 2001 publishing schedule . Kathy Tyers , the author of " Balance Point " , also indicated that the cancellation was done in part to allow more attention to be paid to " The New Jedi Order " hardcovers . By October 2000 , all entries for " Knightfall " had been removed from the Random House catalog and been replaced by entries for Keyes ' s duology . Confirmation that the trilogy had been canceled came at the end of the month from Tyers and again several days later from Nielsen , who stated on her website that Lucasfilm Ltd . had been unhappy with the direction of the trilogy and had axed it . Later in the month , StarWars . com officially announced the " Edge of Victory " Duology , and Shelly Shapiro of Del Rey released a statement regarding " Knightfall " cancellation . She regretted discarding a completed novel , but was confident that the decision would produce a positive result for " Star Wars " publishing . Plot . Completed but unpublished , " Jedi Storm " explores the ramifications of a declaration made by the Yuuzhan Vong Warmaster Tsavong Lah at the end of " Balance Point " . Lah claimed that as - yet - unconquered worlds in the galaxy would be spared the full wrath of the invaders ' war machine if they brought him Jedi , and " Jedi Storm " features Jedi Knights being hunted by citizens of those worlds and by a Yuuzhan Vong priestess . Luke Skywalker , Han Solo , and Leia Organa Solo , three primary characters from the original " Star Wars " trilogy , play a role in the book , helping to hide the hunted Jedi from such groups as the Peace Brigade . The scientist and former Yuuzhan Vong prisoner Danni Quee hopes to avoid the invaders , but becomes wrapped up in an investigation into missing Jedi after meeting the mysterious Jedi Knight Jorallen . As the two move deep into enemy territory , Quee begins to discover secrets about Jorallen , as well . " Jedi Fire " and " Jedi Blood " were never completed , but were set to tell the story of Quee and Jorallen ' s investigation leading them to the priestess and defeating her . Meanwhile , Jedi across the galaxy would be slaughtered in an effort to appease the Yuuzhan Vong . When the planning team of " The New Jedi Order " decided to focus more heavily on Anakin Solo and to cancel the " Knightfall " Trilogy , a storyline involving the protocol droid C - 3PO and droid sentience in the wake of the Yuuzhan Vong ' s harsh treatment of droids was ultimately dropped . The story had begun in " " , the fourth book of the series . Continuity . Although the " Knightfall " Trilogy never saw the light of day , some of the storylines it would have included did . The " Edge of Victory " Duology dealt with public response to Tsavong Lah ' s declaration , and featured a number of Jedi being killed by Yuuzhan Vong sympathizers across the galaxy . Meanwhile , Han and Leia Organa Solo began creating a Great River where Jedi could take refuge . Danni Quee reappeared in " Star by Star " , and went on to play a major role in later books of the series . The subplot involving C - 3PO and droid sentience was only briefly touched on again , however .