Editing Jacen Solo (section)

===Childhood===
Jacen Solo was created for the [[Thrawn trilogy|''Thrawn'' trilogy]] of novels by [[Timothy Zahn]], set about five years after ''Return of the Jedi''.<ref name="EW 2012">{{cite magazine|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/11/02/star-wars-sequels-timothy-zahn/|title=''Star Wars'' sequel author Timothy Zahn weighs in on new movie plans|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|first=Anthony|last=Breznican|date=November 2, 2012|access-date=July 21, 2016|archive-date=May 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516110755/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/11/02/star-wars-sequels-timothy-zahn/|url-status=live}}</ref> He is introduced as one of an unnamed pair of twins Leia is pregnant with in the first installment of the trilogy, the 1991 novel ''[[Heir to the Empire]]''.<ref name="Heir to the Empire">{{cite book |title=[[Heir to the Empire]] |date=1991 |first=Timothy |last=Zahn |author-link=Timothy Zahn |publisher=Bantam Spectra |isbn=0-553-07327-3}}</ref> In the third installment, the 1993 novel ''[[The Last Command (novel)|The Last Command]]'', he is born five minutes after his sister [[Jaina Solo|Jaina]] on [[Coruscant]].<ref name="Last Command">{{cite book |title=[[The Last Command (novel)|The Last Command]] |date=1993 |first=Timothy |last=Zahn |author-link=Timothy Zahn |publisher=[[Bantam Spectra]] |isbn=0-553-09186-7}}</ref> The twins, and eventually their younger brother [[Anakin Solo|Anakin]], were sent to live at various safe havens, under the protection of Leia's handmaiden, [[Winter (Star Wars)|Winter]].

In ''[[Jedi Search]]'', the twins returned to Coruscant at age three and had many adventures there. Once, they became lost in the underworld of Imperial City with [[C-3PO]], but they were quickly rescued and returned to their mother, the [[Chief of State]] of the [[New Republic (Star Wars)|New Republic]].

In ''[[The Crystal Star]]'', all three children were abducted, together with many other children with [[the Force|Force]] abilities, by Hethrir. Hethrir tried to [[Brainwashing|brainwash]] them into becoming [[Dark Jedi]] in order to bring about the rebirth of the [[Galactic Empire (Star Wars)|Galactic Empire]], but the children defeated their captor.