Warning: This infobox has missing parameters: illustrator, title and unrecognized parameters: book name, era Vader's Fortress is the fifth book in the Junior Jedi Knights series. It contains a seven-page preview of the next book in the series, Kenobi's Blade.
Editions
- ISBN 1572971738; Boulevard, July 1997, 112-page paperback
- ISBN 0425169561; Berkley Jam, February 15, 1999, 112-page paperback
- ISBN 0613061098; Sagebrush Corporation, October 1999, School/Library binding
Publisher's summary
Anakin Solo is now eleven—and headed for the Jedi academy! The Force is very strong with him—he can feel it. And his uncle Luke thinks it is time for him to start his training…
Anakin and his friends just heard an incredible secret! Darth Vader may have retrieved Obi-Wan Kenobi's lightsaber from the original Death Star. The lost weapon may be hidden in Vader's abandoned fortress on the planet Vjun, and Luke Skywalker agrees that it must be recovered.
Now Anakin and his friends—along with Tionne and the Jedi Master Ikrit—are heading off to Vjun to find the legendary fortress. Untold dangers await them, for no one knows what secrets still lie within those ancient walls. Even abandoned, it is a stronghold of dark power.
But the biggest danger may not have shown its face. For if they know about Obi-Wan's saber…who else does?
Plot summary
Anakin Solo, Tahiri Veila, Ikrit, Uldir Lochett and Tionne have just learned an incredible secret! The Sith Lord Darth Vader had retrieved Obi-Wan Kenobi's lightsaber following their duel at the Death Star I and stored it at the Bast Castle on Vjun.
The Jedi travel to Vjun to find the castle and the lost artifact. Unknown dangers lie ahead for this group of Jedi since no one knows what lies within the castle. In the past, Bast Castle had been a stronghold of the Galactic Empire.
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