Fate of the Jedi : Outcast Fate of the Jedi : Outcast is a novel by Aaron Allston released on March 24 , 2009 . It is the first novel in the " " series and published as a hardcover and audiobook . The book features an excerpt of the subsequent novel " " . The audiobook is narrated by Marc Thompson , who narrated the audiobook versions for the " Legacy of the Force " series . The paperback was released on April 27 , 2010 . Publisher ' s summary . Hardcover . Back cover . Does a new start for the Galactic Alliance mean the beginning of the end for the Jedi Order ? Internal flap . THE NEXT CHAPTER IN THE EXTRAORDINARY HISTORY OF THE STAR WARS GALAXY BEGINS HERE . . . " After a violent civil war , and the devastation wrought by the now - fallen Darth Caedus , the Galactic Alliance is in crisis — and in need . From all corners , politicians , power brokers , and military leaders converge on Coruscant for a crucial summit to restore order , negotiate differences , and determine the future of their unified worlds . But even more critical , and far more uncertain , is the future of the Jedi . " " In a shocking move , Chief of State Natasi Daala orders the arrest of Luke Skywalker for failing to prevent Jacen Solo ' s turn to the dark side and subsequent reign of terror as a Sith Lord . But it ' s only the first blow in an anti - Jedi backlash fueled by a hostile government and suspicious public . When Jedi Knight Valin Horn , scion of a politically influential family , suffers a mysterious psychotic break and becomes a dangerous fugitive , the Jedi become the target of a media - driven witch - hunt . Facing conviction on the charges , Luke has only one choice . He must strike a bargain with the calculating Daala - his freedom in exchange for his exile from Coruscant and from the Jedi Order . " " Now , though forbidden to intervene in Jedi affairs , Luke is determined to keep grim history from being repeated . With his son , Ben , at his side , Luke sets out to unravel the shocking truth behind Jacen Solo ' s corruption and downfall . But the secrets he uncovers among the enigmatic Force mystics of the distant world Dorin may bring his quest — and life as he knows it — to a sudden end . And all the while , another Jedi Knight , consumed by the same madness as Valin Horn , is headed for Coruscant on a fearsome mission that could doom the Jedi Order . . . and devastate the entire galaxy . " Plot summary . The novel starts off two years after the end of the Second Galactic Civil War . The galaxy is still steadily recovering from the fallen Darth Caedus ' s brief but brutal reign as Chief of State of the Galactic Alliance . The partnership between the GA , Imperial Remnant and the Confederation , headed by GA Chief of State Natasi Daala , is working well enough to bring the Galactic Alliance back to its previous status . Unfortunately , Jedi Knight Valin Horn suddenly believes that everyone around him is an imposter as he detects through their Force presences . He then goes on a rampage on Coruscant trying to find where the real people are . After two extended chases throughout the upper levels of the GA capital planet , with several Jedi in pursuit of Valin , he is caught and brought into the medical custody of the New Jedi Order , despite the resentment presented towards the Jedi by the others chasing Valin , such as Galactic Alliance Security , led by Captain Oric Harfard , and the bounty hunters hired by Daala to chase down the rogue Jedi . However , as Jedi Master Cilghal tries to examine Valin , she finds that he is somehow blocking out her brain sensors from discovering what is going on in his mind , a trick harnessed by Jacen Solo prior to his fall to the dark side of the Force . Meanwhile , Grand Master Luke Skywalker is arrested by Daala under the charge of dereliction of duty in lieu of Darth Caedus ' s reign of terror , having failed to prevent his fall to the dark side . Daala ' s plan is to hold the Jedi accountable for their actions as ordinary superhumans , for not bringing Jacen under their control during the Second Galactic Civil War and for abandoning the GA at the Battle of Kuat . Luke arranges to go into a ten year exile in an effort to learn how and why Jacen fell to the dark side . Should he effectively demonstrate that Jacen ' s fall was not his fault to a board of Galactic Alliance members of Daala ' s choosing , he will be pardoned of all charges . Luke ' s son , Ben , decides to go with him to also gain some closure from Jacen ' s machinations toward him during the previous war , such as nearly apprenticing him as a Sith , having him do many horrible deeds