Jedi Prince
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The Jedi Prince series is a series of science fiction
novels set in the Star Wars
galaxy
, written by Paul Davids and Hollace Davids
. They were published by Bantam Skylark
. The series went from 1992 to 1993.
The series takes place between the books The Truce at Bakura
and Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor
— about two years after Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
novels set in the Star Wars
Star Wars
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galaxy
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, written by Paul Davids and Hollace Davids
Paul Davids
Paul Davids is a writer of films and novels, especially about science fiction. Often collaborating with his wife, Hollace, Davids has written and directed the films Starry Night, Roswell a documentary about the Roswell UFO incident and Timothy Leary's Dead...
. They were published by Bantam Skylark
Skylark (publisher)
Skylark is an imprint of Bantam Books which publishes books for children....
. The series went from 1992 to 1993.
The series takes place between the books The Truce at Bakura
The Truce at Bakura
The Truce at Bakura is a 1993 science fiction novel by Kathy Tyers, set in the Star Wars universe. It takes place immediately after the events depicted in the 1983 film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. It's followed by the novel The Glove of Darth Vader...
and Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor
Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor
Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor is a standalone novel that chronicles the Battle of Mindor, a fictional event in the Star Wars Expanded Universe...
— about two years after Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi is a 1983 American epic space opera film directed by Richard Marquand and written by George Lucas and Lawrence Kasdan. It is the third film released in the Star Wars saga, and the sixth in terms of the series' internal chronology...
.
Entries
- The Glove of Darth Vader
- The Lost City of the JediThe Lost City of the JediThe Lost City of the Jedi is the second book of the Jedi Prince series by Paul Davids and Hollace Davids, and was released in June 1992. It is preceded by the novel The Glove of Darth Vader and followed by the novel Zorba the Hutt's Revenge....
- Zorba the Hutt's RevengeZorba the Hutt's RevengeZorba the Hutt's Revenge is the third book of the Jedi Prince series by Paul Davids and Hollace Davids, and was released in July 1992. It is preceded by the novel The Lost City of the Jedi and followed by the novel Mission from Mount Yoda....
- Mission from Mount YodaMission from Mount YodaMission from Mount Yoda is the fourth book of the Jedi Prince series by Paul Davids and Hollace Davids, and was released in February 1993...
- Queen of the EmpireQueen of the EmpireQueen of the Empire is the fifth book of the Jedi Prince series by Paul Davids and Hollace Davids, and was released in March 1993. It is preceded by the novel Mission from Mount Yoda and followed by the novel Prophets of the Dark Side.-Plot:...
- Prophets of the Dark SideProphets of the Dark Side (novel)Prophets of the Dark Side is the sixth book of the Jedi Prince series by Paul Davids and Hollace Davids, and was released in May 1993.-Plot:...
Characters
- Ken, the main protagonist, is a brave but callow youth, whose behavior resembles that of Luke SkywalkerLuke SkywalkerLuke Skywalker is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the original film trilogy of the Star Wars franchise, where he is portrayed by Mark Hamill. He is introduced in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, in which he is forced to leave home, and finds himself apprenticed to the Jedi master...
before his JediJediThe Jedi are characters in the Star Wars universe and the series's main protagonists. The Jedi use a power called the Force and weapons called lightsabers, which emit a controlled energy flow in the shape of a sword, in order to serve and protect the Republic and the galaxy at large from conflict...
training. Raised in the Lost City of the Jedi for the first twelve years of his life, Ken eventually joins the Rebel AllianceRebel AllianceThe Alliance to Restore the Republic is an interstellar faction of the fictional universe of Star Wars....
, where Luke discovers him. Ken is the son of the mutant Triclops and, therefore, grandson of Emperor Palpatine.
- Trioculus is the self-proclaimed son and heir of Palpatine. As his moniker implies, he has three eyes: two in the same place as a normal human and a third on his forehead. He attempts to procure the gloveGloveA glove is a garment covering the hand. Gloves have separate sheaths or openings for each finger and the thumb; if there is an opening but no covering sheath for each finger they are called "fingerless gloves". Fingerless gloves with one large opening rather than individual openings for each...
worn on the hand that Darth VaderDarth VaderDarth Vader is a central character in the Star Wars saga, appearing as one of the main antagonists in the original trilogy and as the main protagonist in the prequel trilogy....
lost in his duel with Luke Skywalker in Return of the Jedi. This glove is rumored to bestow great power upon its holder. Trioculus is killed by a droid replica of Princess Leia.
- Triclops is Palpatine's illegitimate son. He was sent into solitary exile the very moment he was born because the Emperor sensed that his son could become an even more powerful master of the dark sideDark side (Star Wars)The dark side of the Force is a prominent moral, philosophical, and psychic concept in the Star Wars universe. It is introduced in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, and appears in all subsequent Star Wars fiction...
than he was. Nevertheless, Palpatine overlooked one important fact in his son: Triclops was a pacifistPacifismPacifism is the opposition to war and violence. The term "pacifism" was coined by the French peace campaignerÉmile Arnaud and adopted by other peace activists at the tenth Universal Peace Congress inGlasgow in 1901.- Definition :...
