yes theres going to be nine in total, and i cant think of the person who wrote the third one, but he wrote the dark nest books as well(if that helps). i dont mind what there doing to jacen but i just wish they could come up with better reasons, then what they have come up with, i also dont like the fact that in bloodlines ben starts to think that jacen may not be so great after all and then in the next book, he's back to thinking he is so great with out any reason.