as he served in the Galactic Alliance Guard , Jacen killing Ben ' s mother , Mara , etc . Luke leaves Jedi Master Kenth Hamner as acting Grand Master , as Luke cannot be within five light years of a Jedi Order Temple or Academy , nor can he advise in any Jedi affairs . The Order gives him a warm send off as a reminder of his achievements and contributions to the New Jedi Order he founded . Meanwhile , Han and Leia Organa Solo sneak off of Coruscant with their granddaughter , Allana , C - 3PO , and R2 - D2 , to respond to Lando and Tendra Risant Calrissian ' s help in the glitterstim mines of Kessel . Han is reluctant to go due to his experiences on the planet with Kyp Durron and the late Chewbacca decades earlier , but Leia convinces him to go help a friend , as they can ' t do much else . Not much later , the New Jedi Order members are given individual observers to ensure what happened with Valin Horn and Seff Hellin doesn ' t occur again . Jaina Solo is assigned Dab Hantaq , who was given reconstructive surgery to look like Jaina ' s dead brother , Anakin , during the Yuuzhan Vong War by the late treacherous Senator Viqi Shesh . This was in an attempt to distract Han and Leia with the loss of their son so that Shesh could kidnap an infant Ben Skywalker for the Yuuzhan Vong . Tahiri Veila , meanwhile , is freed from observation in court , due to Nawara Ven ' s legal savvy . She meets Dab again since the war against the Vong , and is visibly shaken . Luke and Ben arrive at Dorin , where the Baran Do Sages ' Temple is situated . Luke requests a meeting with Mistress Tila Mong , who later allows an audience after Ben defeats the student apprentice , Tistura Paan . They discover that Jacen came to the Sages for their own mastery of the Force and techniques . Luke easily masters what Jacen had learned . At a ceremony for Charsae Saal , Luke and Ben realize the Master had not died , but merely concealed himself in the Force , and transported himself underground to assume a new identity and die in obscurity . Apparently , none of the Masters of the Baran Do Sages — not even Koro Ziil , the Master in charge when Jacen was present — have died , and the Skywalkers invade a transport for Saal . They go with him to where he goes , and they are informed that they have to choose new names , for Luke and Ben Skywalker are dead . The reasoning for the underground Kel Dors ' plan is that in case if another Jedi purge were to occur , and the Baran Do Sages on the surface of Dorin were wiped out , then the underground Sages would be safe from such an onslaught , resurface , and then teach what they learned for the future of their order . On Kessel , Han and Leia are informed by Lando and Tendra that there are groundquakes occurring throughout the planet . The Solos find out that these quakes are resulting from groups of machines , guarded by strange phantom - like beings , interspersed across the globe that are exerting gravitic anomalies that Leia calculates would completely destroy the world very soon . So they get the help of Rogue Squadron , with Wedge Antilles once again leading the team , to destroy the machines as Han and Leia help in the " Millennium Falcon " . Eventually , the machines are destroyed , and Kessel is safe . Lando , Tendra and Nien Nunb ' s glitterstim enterprise continues , and Han , Leia , Allana , C - 3PO and R2 - D2 prepare to go home back to Coruscant . However , Allana is visibly shaken from an unknown dark side presence that she feels is above Kessel . After convincing the Kel Dors present in the underground caverns that their mission here would backfire on them and showing them that their leader , the Hidden One ( Koro Ziil ) , was keeping secrets from them , the Skywalkers orchestrate their escape . Ben bests Chara ( Charsae Saal ) in combat to prove the underground organization ' s lack of efficiency in terms of Force - using and combat , as Luke does to the Hidden One when the latter refuses to let his followers go . Most of the other Baran Do Sages down with the Skywalkers leave after the family ' s victory . The Skywalkers then decide to continue their journey to find out what Jacen learned through his travels via information from the Hidden One who told them of Jacen ' s next location prior to the quiet revolution that Luke provoked . On Coruscant , Jaina and her Darkmeld organization secretly capture Seff Hellin for medical study , believing him to be afflicted with the same condition as Valin Horn , who was frozen and detained by the government in carbonite . Soon after , thanks to Nawara Ven again , the Jedi Order is reprieved of their observers .