After having read I, Jedi, by Michael Stackpole, and thoroughly enjoying it, I knew I had to read the concurrent Jedi Academy Trilogy by Kevin J. Anderson. Jedi Search, Dark Apprentice, and Champions of the Force are the three books that make up the trilogy.

Summary
Nope, I'm not doing one. Too much happens to be able to thoroughly describe in a reasonable space. I can only give a vague outline of the central... things. Most importantly, the Maw Installation. A lot is revealed about nearby Kessel, as well. The brand new Jedi Academy on Yavin 4, and it's students are some of the major players. And finally, a lesser plot involves the burgeoning New Republic.
Luke, Han and Leia, and their three children, Chewie, C-3PO, Wedge Antilles, Lando, and Mara Jade are all important players, plus many more characters, both new and familiar. Yeah, there are a lot of people, but keeping track of it all isn't a problem because they each are a unique character with a unique role in the story.

Plot
There is a lot going on in the plot, especially after three books, and keeping it all straight was impressively handled. All of the stuff going on does make the trilogy seem very long afterwards. A plenty of stuff happened.

One thing that was rather amazing was that the third and final book was virtually all climax. And most of the biggest plot-lines were resolved relatively early, which seemed odd, and led to a pretty chaotic conclusion to the action.

Characters
Characters are well defined, fitting with the saga, and diverse. Interactions and personalities are perfectly written. The villains were certainly arrayed nicely. They were virtually unconnected, but each was very unique. They were villains you love to hate, and one of them was the most frustrating and annoying "villains" to ever keep surviving long enough to be such a trouble. (That last part probably didn't make much sense unless you know who I'm talking about.)

Big Ideas
The trilogy addresses the journey to the Dark Side very centrally. As a novel written before the prequels, there was a slight misrepresentation of Anakin's own fall, but it was not delved into very deeply, and the errors were easily reconciled. But the reason I bring it up is the amazing unintentional parallels between Kyp Durron's fall and Anakin's real fall.

They both had tremendous power, and seemed to learn faster than their masters could teach. They felt that their masters were limited, and were compelled to look to other sources, darker sources, to learn more about the force. They both eventually embraced the dark side with the intention of using their power for a greater good. Furthermore, they both thought they were in control of the Dark Side, only to eventually come to the realization that they had been seduced and manipulated all the same.

Beyond the journey to the Dark Side, the process of redemption and atonement was highly featured in the story, not only through Kyp Durron, but through other, non-force sensitive characters, who face the consequences of their actions, even when they are not ultimately responsible, much like a Jedi seduced by a darker power. And they always atone by continuing on, going back to what they've done well, instead of retreating from responsibility as punishment. It is a frequent and important theme of the trilogy.

I, Jedi
The first half of I, Jedi took place during the events of this entire trilogy, and centered entirely around Corran Horn, a student at the academy. Corran is not mentioned once in the entire trilogy, he is part of "the rest" of the 12 jedi students, despite being a rather integral part of events, in I, Jedi. Since the books were not written at the same time, it is understandable. It is part amusing, part annoying, and part impressive how Corran is integrated into the story, being important, but unmentioned, and without contradicting the story. I very much wonder how I would have taken the books if I had read them in the opposite order.

Writing
These three books were the first novels by Kevin J. Anderson that I've read, and I can say that I like him. He reminds me a lot of Timothy Zahn, except a lot better. Like Zahn, he includes unnecessary references to movie events, in an attempt to connect the characters and the story back to what people know. It's not as bad as Zahn, but they still seem gratuitous and awkward.