Legacy of the Jedi Legacy of the Jedi is a novel written by Jude Watson in 2003 , telling the stories of four pairs of Jedi Masters and apprentices . Back cover summary . Yoda and Dooku . Dooku and Qui - Gon . Qui - Gon and Obi - Wan . Obi - Wan and Anakin . Four generations of Jedi . One common enemy . Publisher ' s summary . FOUR GENERATIONS OF JEDI < BR > ONE COMMON ENEMY " The Jedi Temple is a place of secrets and trust . Inside its walls , a legacy is passed down from generation to generation of peace , justice , and strength . But that legacy can be broken . Sometimes the greatest enemies rise from within … " " Lorian Nod is a promising Jedi apprentice . A Padawan named Dooku is his best friend . Under the watchful eye of Yoda , they are preparing to become Jedi Knights . Dooku knows their fate is intertwined … yet he is not prepared for a turn of events that reveals the dark side to him for the first time . " " Years later , Dooku is a Jedi Master and Lorian Nod is a pirating outcast . With an unforeseen desire for revenge , Dooku works to thwart his former friend — even if it means crossing his own apprentice Qui - Gon Jinn … " " When Qui - Gon himself becomes a Jedi Master , the specter of Lorian Nod still looms . As Qui - Gon and Obi - Wan Kenobi struggle to find their place as Master and Padawan , they must work together to prevent an interplanetary threat — and to outwit a very familiar enemy … " " During the Clone Wars , Lorian Nod wants to play a pivotal role as the Republic battles to keep hold of a strategic planet . On one side , Obi - Wan and his apprentice , Anakin Skywalker , must decide whether they can trust such an infamous figure . On the other side , the now compromised Count Dooku has a score to settle against his old nemesis … " FOUR GENERATIONS OF TRUST AND BETRAYAL . < BR > ONE LEGACY . Plot summary . The young Padawan Dooku had recently been appointed to Jedi Thame Cerulian . One day , at the age of 13 , Dooku and his friend , Lorian Nod , went into Dooku ' s new master ' s room . In there , the two found an ancient Sith holocron belonging to Cerulian . Nod attempted to convince Dooku to open it , but the young apprentice refused . As Lorian continued to try and convince Dooku , Jedi Oppo Rancisis walked into the room . He found the two friends with the holocron and told them that he would tell the Council about the Sith holocron . The next day , Dooku , joined in on a special challenge , held by Yoda and Rancisis . The challenge was to get fruit from the market in Coruscant and bring it back . Whoever was tagged with a lightsaber was out , and the team who brought back the fruit would be the winner . Dooku became leader of the Blue Team , and Lorian the leader of the Gold Team . There was a large duel and clash , and the remaining Padawans were Nod and Dooku . The two dueled each other harshly until Yoda broke it up , as he saw how serious the duel became . Nod was afterwards expelled from the Order , because of his anger . A few years after the incident , now a full - pledged Jedi , Dooku began to train young Qui - Gon Jinn . Dooku picked Jinn when he strolled by Yoda ' s class . Dooku and Jinn were assigned to protect Senator Blix Annon . A pirate , later revealed to be Dooku ' s childhood friend , Lorian Nod , attempted to kidnap the Senator , just to later sell him back to the Republic . However , his attempt failed , as the Senator died of a heart attack as soon as he was kidnapped , and Nod was arrested . After facing his own Jedi Trials , Jinn received his own Padawan , Obi - Wan Kenobi . Three decades after Jinn and his master had fought against Lorian Nod , Jinn and Kenobi faced Nod again and Nod was once again captured . Once the Clone Wars began , Dooku , now a Sith Lord , attempted to bring Nod to his side . Nod accepted , but only to redeem himself for the Jedi Order , as he told the location and time of the meeting . The Order sent Obi - Wan Kenobi and his own Padawan Anakin Skywalker to planet Null , where the meeting was being held . Skywalker , Kenobi and Nod all showed up at the meeting . Dooku attempted to escape , but Nod quickly caught up to him , while Kenobi and Skywalker were busy with the other Separatist leaders . Nod tried to stop Dooku , but failed and was killed by Dooku , who then escaped . Most of the Separatist leaders also successfully escaped , and Kenobi and Skywalker traveled back to Coruscant to report what had occurred . Continuity . The two sections of the book set in Dooku ' s childhood are set in 89 BBY . There are two sections during the apprenticeship of Qui - Gon Jinn , one set in 76 BBY and one set significantly later , when Qui - Gon is ready to take the Jedi Trials . One of the Qui - Gon Jinn and Obi - Wan Kenobi sections is set after the death of Xanatos in 44 BBY , with the other taking place directly before the mission to Naboo in 32 BBY . The last segment with Anakin Skywalker takes place within four weeks of the First Battle of Geonosis in 22 BBY . In the beginning of the book , Dooku and Lorian Nod are thirteen years old , Dooku having just been chosen as a Padawan and Nod still being unchosen . However , other Legends writings , specifically the Jedi Apprentice series ( also by Jude Watson ) , state that at the age of thirteen , an apprentice is sent out of the temple , being too old to continue training without a master . This rule may have changed in the intervening years , or it may have exceptions , as with the rules and penalties against attachments and marriage . The " " novel supports this latter hypothesis , where Olee Starstone is a Jedi " hopeful " who is excepted from the thirteen - year rule due to her specialization in archival work . If left masterless , she was to become a Temple Acolyte but not a Jedi knight . The meaning of the Temple Acolyte designation seems to be a technical Jedi , as Jedi Agricultural Specialist are . Cover gallery . This is a gallery of the cover variations of " Legacy of the Jedi " .