. Triclops was so named because of his three eyes, the third being in the back of his head and during his exile, The EmpireGalactic Empire (Star Wars)The Galactic Empire is one of the main factions in the fictional universe of Star Wars. It is a galaxy-spanning regime established by the series' lead villain, Palpatine, to replace the Galactic Republic in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. The Galactic Empire is introduced in Star Wars...
began to administer shock treatmentElectroconvulsive therapyElectroconvulsive therapy , formerly known as electroshock, is a psychiatric treatment in which seizures are electrically induced in anesthetized patients for therapeutic effect. Its mode of action is unknown...
therapies which eventually drove the boy insane; he was then sent to the Imperial insane asylum on the planet Kessel. While there, he met a nurse named Kendalina, a Jedi Princess, and the two fell in love and eventually conceived a child. Kendalina was eventually murdered, however, and their son, Ken, was taken away from the asylum by an unnamed Jedi Master and took him to the Lost City of the Jedi on Yavin IV. Triclops was made to work in the Spice Mines of Kessel under the slave lord Trioculus. After pledging pacifism and his desire to see the Empire's demise, Triclops was taken in by the Alliance, and he unknowingly discovers their top secret files. Alliance scientists discovered that The Empire had fitted Triclops with an implant that transmitted these plans to Imperial Probe droids as and when they were conceived. To counter this, The Alliance deliberately input disinformationDisinformationDisinformation is intentionally false or inaccurate information that is spread deliberately. For this reason, it is synonymous with and sometimes called black propaganda. It is an act of deception and false statements to convince someone of untruth...
into a file and allowed the sleeping Triclops to transmit this data to a nearby probe droid. The Alliance scientists, after numerous tests, found that macaab mushrooms would destroy the implant in Triclops' mind without causing any damage to his brain and so Luke SkywalkerLuke SkywalkerLuke Skywalker is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the original film trilogy of the Star Wars franchise, where he is portrayed by Mark Hamill. He is introduced in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, in which he is forced to leave home, and finds himself apprenticed to the Jedi master...
set out on an expedition to the planet Azrid where these mushrooms were found to grow, but the operation to destroy the implant never came to fruition as they found that Triclops had managed to escape from the DRPAC leaving only an impassioned letter to his son, Ken.
- Grand Moff Hissa is an Imperial Moff who plots to take over the reinReinReins are items of horse tack, used to direct a horse or other animal used for riding or driving. Reins can be made of leather, nylon, metal, or other materials, and attach to a bridle via either its bit or its noseband.-Use for riding:...
s of the empire by using Trioculus as a puppet dictator. He loses his legs during a scuffle with the Rebellion, in which he falls into a vat of acid; thereafter, he uses a hovering wheelchair to get around.
- Supreme Prophet of the Dark Side Kadann is a bearded dwarf who prophesies that the next Emperor would wear the glove of Darth Vader, hence Trioculus' interest in it. In the Dark Side Sourcebook, it is revealed that this Kadann was once a Jedi who was secretly turned to the dark side before the Great Jedi PurgeGreat Jedi PurgeThe Great Jedi Purge, or Order 66, is a major event in the Star Wars storyline. It is officially documented as a plot element in the 2005 film Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, and is further referenced in the Star Wars Expanded Universe...
. He pledged his loyalty to Palpatine, and was thus spared and became one of his chief advisors. Kadann foresees the Emperor's death at Endor and tries to warn him; this warning went disregarded, of course.
ISBN Information
- The Glove of Darth Vader, 1st edition paperback, 1992. Paul Davids and Hollace Davids, ISBN 0-553-15887-2
- The Lost City of the Jedi, 1st edition paperback, 1992. Paul Davids and Hollace Davids, ISBN 0-553-15888-0
- Zorba the Hutt's Revenge, 1st edition paperback, 1992. Paul Davids and Hollace Davids, ISBN 0-553-15889-9
- Mission from Mount Yoda, 1st edition paperback, 1993. Paul Davids and Hollace Davids, ISBN 0-553-15890-2
- Queen of the Empire, 1st edition paperback, 1993. Paul Davids and Hollace Davids, ISBN 0-553-15891-0
- Prophets of the Dark Side, 1st edition paperback, 1993. Paul Davids and Hollace Davids, ISBN 0-553-15892-9
External links
- Jedi Prince series at WookieepediaWookieepediaWookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki is an online encyclopedia for information on the Star Wars fictional universe—including information on all six films, as well as The Clone Wars and the Expanded Universe...
- Jedi Prince books